Governor Announces Low-Risk Businesses Can Open This Week
Governor Newsom in a press conference on May 4
By edhat staff
Governor Newsom announced some "low-risk" businesses will be eligible to reopen this coming Friday, with conditions.
During a press conference on Monday, Newsom stated specific guidelines with criteria these businesses must be able to meet will be revealed on Thursday as the state moves into Phase 2 of reopening.
“We are entering into the next phase this week,” Newsom said. “This is a very positive sign and it’s happened only for one reason: The data says it can happen.”
These low-risk businesses include retailers of clothing, books, music, toys, and sporting goods, as well as florists, would be allowed to offer curbside pickup services. Associated manufacturers that support the retail industry would also be allowed to begin production.
This phase of re-opening does not currently include offices where telecommuting is available, shopping malls, and seated dining at restaurants.
Giving more power to local governments, Newsom stated counties will be able to approve whether these low-risk businesses can re-open and can always impose stricter guidelines. Additionally, counties will be allowed to ease social distancing restrictions even further if they can prove they have the ability to institute sanitation practices, testing and tracing, and provide security to the most vulnerable, which includes homeless individuals, elderly, and the incarcerated.
“We will allow additional movement through phase two, and that includes the prospect of restaurants with modifications opening, hospitality more broadly opening, again, with modification,” Newsom said.
The next phase will include reopening businesses such as hair and nail salons, movie theaters, and gyms.
A new partnership was announced with the Universities of California at San Franciso and Los Angeles, which will begin offering contact tracing courses for positive COVID-19 cases. The courses are expected to increase contact tracing staff from 3,000 to 20,000.
The current stabilization of COVID-19 hospitalizations, including intensive care unit cases, and increased testing and contact tracing allowed state officials to move forward with the reopening.
Department of Public Health Director Dr. Sonia Angell stated there are now adequate levels of personal protective equipment (PPE), including more than 10,000 ventilators not in use and over 2,000 available hospital beds.
For some Orange County residents, the beaches have reopened following their closure per Newsom's order last week.
Beaches in San Clemente and Laguna Beach will reopen after local officials made modifications and put together an "outstanding plan," said Newsom.
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May 04, 2020 03:16 PMI won't be visiting any of these businesses any time soon unfortunately. Going to let the protesters be the guinea pigs. Will rely on instacart and Amazon for now.
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May 04, 2020 03:17 PMthat's the great thing about america -- you don't have to. stay home if you feel it's unsafe. This is a good sign
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May 04, 2020 03:28 PMSo you are going out to a concert this week. Those are open? Bahaha
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May 04, 2020 03:29 PMhuh? what concert? what are you talking about and how does that relate to what i said?
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May 04, 2020 03:36 PMYou said you were free to go out or stay home. So you must be able to go to a concert this week if you are free right?
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May 04, 2020 03:42 PMI said that YOU are free to not visit the low-risk businesses that are now cleared to open. Where did you get concerts from?
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May 04, 2020 04:32 PMI'll do all the talking here.
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May 04, 2020 04:41 PMthat's what I thought. Complain somewhere else, progress is a good thing..
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May 04, 2020 06:07 PMGee.. what will happen as a nation if a huge majority just relies on "instacart and amazon" small business die... big box takeover. Biggest Wealth Transfer in History is going down right now, and they're convincing you to be a part of it.
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May 05, 2020 11:42 AMSo Xantus you are telling people with secondary health issues that could be deadly if they were to get COVID to go out of the house and risk getting infected?
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May 04, 2020 03:31 PMHopefully he’s referring to California ? Younever know with him -is this going to last for more than a couple days
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May 04, 2020 03:39 PMLooks like Santa Barbara jumped the gun....there has been curbside pickup at bookstores, and some others, for a while. Not complaining about it, just observing.
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May 04, 2020 05:52 PMwell the article above chooses to leave out rather important details. == https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/california-coronavirus-governor-gavin-newsom-191355405.html == “We are also announcing today the capacity for other counties and regions to move further into phase 2 with plans that need to be locally certified.” Key measures of local readiness to open more will include local capacity for testing and tracing, said Newsom.
