One-on-one with Mayor Erin Mendenhall: She talks mask mandates, Gov. Cox, the Legislature and what’s next for Salt Lake City
She says her order for face coverings is working, but whether state lawmakers will look at the data is out of her hands.
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Salt Lake City Mayor Erin Mendenhall delivers the State of the City address from the City Council Chambers in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021.
Leia Larsen is a sixth generation Utahn and a water and land use reporter reporter for The Salt Lake Tribune. She has covered environment, energy and political issues throughout the West. When she’s not chasing the news, Leia can be found exploring the Wasatch Mountains, sleeping in the desert or rooting around her garden.