San Bernardino County sues Newsom over COVID-19 stay-at-home orders [Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.]
Dec. 18 San Bernardino County is asking the state’s highest court to annul stay-at-home orders issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom in an effort to regain local control over response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a lawsuit filed with the California Supreme Court on Monday, the county argued that the governor exceeded the authority granted to him by the California Emergency Services Act. The county alleges that Newsom was “usurping the County’s statutory duties and substituting his judgment for that of the County and Legislature.”
“The County seeks this instant writ to reclaim its police power over its residents and vast land mass, with incorporated and unincorporated areas, to enable it to tailor regulations and orders which are specific to its residents based on facts which are unique to their locations rather than subject its residents to overbroad multi-county, Governor-implem
San Bernardino County sues Newsom over COVID-19 stay-at-home orders
Victorville Daily Press
San Bernardino County is asking the state’s highest court to annul stay-at-home orders issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom in an effort to regain local control over response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In a lawsuit filed with the California Supreme Court on Monday, the county argued that the governor exceeded the authority granted to him by the California Emergency Services Act. The county alleges that Newsom was “usurping the County’s statutory duties and substituting his judgment for that of the County and Legislature.”
“The County seeks this instant writ to reclaim its police power over its residents and vast land mass, with incorporated and unincorporated areas, to enable it to tailor regulations and orders which are specific to its residents based on facts which are unique to their locations rather than subject its residents to overbroad multi-county, Governor-implemented, re
A nurse who spoke on the condition of anonymity told Eyewitness News that the situation at Barstow Community Hospital is dire, with several nurses sick with COVID-19 and several others physically and emotionally drained from the pandemic.
Dr. Kim is chairman of the emergency department at Riverside Community Hospital. He said he and other doctors do not work for HCA HealthCare, which is the corporation currently in negotiations with the union.
A document obtained by Eyewitness News shows that if replacement nurses are required, they would be paid $110 per hour, and over $1,500 per shift. But Dr. Kim is unsure whether there would even be enough nurses available to cover the shortage if nurses at Riverside Community Hospital go on strike.