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On March 21th, 2020, the City of Los Angeles closed all parks due to the COVID-19 crisis. While most of the parks were quickly reopened, Barnsdall Art Park in Councilmember Mitch O'Farrell's district remained closed for the entire pandemic.

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So, why did this happen?




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