Sac'to Says Yes And City Of LB Now Allows These Retail Reopenings...AND LA County + City Seek Sac;to "Variance" To Go Further Within Days<

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Sac'to Says Yes And City Of LB Now Allows These Retail Reopenings...AND LA County + City Seek Sac;to "Variance" To Go Further Within Days

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(May 28, 2020, 2:10 a.m.) -- On May 27, LB's Health Officer issued a revised order following up on a revised order issued by CA's Dept. of Public Health. They both allow the reopening of offices, places of worship and in-person retail with restrictions.

And in addition, with no public discussion by LB's policy setting City Council, the City of Long Beach and LA County, are jointly requesting Sacramento approval for a "variance" that would allow reopenings that go beyond already allowed reopenings, including restaurants (that Sacramento has allowed in other counties, including OC, that have some lower COVID-19 figures than LA County or Long Beach) and hair salons.

Mayor Garcia signaled at a Wednesday (May 27) briefing that if restaurant reopenigns are allowed, the City will move to implement some type of "open streets" measures (temporarily closing streets to traffic to allow restaurants additional physical distancing, already done in some northern CA cities.) .

Under the now updated LB Health Dept order, retail establishments must implement and post a Physical Distancing Protocol prior to reopening.

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All in-store retail operations and office-based businesses must:

Maintain physical distancing to the maximum extent possible, including:

Retail can only open up to 50% of maximum capacity.
Office-based businesses are strongly encouraged to still prioritize telework.

Enact cleaning and disinfecting protocols, including frequent hand washing.

Require face coverings when in close contact with other people.

Maintain processes to identify cases of illness and intervene quickly.

Make worksite-specific plans for operating during this public health emergency, and train employees on these plans.

All places of worship are required to:

Limit attendance to 25% of building capacity or a maximum of 100 attendees (whichever is lower).

Discontinue self-service food and beverages.

Discontinue holding potlucks or family-style eating and drinking events. They are not allowed.

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Long Beach has joined with L.A. County in applying for a variance that would go further (moving further into Governor Newsom "Stage 2" reopenings and ultimately to Stage 3.)

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