LA Approves Measure Aimed at Cutting Red Tape With Outdoor Dining in LA
Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images On Tuesday, Los Angeles’s new and more progressive-leaning city council approved a motion to streamline the heavily red-taped permit process for opening a restaurant, with a particular focus on the future of outdoor dining. While still ultimately a work in progress, the effort is intended to assist restaurants after LA’s outdoor dining restrictions are lifted, and will continue on a more permanent basis once the pandemic ends. Acting on longstanding complaints from LA restaurants and bars about the lengthy application and approval process across...