Readiness to move further into phase 2, according to the governor, will be a product of local health officials self-certifying that the area is prepared for a broader re-opening."" == soooo Where is SB city on that issue? given our rather small amount of case numbers?
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May 04, 2020 03:46 PMFrom day 1 of CV we could have kept businesses open if we had a society that would use common sense and not hold so tight to their civil liberties. Wear masks, do not touch your face, keep hands washed, if you are high risk, then even be more cautious, etc. etc... Goal has been to keep hospitals from getting overwhelmed. With any virus a certain % of population will get screwed - how it has been for millions of years.
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May 04, 2020 04:46 PMShould New York have kept businesses open as well?
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May 04, 2020 07:18 PMSure - I would say NY (or any densely populate metro area) could have remained open. However, the odds that the residents/visitors would adhere to wearing masks and be cautious is/was 0%. So you get a "nanny " state. The big issue is at risk people who are getting sucker punched by CV. What if Trump were to say "hey - if you are over 65 and/or have poor health, specifically these xyz conditions, then you must stay a home - to accommodate this inconvenience we will provide a food delivery service". The price tag for this would have be a couple billion and provide a lot if job to people doing food delivery. Everyone else could go on as they please - sure many younger/healthy people would get CV - but such a small % actually require hospitalization. Problem solved.
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May 04, 2020 04:27 PMLooks like he's giving in to the crybaby protesters. Not sure what is worse.
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May 04, 2020 05:14 PMWhen do you suggest we begin to reopen?
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May 04, 2020 05:39 PMToday in SB.. I walked by a Barber Shop. it was open. in the 5 seconds it took for me to walk past, the part of the conversation I happened to overhear with his one customer, was the owner, "You're supposed to help the little guy, not the big guy" ( talking about the CARES act benefits, or lack-thereof). lotta small businesses are AT THE ROPES.
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May 04, 2020 08:15 PMThere's still time to report an illegal business operating. xantus so glad you are all over town and hope you get it so you can prove everyone wrong. Just a sniffle, right?
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May 04, 2020 05:07 PMA bit off topic, but speaking of pie, Irene Davis bakery used to make really good pies to put in the old pie hole. I think that the frimples @ J.K. Frimples were fabulously fab. Custard-filled creampuff drizzled w/choco sauce as I recall.
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May 04, 2020 05:53 PMLove me a frimple after a bowl concert. One of the few late places back in the day
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May 04, 2020 05:51 PMNow the countdown for phase three begins. Get your popcorn folks.
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May 04, 2020 06:47 PMGreat, but when the heck will the DMV reopen?
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May 04, 2020 07:18 PMDo all your DMV stuff online. Why subject yourself to cruel & unusual punishment?
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May 05, 2020 03:21 AMMy 16 year old needs to take a driver's test. Can't do that online.
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May 05, 2020 07:46 AMIn George, they have authorized parents to "approve" their 16 year olds for licenses with no test. Both hilarious and terrifying.
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May 05, 2020 07:47 AMMy god. GEORGIA. Sorry.
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May 04, 2020 07:25 PMA lot of dice tossers here. I hope all you protestors are NOT wearing you wussy masks, you're hugging, kissing strangers, licking water fountains & flying in the middle seat on the airlines that are still flying. Gotta love you guinea pigs. Thanks for checking it all out for us safe folks. Oh, pro tip here: Take a hard pass on the ventilator when in the ICU.
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May 04, 2020 08:13 PMThey will beg for respirators when it is time.
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May 05, 2020 09:10 AMVentilators may save your life, but at great cost to the quality of your life. A whole host of side-effects you have to deal with for a long time after coming off of one.
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May 04, 2020 07:27 PMNo way will I shop downtown anytime soon. Our governor is opening way too soon. It’s my understanding SB will peak in mid-late June.
