Sooty, Smoky Air Hangs Over SoCal for Second Week

Many Southern Californians have begun another week breathing unhealthy air, thanks to the ongoing wildfires. A haze has blanketed the region for a week as air quality is a big issue for the second straight week. It has resulted in the closures of LA County parks. The poor air quality closed several COVID-19 testing sites over the weekend, most of them have re-opened. But LA County officials say still closed are the one at gate 17 of the Pomona Fairplex and the site at the San Gabriel Valley Airport in El Monte. “I have to keep the windows closed at home,” said Jennifer Medrano, of Echo Park. “I have an air purifier so it’s not too bad inside but outside its pretty bad.” Going outside just isn’t as enjoyable as it normally is mid September. Some were washing ash off their cars on Monday, including Siobhan Taylor, of North Hollywood, whose friends warned her about the bad air when she returned from out of town. “Make sure you wear your mask at all times obviously because of COVID and because of the smoke because it’s a really bad time to breathe because of everything that’s going on,” Taylor said. […]

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