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1/ Important article by @skarlamangla
Some of the key factors with what went wrong in LA
Fundamentally, LA county was set up to do poorly- structural inequities (surprise) were almost a guarantee of this
But this is unacceptable
#covid19 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-28/why-covid-19-cases-have-spread-wildly-in-l-a?_amp=true#click=https://t.co/M3SXCrah9y
1/ Important article by @skarlamangla
Some of the key factors with what went wrong in LA
Fundamentally, LA county was set up to do poorly- structural inequities (surprise) were almost a guarantee of this
But this is unacceptable
#covid19 https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-12-28/why-covid-19-cases-have-spread-wildly-in-l-a?_amp=true#click=https://t.co/M3SXCrah9y
2/ “But in L.A., it is common for a working-class family of four, five or even more to share a costly one-bedroom apartment.
Among the 25 biggest metropolitan areas in America, L.A. has the highest percentage of overcrowded homes”
*Need safer isolation options*
#covid19
Among the 25 biggest metropolitan areas in America, L.A. has the highest percentage of overcrowded homes”
*Need safer isolation options*
#covid19
3/ “L.A. County has a huge manufacturing sector and two of the biggest ports in the nation — industries staffed by people who work in the kind of close quarters that can facilitate spread of the virus”
Article notes big outbreaks here. Why weren’t these workers protected?
Article notes big outbreaks here. Why weren’t these workers protected?
4/ @MayorOfLA “Los Angeles has the combination of poverty and density that leads to a virus like this being able to spread much more quickly”
Ok— but we knew this all year. Why, at the end of 2020, is this a reasonable explanation rather than a sign of negligence?
Ok— but we knew this all year. Why, at the end of 2020, is this a reasonable explanation rather than a sign of negligence?
