Governor Orders Statewide Shelter in Place
By edhat staff
California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced a statewide shelter in place order for all residents during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Nearly 40 million people are ordered to stay home until further notice unless it's absolutely necessary to leave starting at midnight on Thursday. An end date was not given as this is expected to help slow the spread of COVID-19.
The order states the following businesses are allowed to remain open: gas stations, pharmacies, food stores (grocery, foodbanks, convenience stores, take out, delivery), banks, laundry services. Essential state and local government functions will also remain open, including law enforcement and offices that provide government programs and services.
The same closure guidelines are in place for dine-in restaurants, bars and nightclubs, entertainment venues, gyms and fitness studios, public events and gatherings, and convention centers.
Individuals working in "Critical Infrastructure Sectors" as defined by the federal government may continue work. This includes healthcare, energy, transportation, water and waste management, and more.
State law dictates that violations of the order are punishable of a fine up to $1,000, however, officials state they do not plan to direct police to enforce this.
"This is a moment we need to make tough decisions," said Newsom. "This is a moment where we need some straight talk and we need to tell people the truth: We need to bend the curve in the state of California."
Newsom also requested the immediate deployment of the USNS Mercy Hospital Ship to the Port of Los Angeles through September 1, 2020, to help decompress the state’s health care delivery system in Los Angeles.
California health officials predict 56% of the state's population, approximately 25.5 million people, will be infected with COVID-19 within the next eight weeks, according to a letter Newsom sent to President Donald Trump on Thursday morning.
The governor's announcement comes after Los Angeles and Bay Area counties issued "shelter-in-place" mandates to their residents.
As of Thursday evening, there are 9 cases of positive COVID-19 with at least 100 pending test results in Santa Barbara County. California currently has 1,040 confirmed cases with 19 deaths. These numbers are expected to grow as more testing results are released.
Santa Barbara County health officials previously stated they were planning to issue a shelter in place mandate for those over 75 years of age and those 70 years of age and over with underlying health issues.
There are currently 17 confirmed cases in Ventura County, 13 in San Luis Obispo, and 230 in Los Angeles County.
The full announcement can be viewed below:
Governor Gavin Newsom makes a major announcement on California’s response to the COVID-19 outbreak. https://t.co/VlQM38OkYK
— Office of the Governor of California (@CAgovernor) March 20, 2020
Comments Penalty Box
No Comments deleted due to down vote
9 Comments deleted by Administrator
70 Comments
-
-
-
Mar 22, 2020 06:17 PMThis is encouraging. LA looks like it’s taking the shelter in place seriously. The majority of our food and other essentials come from LA. On of my concerns for SB is that if the LA basin shuts down, ala full Rodney King riot paralysis, then it may be very difficult getting food shipments here here. This link shows how LA has become a ghost town ... a very good thing for us. *** https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/doesnt-even-look-real-los-angeles-morphs-ghost-town-amid-covid-19-outbreak
-
4
-
1
-
Mar 21, 2020 08:54 AMFocusing on politics is an unnecessary and possibly deadly distraction. Our only focus should be doing everything possible to keep the transmission of this virus to as few people as possible. Staying at home and social distancing when we have to leave the house are the only things we can do. If we can’t do that, then unimaginable suffering and death will come to our town which will require martial law to contain just as is happening in Italy right now. I fear for New York City.
-
2
-
8
-
Mar 20, 2020 06:06 PMBest case if we flatten the curve is 60,000 deaths by mid July.
-
-
4
-
Mar 21, 2020 10:48 AMNot cool is you or a loved one being one of the 60,000. I was given this estimate by my surgeon .
-
4
-
4
-
Mar 20, 2020 07:00 PMNot cool Bobbyk
-
7
-
3
-
Mar 20, 2020 06:09 PMLooks like you've looked into your crystal ball Bobby. How the heck would you know and why induce more speculation and fear through a comment like that?
-
4
-
1
-
Mar 20, 2020 03:36 PMThis will not be easy, but we will get through this
-
9
-
2
-
Mar 20, 2020 12:50 PMFROM CHANNEL CITY LUMBER "To Our Valued Customers and Community Members,
We would like to update you regarding some business changes due to the COVID19 outbreak and the new shelter in place policy. Channel City Lumber has been listed as an Essential business and we are going to remain OPEN, but with limited hours. Until further notice, Channel City will be open from 7:30 am - 3:30 pm (M-F) and 8:00 am - 12 pm (Saturday). We are committed to remain open as long as our vendors can get supplies. We are receiving constant updates from our suppliers and have been put on notice that lead times and availability are subject to change pending any number of variables. Special orders have yet to be affected, but this can change at any moment, and then change again. Hang tight, we will do everything we can for you. Our staff is working hard to modify the way folks shop in order to reduce foot traffic and maintain the social distance. We have added a Will Call walk up window and suggest calling in your order (805-968-9645) OR email your list of items ( [email protected] ). As always we have 2 trucks running non-stop and deliveries are available upon request. Thank you for your patience and understanding. Stay safe!"
