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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Times
National
Dakota Smith

Communication problems hindered LA's emergency COVID-19 response, report finds

LOS ANGELES — A review of Los Angeles' emergency response to the COVID-19 pandemic found that Mayor Eric Garcetti and his team excluded city departments when making decisions, resulting in an "uncoordinated and inefficient" operation.

The draft report, which was reviewed by the Los Angeles Times, praises the city's emergency operations workers, who worked out of a downtown facility while much of the city remained shut down.

And Garcetti "acted quickly and decisively on many fronts, often with innovative initiatives to help protect the city and its people," the report found.

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