[Snorlax94]

I’ve been wondering the same thing about Socal, and agree that lack of compliance, housing density and a later start may contribute. A few other possibilities:
1) Maybe the news isn’t as bad as it looks. It seems like it’s getting easier to get tested there. Maybe they are catching a higher percentage of cases, and hopefully the fatalities will drop to confirm that.
2) It looked like there was a bump in cases 4-8 days after Easter.
3) My impression is that a higher percentage of people in LA work in essential, tightly-packed, indoor industries like food processing, garment production, and manufacturing. The Bay Area is fortunate in that so many people can work from home. Also, those essential industry workers may be more likely to use mass transit.
4) even now, worse air quality

[Snorlax94]

I’ve been wondering the same thing about Socal, and agree that lack of compliance, housing density and a later start may contribute. A few other possibilities:
1) Maybe the news isn’t as bad as it looks. It seems like it’s getting easier to get tested there. Maybe they are catching a higher percentage of cases, and hopefully the fatalities will drop to confirm that.
2) It looked like there was a bump in cases 4-8 days after Easter.
3) My impression is that a higher percentage of people in LA work in essential, tightly-packed, indoor industries like food processing, garment production, and manufacturing. The Bay Area is fortunate in that so many people can work from home. Also, those essential industry workers may be more likely to use mass transit.
4) even now, worse air quality