-
6
-
7
-
Mar 20, 2020 08:56 AMSeems like nothing has changed since yesterday. Dozens of construction workers all over the East Beach area. How are they “essential?” The more we isolate, all of us, the quicker we will all have more stability in our lives. Thanks for doing your part.
-
-
2
-
Mar 21, 2020 10:34 AMinterestingly... what is included in the Critical Infrastructures???
https://www.cisa.gov/commercial-facilities-sector
Entertainment and Media (e.g., motion picture studios, broadcast media).
Gaming (e.g., casinos).
Lodging (e.g., hotels, motels, conference centers).
Outdoor Events (e.g., theme and amusement parks, fairs, campgrounds, parades).
Public Assembly (e.g., arenas, stadiums, aquariums, zoos, museums, convention centers).
Real Estate (e.g., office and apartment buildings, condominiums, mixed use facilities, self-storage).
Retail (e.g., retail centers and districts, shopping malls).
Sports Leagues (e.g., professional sports leagues and federations).
now that's some contradictory information ;)
-
4
-
-
Mar 20, 2020 12:30 PMThanks 233--I hope you and as many people as possible ride this out without long lasting damage.
-
5
-
7
-
Mar 20, 2020 12:07 PMRight on! Do we shut down the guys that are straddling the ladders just to get our windows’water tight’? No. Thank them.
-
7
-
1
-
Mar 20, 2020 11:43 AMConstruction work is absolutely essential. Why wouldn't it be? We are supposed to ignore infrastructure issues? What danger are they posing to the general public?
-
1
-
1
-
Mar 20, 2020 11:37 AMTo Alexblue
-
3
-
-
Mar 20, 2020 11:36 AMSo sorry for your loss! I'm holding my breath and very nervous. So far we are ok.
-
11
-
-
Mar 20, 2020 11:02 AMSBLOCAL - some people may be in the middle of a remodel or are building their homes. Do you expect them to live with open walls? Getting a home livable is very much a critical part of our infrastructure. We can do without interior designers and landscapers for a bit, but people need to be able to live in their homes safely.
-
3
-
16
-
Mar 20, 2020 10:44 AMThis is spreading misinformation and should be REMOVED!!! Private home construction is not a critical Infrastructure sector
-
6
-
1
-
Mar 20, 2020 10:11 AMYou're fortunate, my income just went to zero.
-
6
-
2
-
Mar 20, 2020 10:01 AMSue, SB Local. Click on the "Critical Infrastructure Sector" on the link in the article. Many companies still in business today are included on this very large list. Mine, thank God, is one of them. Our Country and our economy would completely crumble in an instant if this was not the case and everyone simply stayed home. Stay safe, we can all get through this.
-
4
-
-
Mar 20, 2020 09:58 AMBars, nightclubs, theaters, gyms and convention centers have been ordered closed. This was ordered in several local counties already, but now it's state wide.
-
3
-
6
-
Mar 20, 2020 09:48 AMYou’re right, Sue. Nothing has changed on the Mesa. There are workers at EVERY construction site on La Coronilla and Harbor Hills. I counted 15 trucks at a new home construction site where La Coronilla and Harbor Hills meet. All of them in close contact. It is appalling!!! I guess there are two sets of rules.
-
7
-
9
-
Mar 20, 2020 06:25 AMHere comes martial law! Oh the arrogance .
-
1
-
2
-
Mar 20, 2020 08:13 PMInappropriate to compare this to the Nazi era
-
7
-
1
-
Mar 20, 2020 12:01 PMHello East Beach! You are right; it wasn’t so long ago that people had to hide and make do with what was on hand just to feed the kids and women. We, as a nation, are not so far removed from those times. This is no comparison to WW2; however, I think it be hooves us all to stay calm, be great full for what we do have and be giving to our neighbors.
-
8
-
4
-
Mar 20, 2020 10:45 AMImagine refusing to turn off your lights when the Nazi's were night-bombing London in WWII. There are going to be self-righteous dummies like that during this crises. If enough people act that foolishly, that's when martial law will be needed.
-
9
-
3
-
Mar 20, 2020 10:12 AMYeti, here's what is really arrogant.
Hanging out with your pals creating additional nexus points for viral transmission without giving a crap that you are putting other people's lives in danger and extending the overall timeline of this pandemic and further blowing up the economy.
I have no problem at all with house arrests for people that damage others in this fashion.
