encountered difficulty in qualifying<\/a> for the Small Business Administration\u2019s Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). That likely means cities such as Bell Gardens, Commerce, and Hawaiian Gardens have been in precarious financial positions for nearly all of 2020.<\/p>\nThe decision to implement the curfew and shut down the card rooms comes after Newsom, a Democrat, was photographed at The French Laundry, a tony Napa Valley eatery, with dozens of people not wearing masks. San Francisco Mayor London Breed was spotted at the same restaurant a day later.<\/p>\n
In late November, Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl was seen dining outside at a Santa Monica establishment after attending the supervisor’s meeting at which she voted to ban outdoor eating, calling it \u201ca most dangerous situation.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\nDire Straits<\/h2>\n
For the LA-area municipalities that are homes to card rooms, things are looking bleak.<\/p>\n
Earlier this year, Bell Gardens Mayor Alejandra Cortez said the Bicycle Casino accounts for $15.2 million, or 46 percent, of that city’s general fund. The town would be out millions of dollars if that gaming property is closed for an extended period of time.<\/p>\n
Cortez said some police positions have been eliminated, along with salary reductions for city workers, to cope with the revenue shortfall<\/strong>.<\/p>\nIn Commerce, Mayor Altamirano says 200 city staffers were furloughed and revenue is already light by $13 million this year due to Commerce Casino being closed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Following another wave of coronavirus cases in Los Angeles, local card rooms shuttered a second time last week, bringing more financial strain to the towns in which those venues operate. On Tuesday, Los Angeles County reported 7,593 new coronavirus cases. This easily topped the prior daily record of 6,124, which was set just last week. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":157184,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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