Following up on "Meanwhile in L.A.: 'Residents in city of Los Angeles to ‘remain in their homes’ amid COVID-19 surge, mayor’s office says".
Podcasters are exempt.
.....IV. All travel, including, without limitation, travel on foot, bicycle, scooter, motorcycle, automobile, or public transit is prohibited, subject to the exceptions in Paragraph V.
V, Exceptions. People may lawfully leave their residences while this Order is in effect only to engage in the following activities. All businesses operating under any of the following exemptions must comply with all applicable protocols set forth by the State of California and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health.
A.Essential Activities Exempt. Certain business operations and activities are exempt from the provisions of this Order, on the grounds that they provide services that are recognized to be critical to the health and well-being of the City. Persons engaging in any of these essential activities are required to maintain reasonable social distancing practices and wear facial coverings....
....5.Newspapers, television news, radio, magazine, podcast and journalism; and music, film and television production, after adopting the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health’s Reopening Protocol for Music, Film and Television Production.
Do you have any idea how many people in Los Angeles greet each other with "Hey, it's been a while, do you have a podcast?".
And how many more the lockdown is going to spawn?
"Alright buddy, waddya doing outside?"
"I'm a podcaster officer".
"Carry on, citizen"
There is one note of Grace:
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I.Subject only to the exceptions outlined in this Order, all persons living within the City of Los Angeles are hereby ordered to remain in their homes. Residents of the City of Los Angeles who are experiencing homelessness are exempt from this requirement....
So, if you are homeless, you don't have to stay home.
Here's the Mayor's diktat.
According to the LA Homeless Services Agency there were 41,290 homeless as of the last count in June. With the effects of the lockdown and coming evictions, including from state and city owned or leased properties, we might be looking at 100,000 homeless by Christmas Eve - New Year's Eve.
But they won't be required to stay home.