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May 05, 2020 07:21 AMThen don’t go downtown. It’s as simple as that
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May 04, 2020 08:19 PMSo sad and pathetic hearing people saying the virus is a "hoax". Reminder that caring about education has gone down the drain in in many families. I used to think it was just sad trolls - but now I'm realizing that we will just watch a bunch of people with half baked conspiracy theories get dumped into the morgue as a celebration of Darwin.
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May 05, 2020 08:27 AMIt's difficult to believe anything these days since this virus has become so politicized. And then there's this: "The World Health Organization lauded Sweden as a “model” for battling the corona virus as countries lift lockdowns — after the nation controversially refused restrictions."
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May 05, 2020 08:38 AMSweden's approach has proven to be much more sustainable than ours. They respected civil liberties, minimized the economic impact on their businesses, focused on protecting those who are most vulnerable, and most importantly they never forced anyone to do anything. Over the long term, their approach is starting to prove itself to be more effective than others.
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May 05, 2020 08:55 AMI would tread lightly about touting Sweden's success. They have as many cases and over twice the deaths as all the other Scandinavian countries combined (Denmark, Finland, and Norway), who combined have a much greater population.
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May 05, 2020 09:41 AMAt this specific point in time, you're right SBDUDE. But Sweden is thinking long-term and pragmatically. They're not throwing the baby out with the bath water like we are. We will be where Sweden is in a couple of months, with the difference being we destroyed our economy and livelihoods of millions first only to get to the very same place.
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May 05, 2020 10:02 AMSweden's current death rate is 12%. That's...awfully high to be lauding them as a success.
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May 05, 2020 10:10 AMWe're leaving out one significant factor here regarding Sweden: Their health care system. Healthcare is available to all, and they have the capacity to treat the cases they have.. Very important in analyzing their performance, as well as their decision-making process. Other relevant factors include 1) their protection of high risk groups (the elderly), as well as 2) their compliance with government edicts. Apparently the Swedes have a high degree of confidence in their government.
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May 05, 2020 10:15 AMWhat's going on in Stockholm (not all of Sweden) is called science by press release - no peer review thus far. Antibody tests at the moment are of uncertain accuracy. There is also no scientific proof thus far that if you've had the virus, that you cannot get it again. Sweden claims 25% of Stockholm has had the virus - but you're probably looking at 70% needed to gain true herd immuity - and you really can't have herd immunity if individuals can get the virus a second time. Sweden's outlook did little to protect their at-risk population. Sweden has the highest fatalities and case count per capita in Scandinavia.
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May 05, 2020 10:22 AM@ MM1970 you can use the death rate % when you don't know to total amount that was or is infected. It is particularly skewed when you only test the very sick.
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May 05, 2020 11:34 AMCHIP--
Excuse me, you may no the aware of this, but Sweden is SOCIALIST, so no, what they do is not okay and is against freedom, every single time.
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May 05, 2020 03:43 PM@10:10. Health care here is available to all as well. We also have the capacity to treat all cases. So...
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May 05, 2020 04:23 PMGETOVERIT - comparing our "health care" to Sweden's? Haha! That's like comparing CA to Nazi Germany...... oh wait......
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May 05, 2020 06:41 PM@4:23. Not comparing, because I have no idea of the intricacies of either health care system. Just saying that everyone here gets medical attention if they need it. It doesn't matter if you have insurance, can afford it, or are documented. As for Cali...yeah, it's a slippery slope.
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May 05, 2020 08:48 AMHigh risk/co-mortem...stay home. The rest of us...mask on and stay apart.
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May 05, 2020 08:55 AMNewsom looks baked in that photo. Hmmmmm
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May 05, 2020 04:23 PMNewsom often looks baked on camera. Seriously bloodshot eyes, all the time...
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May 05, 2020 10:07 AMStop believing big bold media headliners trying induce fear. Why are so many of you content to live in fear without question? We are opening back up one day at time people. That is the truth you need to accept. We are going back to normal whether you like it or not. I will not live my life with a mask on.
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