Peo­ple of good faith can cer­tain­ly dis­agree over the prop­er role of the gov­ern­ment dur­ing a pan­dem­ic. But it’s hard to imag­ine how any­one could defend the overzeal­ous and arbi­trary restric­tions includ­ed in Los Angeles’s new lock­down order.

“My mes­sage couldn’t be sim­pler,” May­or Eric Garcetti said on Wednes­day. “It’s time to hun­ker down. It’s time to can­cel every­thing. And if it isn’t essen­tial, don’t do it.”

The new year brings hope –– for vac­cines and for stop­ping this pandemic.

But here’s the truth: we’re in for a long, hard winter.

As the worst hits us, stay home as much as you can. Can­cel any non-essen­tial activities.

Hun­ker down, L.A. We’ll get through this togeth­er. pic.twitter.com/6TkVsTfPzP

— May­o­rOfLA (@MayorOfLA) Decem­ber 3, 2020