LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 07: A tented area which had been used for outdoor restaurant dining at Denny's stands empty on the first day of new stay-at-home orders on December 7, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. Under state order, 33 million residents of California have entered into regional shutdowns in an attempt to contain the spread of the coronavirus as ICU capacity has dipped below 15 percent in most regions of the state. Barbershops, hair and nail salons, museums, zoos, movies theaters are closed while restaurants are open for takeout or delivery only. In Los Angeles, outdoor dining was shuttered nearly two weeks ago amid a surge of coronavirus cases there. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Hollywood Deployed Lobbyists to Win Exemptions to Strict California Lockdown

The entertainment industry has been given extensive leeway during the pandemic, even as California now faces a stay-at-home order.

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