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On January 13, as COVID-19 infections continued to skyrocket throughout the region and new, potentially more communicable strains of the virus began making headlines, L.A. City Council voted to ramp up mask enforcement in the city. In the weeks leading up to that meeting, organized groups of anti-maskers had “stormed” several public places throughout the city. Still, as of that council meeting, the Los Angeles Police Department hadn’t issued any citations to mask scofflaws, despite that the city’s safer-at-home order mandates masks in public places. In fact, the order states that violations can carry a $1,000 fine or six months in jail.