-
2
-
8
-
Mar 20, 2020 05:59 AMSilver linings: no street sweeping for two weeks! Free money from the Feds April 6 and May 18 (I hope it includes me?). Now I can lie in bed all day and not feel guilty about it. Except, old man wants me to shop for him and I don't want to get him sick...so that kinda sucks. Anyway, YEAH, LET'S SUE CHINA!
https://local12.com/news/coronavirus/americans-may-see-first-round-of-checks-from-us-government-by-april-6-03-18-2020
-
2
-
6
-
Mar 20, 2020 02:18 AMno walking, no hiking, no biking ?
-
11
-
1
-
Mar 20, 2020 12:57 PM"no walking, no hiking, no biking ?" -- outdoor exercise is allowed, as long as you are practicing social distancing.
-
-
17
-
Mar 20, 2020 01:53 AMThe reality is that all persons over 57 years old is now my problem and my son’s problem, and his son’s problem. Thanks LSD. Thanks HepC, thanks PTSD, thanks agent O, thanks free love and smoking pot! You guys were awesome! GREAT!!!!! Good job, mom! Thanks for going to work and leaving me home!
NOT.
-
2
-
3
-
Mar 20, 2020 12:14 PMYou bring up a good point; however, I can not and do not blame my parents. This is not the proper venue for such a discussion.
-
5
-
-
Mar 20, 2020 12:07 PMYou can thank Vietnam for all of the above. Just be glad you don't have to face a draft to certain hell like our brothers, sons, husbands, boyfriends, and schoolmates did back then. You'd probably want to escape by smoking pot, eating acid and having as much sex as you could too . And if you survived it, Agent O and PTSD would be your new normal.
-
5
-
4
-
Mar 20, 2020 09:54 AMJence. Thank China.
-
6
-
1
-
Mar 20, 2020 09:28 AMdid you just blame drug addiction on your mother having a job? What about your father?
-
7
-
2
-
Mar 20, 2020 01:08 AMPainful but the right thing to do. If you need more convincing, look at this hospital beds analysis from Harvard Global Health Institute (enter "Santa Barbara" in the Hospital Region box because the graphs depend on where you live) ...... https://projects.propublica.org/graphics/covid-hospitals
-
1
-
-
Mar 20, 2020 01:13 AMFull disclosure of the researchers involved in the modelling plus the underlying datasets are here ...... https://globalepidemics.org/2020/03/17/caring-for-covid-19-patients/
-
2
-
2
-
Mar 19, 2020 10:01 PMHere’s a link for enduring a lock down: *** https://www.zerohedge.com/health/home-lockdown-survival-guide-staying-healthy-sane-solvent-during-covid-19-crisis *** Being Zerohedge, the comments will make sailors blush since there appears to be no moderator.
-
1
-
2
-
Mar 19, 2020 09:17 PMWhat's he doing for the ever growing homeless population ?
Does he want them to "stay at home" too ???
-
2
-
5
-
Mar 20, 2020 09:57 AMFond of SB. He will play robin hood and take from all of us for the sake of his beloved vagrants.
-
6
-
5
-
Mar 19, 2020 09:15 PMI guess I can send my missed work billing to the State to cover everything I miss.
Work continues for me, virus or not. No income, then I become homeless.... the State's problem.
-
4
-
-
Mar 20, 2020 01:22 AMIf you work for, or contract for, one of the ISP's (e.g. Cox, Frontier, Comcast) you may fall into the critical infrastructure category (employees are required to keep working). If you're visiting companies and supporting their intranet, then you're more of an IT person and exemption may depend on what your customer does. An IT person supporting a retail store may not qualify, but someone supporting one of the critical infrastructure companies might. Click on the link in the article for more info.
-
4
-
-
Mar 19, 2020 10:05 PMOr you can eat the bill for coronavirus treatment, quarantine and loss wages beyond your accrued sick time.
-
1
-
-
Mar 19, 2020 09:55 PMCan’t you do that remotely?
-
2
-
-
Mar 19, 2020 09:25 PM... Let me clarify a little bit. I work on computer networks. With all the "work at home" happening, I need to be sure everything is up and running for that to happen. That requires me to visit locations to program and backup data.
-
12
-
-
Mar 19, 2020 09:09 PMIf you do go out, behave as if you are infected and keep your distance from others.
-
8
-
2
-
Mar 19, 2020 09:12 PMOr behave as if everyone else is infected and keep your distance from them.
-
13
-
-
Mar 19, 2020 09:01 PMAsk not what staying home on the couch can do for you, ask what staying home on the couch can do for your country!
-
10
-
-
Mar 19, 2020 08:46 PMI’m a bit bummed about this. I have autism and being with friends during crisis is one of the few calming methods for me
-
-
-
Mar 20, 2020 09:00 PMPugluv, can you skype or FaceTime your friends ? and there's Zoom, not sure how that works, it can handle several people at once I think. I worry about the folks in nursing homes being made so isolated, but I'm hoping they arrange for them to Skype with their family members/ friends & erstwhile dining companions.
-
3
-
-
Mar 20, 2020 10:06 AMSacjon. Great idea!!!
Pages