East L.A. Businesses vs. COVID-19: The Before and After Effects During a Pandemic

As California continues to succumb to the torment of the coronavirus (COVID-19) with an issued statewide county color-coded monitoring system, communities across the state are still adjusting to the confines of a threatening disease.

In East Los Angeles, retail businesses, flower shops, record stores, nail salons, barbershops, and other businesses, both big and small, were impacted alongside the livelihood of most owners and their employees.

East Los Angeles is home to various small businesses that have built grassroots support in their community for many years. Local boutiques, flower...