assn.

“People will lose their jobs. Businesses will close,” said Stuart Waldman, president of the Valley Industry and Commerce Assn., which is based in the San Fernando Valley.

There were so many Japanese gardeners around L.A. in the 1950s that the California Landscape Contractors Assn. created a special “Pacific Coast chapter for members of Asian heritage.”

“Finding a balance between public transparency and trust, along with officer safety, is critical when we’re talking about creating state laws that change the rules for officers that are being placed into conflict situations,” Jason Salazar, president of the California Police Chief Assn., said in a statement.

The American Pharmacists Assn. wrote that dropping the vaccine recommendation for pregnant women did “not appear to be based on the scientific evidence provided over the last few years.”

And an open letter by 30 organizations specializing in health — including the American Medical Assn. — said that “we must continue to prioritize high levels of COVID-19 vaccine coverage in pregnant patients to protect them and their infants after birth.”