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 05, 2020 04:01 PMDoes anyone really think there's anything left to say that hasn't been said a million times? Give it a rest.
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May 06, 2020 09:18 AMDoes anyone think there's anything left to say that hasn't been said a million times? Give it a rest.
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May 05, 2020 01:49 PMNo shirt/shoes/mask, No service is a great approach, but it cuts both ways. I think those who are servicing customers should also have masks on as well. We drove by Chick-fil-a a little while ago, and there were a lot of cars lined up for ordering, as well as in the parking lot. I did not notice if the staff taking orders in the parking lot were wearing masks, but I will assume that they are wearing masks....and hopefully gloves as well.
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May 05, 2020 10:42 AMNo shirt - no shoes - no mask, no service. The new rule.
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May 05, 2020 10:52 AMSome businesses are flouting the rules. I won't name names, but I really hate it. Like come on. Our best shot at maintaining any semblance of a normal life is it people just behave, distance, and wear masks. Some business owners seem afraid to piss off any of their customers by telling them face coverings are required to enter. Or even posting a sign about it. The shoddy math they're doing there is that they don't get how many of their other customers they are angering and alienating by NOT enforcing the rules. I'm rethinking a few businesses I frequent based on this...
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May 05, 2020 10:45 AMMasks indoors helps prevent virus spread period .
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May 05, 2020 10:40 AMEveryone needs to put food on the table. Any business or person - whether hairdresser, personal trainer, nail tech, whatever - who continued to see customers during lockdown is not only a thief - because they are essentially stealing $$ and customers from others acting lawfully - but is unethical and we should not do business with people who are thieves with no ethics - it shows their true character.
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May 05, 2020 10:40 PMLSS: Actually, in our case we can just use our EdHat names, since they don't change. But I think you now know how to reply to the A-###### people.
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May 05, 2020 10:34 PMThanks, 10:23PM. For a minute, I thought I was going crazy.
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May 05, 2020 10:23 PMLSS: It's helpful to reply to anonymous comments by referencing the time they are posted. For instance, if your post that I'm replying to was from an anonymous commenter, I'd reply to 10:15 PM. I think these A-numbers change each time you refresh the page.
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May 05, 2020 10:15 PMDamn it, I mean1588742029
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May 05, 2020 10:13 PMWhat do you do for a living, A-1588741814 besides being an obnoxious troll? I can only imagine.
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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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May 06, 2020 09:20 AMThanks, Chemicalfreak--owning one's own business comes with amazing perks, and significant downside at times. Now get back to work on the whole cancer thing.
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May 05, 2020 09:51 PMALEX: Agreed! We may have had some differences, but I agree with both you and Get Over It and wish you both success with your businesses. I have a lot of respect for people who have the guts to be their own bosses. Cheers!
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May 05, 2020 09:42 PMGet Over It--sooner or later, bud, we find we have at least one thing in common with almost anyone. It's a good reminder.
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May 05, 2020 06:48 PM@Alex. I, shockingly, agree. It's 100% up to you who you allow/serve in your business! Not sure what your business is, but it's yours. Not the governments, not the public.
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May 05, 2020 11:33 AM722-that's cool.
You won't be in my place of business. Or many others for a period of time. Because guess what--it's my business, so I decide. No shoes, you're not coming in. You want to come in with a swastika on your shirt, you're bouncing right back out. You want to come in naked--well, that's a maybe. But, you better have a mask on. No matter how strong you think you get to dictate to others what to do not heir private property, you don't. So get over yourself.
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May 05, 2020 10:41 AMYou will wear a mask or you will not be served. Just last night a customer was politely told - no mask, no service. And they had to leave. Same as no shirt, no shoes, no service. Now, it's a mask.
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May 05, 2020 10:38 AM"Why are so many of you content to live in fear without question?"
Educated and logical people like to make decisions based on data and fact. 42 states have "partial" re-openings today. It doesn't seem California is so far off course.
"We are going back to normal whether you like it or not."
This is true and we are glad - but it won't be on the schedule that you would like.
"I will not live my life with a mask on."
This sounds like you have zero disregard from spreading the virus within the community. People who don't show symptoms can still spread.
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May 05, 2020 10:32 AMThey are also the talking points of the far-right - in which case comments like yours are making the virus political.
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May 05, 2020 10:21 AM10:09 is proof that covid is now more political than anything. I am not far right. I don’t associate with any party. I can’t stand the government. There are policies I like and dislike from all sides. My “talking points” are my own.
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May 05, 2020 10:09 AMStop believing far-right talking points.
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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 08:48 AMHigh risk/co-mortem...stay home. The rest of us...mask on and stay apart.
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May 05, 2020 08:27 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 10:10 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 10:02 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 08:13 PMThey will beg for respirators when it is time.
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