LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A three-year effort to make outdoor dining permanent in Los Angeles cleared a major hurdle on Thursday as the city Planning Commission approved the plan and sent it to the City ...

Countless restaurants closed during the height of the pandemic. But outdoor dining was a saving grace for many restaurants after the Los Angeles City Council approved rules in 2020 for setting up ...

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This post was updated Feb. 27 at 8:48 p.m. Businesses can now apply for the permanent Al Fresco outdoor dining program and financial assistance to help business owners transition to the program, Mayor ...

The Los Angles City Council on Friday adopted an Al Fresco ordinance, establishing a permanent program to allow outdoor dining on private property, with the intent of supporting local restaurants.