Edhat Staff
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.
I 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.
that’s the great thing about america — you don’t have to. stay home if you feel it’s unsafe. This is a good sign
So you are going out to a concert this week. Those are open? Bahaha
huh? what concert? what are you talking about and how does that relate to what i said?
Hopefully he’s referring to California ? Younever know with him -is this going to last for more than a couple days
You 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?
Looks 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.
I said that YOU are free to not visit the low-risk businesses that are now cleared to open. Where did you get concerts from?
From 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.
Looks like he’s giving in to the crybaby protesters. Not sure what is worse.
I’ll do all the talking here.
that’s what I thought. Complain somewhere else, progress is a good thing..
Should New York have kept businesses open as well?
A 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.
When do you suggest we begin to reopen?
Today 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.
Now the countdown for phase three begins. Get your popcorn folks.
Love me a frimple after a bowl concert. One of the few late places back in the day
Gee.. 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.
Great, but when the heck will the DMV reopen?
Sure – 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.
Do all your DMV stuff online. Why subject yourself to cruel & unusual punishment?
A 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.
No 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.
They will beg for respirators when it is time.
There’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?
So 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.
No 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.
@10:10. Health care here is available to all as well. We also have the capacity to treat all cases. So…
Does anyone really think there’s anything left to say that hasn’t been said a million times? Give it a rest.
GETOVERIT – comparing our “health care” to Sweden’s? Haha! That’s like comparing CA to Nazi Germany…… oh wait……
Newsom often looks baked on camera. Seriously bloodshot eyes, all the time…
@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.
Then don’t go downtown. It’s as simple as that
In George, they have authorized parents to “approve” their 16 year olds for licenses with no test. Both hilarious and terrifying.
It’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.”
Sweden’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.
High risk/co-mortem…stay home. The rest of us…mask on and stay apart.
Newsom looks baked in that photo. Hmmmmm
I 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.
Ventilators 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.
At 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.
ALEX: 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!
Sweden’s current death rate is 12%. That’s…awfully high to be lauding them as a success.
Stop 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.
Stop believing far-right talking points.
What do you do for a living, A-1588741814 besides being an obnoxious troll? I can only imagine.
Damn it, I mean1588742029
10:09 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.
@ 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.
They are also the talking points of the far-right – in which case comments like yours are making the virus political.
Thanks, 10:23PM. For a minute, I thought I was going crazy.
“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.
Everyone 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.
You 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.
No shirt – no shoes – no mask, no service. The new rule.
Some 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…
722-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.
So 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?