With new COVID-19 infections showing signs of potential abatement in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) is reportedly planning to lift stay-at-home mandates on Monday, Politico reports.
This move will allow restaurants to open for outdoor dining options and salons to resume indoor appointments, sources told Politico. Reopening options will apply to regions including the San Francisco Bay Area, Central Valley and Southern California and marks the first reopening opportunity since December.
Prior to Newsom’s pending decision, some California restaurateurs have criticized and taken legal action against Newsom’s dining restrictions. In August 2020, the advocacy organization California Restaurant Association (CFA) released a grim statistic: 30 percent of California restaurants will permanently shut their doors.
The CFA largely blames Newsom’s lack of aid for the economic crunch.
“Restaurants cannot sustain themselves or their employees when they operate with strict capacity limits, which means the state should long ago have crafted a comprehensive aid package to help these small businesses hibernate,” CFA CEO Jot Condie said. “This is what we had repeatedly urged the Newsom administration to do – make state help available to restaurants so that, once the pandemic is behind us, the families who own these businesses could go back, open the doors and turn the lights on again. Instead, they are closing for good, by the thousands.”
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I didn’t believe it back then but it seems like those who were saying “wait until Trump is out of office and all the restrictions will start getting lifted, the Democrats will suddenly be worrying about the bad effects of the lockdown etc.” were right.
he knows his removal is near – they already have 1.2M out of the required 1.5. He should take his aunt pelosi with him
Someone is playing politics with our lives.
He is afraid of the lawsuit and the recall effort. He also wants to show how great biden is. See, people can work!
When CA’s death rate is HIGHER now than when the latest round of lockdown orders came in. Same with our 7 day positivity average. And ICUs in LA still have no space.
But democrats want you to believe that they follow science. And they know what is best for you when he only cares about staying in power and not getting sued.