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Hours After Governor's Executive Order (Linked In Full Here), City of Long Beach Announces Cancellation Of Multiple Events (Including But Not Limited To Grand Prix).


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(March 12, 2020, 4:05 p.m.) -- Hours after Governor Newsom's Executive Order (linked on LBREPORT.com's front page earlier today as breaking), the City of Long Beach announced the cancellation of multiple events, including but not limited to the Grand Prix, the City's largest annual event.

A City of LB release said LB Health Officer, Dr. Anissa Davis "signed a declaration that prohibits all large-scale events in the city. This declaration is effective immediately and will remain in effect through April 30, 2020, unless further action is taken by the Health Officer to lessen or expand the order. This order applies to all social, spiritual, recreational and business activities including, but not limited to: community, civic, public, leisure, faith-based and sporting events; parades; concerts; festivals; conventions; fundraisers and similar activities." Canceled/postponed events include but are not limited to those listed below. Other canceled events will be listed at www.longbeach.gov/covid19 as they are reported to the City."

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March 10-14 - Western Pool and Spa Show
March 10-16 - CPRS Annual Conference
March 12-15 - Spotlight Events
March 20-22 - 4 Wheel Parts Truck & Jeep Fest
March 20-23 - West Coast Elite Dance
March 21 - Beach Streets University
March 21- Long Beach STS
March 21 - Long Beach POPS - Broadway Blockbusters
March 24-27 - NAPNAP Conference
March 27 - Funk N Funny Comedy & Concert
March 28 - Touch a Truck
March 29 - WTUI 2020
March 31 - HOSA State Leadership Conference
April 1-2  - Womenshelter Event
April 3-4  - Black and White Ball
April 3-4 - Jim Jeffries/AEG
April 4 - WBFF/John’s Holds
April 5 - Stagepoint Productions Concert
April 5 - Grand Prix 5K
April 7 - Cambodian New Year Parade
April 7 - Grand Prix Press Day/Grand Prix View
April 8-12 - Regional Dance America/Pacific
April 9-11 - Formula Drift
April 9 - YMCA Good Friday Breakfast
April 17-19 - Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach
April 18-30 - Disney on Ice
April 21-22 - CSULB Economic Forecast Breakfast
April 22-26 - Herbalife Development Leadership Weekend
April 22-27 - South Bay Home and Garden Show
April 25-30 - ISA Automation Week
April 25 - Magnolia Public Schools STEAM Expo
April 26 - Walk for Kids
April 30 - Shen Yun 2020

The City release stated: "The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach has taken place for the last 45 years. It is the city’s most popular event and is attended by approximately 180,000 people annually. The City looks forward to working with Grand Prix Association of Long Beach as well as other promoters to find solutions for holding their events at a later date as the situation warrants.".

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Today's (March 12) Executive Order by the Governor -- an order, not a "guidance" or "recommendation" -- left city officials with little choice.

Roughly paraphrased (see exact text for precision), the Governor's Executive Order orders:

1. All residents are to heed orders of state/local public health officials re COVID-19 including "social distancing" measures. [Those include the Guidances for large events/mass gatherings, schools and universities, issued by the CA Dept. of Public Health on March 7 and reported in detail by LBREPORT.com hours after they were issued.]

2. From Jan. 24, 2020 through emergency's duration EDD can waive one-week waiting period seeking disability insurance applicants unemployed/disabled as a result of COVID-19.

3. From Jan. 24, 2020 EDD through emergency's duration can waive one-week waiting period seeking unemployment insurance as a result of COVID-19.

4. Emergency Medical Services authority can implement optional scopes of practice

5. Portions of state tax code requiring statement under penalty of perjury seeking relief from penalties and interest suspended for 60 days for persons unable to file timely return or make timely payment as a result of social distancing required by COVID-19.

6. FTB and other state agencies shall use their administrative powers when appropriate to provide individuals and businesses impacted by social distancing requirements with extension for filing, payment, audits, billings and relief from subsequent penalties and interest.

7. Governor's Office of Emergency Services shall provide adequate state staffing during the emergency.

8. CA Dept. of Health & Human Services and Office of Emergency Services shall identify, and be prepared to make available "through the exercise of the State's power to commandeer property" -- "hotels and other places of temporary residence, medical facilities and other facilities that are suitable for uses as places of temporary residence or medical facilities as necessary for quarantining, isolating, or treating individuals who test positive for COVID-19 or have had a high-risk exposure and are thought to be in the incubation period."

9. Certification and licensing requirements suspended for persons who meet CA Lab Improvement Amendments and Public Service Act for high complexity testing [for COVID-19 and other specified viruses.]

10. Waives provisions of Lanterman Developmental Services Act to ensure persons with developmental disabilities continue to receive services threatened by disruptions from COVID-19.

11. Notwithstanding Brown Act local legislative bodies [like City Council] authorized to hold public meetings by teleconferencing and waives certain details of teleconferenced meetings.

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As previously reported by LBREPORT.com, on March 10, Long Beach city management told LB's City Council that based on then-current conditions, the City hasn't recommended canceling upcoming events in Long Beach..but left room to change this.. None of LB's policy-setting City Councilmembers present (Uranga and Austin were absent) questioned or publicly disagreed with this..

LB Health & Human Services Director Kelly Colopy told the Council: "Many places are canceling events outside of the guidelines. At this time, we're not recommending cancellations but this may change as the situation evolves." She added: "So the situation is ever changing...As things escalate, if they escalate, recommendations for closures, cancellations, different HR policies, things like that may change. What we're reporting today is the status today, and we will be in constant communication with you and with our community as our teams prepare for the situations as they arise."

In response to a question from 2nd district Councilwoman Jeannine Pearce about those planning forthcoming big events, Acting City Manager Tom Modica responded:

...We are looking at events. We look at them first from a safety perspective, so is it safe to do it, so in a lot of those we don't like at the financial perspective, we say is it a safety thing. So we are going to have some decisions coming up about certain events that are planned. Of course the event promoters at any time can decide what they want to do with their event. But the City at some point may need to make decisions whether we're going to do allow those events to continue or not. Again, as of today we are not at that point given what we know, but those are questions that we'll be working with our City Attorney and Economic Development if there's anything we can do.

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Wrapping up management's March 10 presentation, Acting City Manager Modica said: "At our current phase, we are not saying that all major events need to be canceled. That might change in the future. We are seeing certain ones change, but that will be all situational dependent" and added: "There are tough questions being posed and the team is asking those tough questions so that we can confront those issues and plan for them. We are scenario planning for multiple potential eventualities."

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Today's (March 12) Executive Order by the Governor -- an order, not a guidance or recommendation -- left the City with little choice.


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