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SACRAMENTO, Calif. California’s workplace regulators reversed themselves for the second time in a week Wednesday, withdrawing a controversial pending mask regulation while they consider a rule that more closely aligns with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s promise that the state will fully reopen from the pandemic on Tuesday.
The California Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board’s revised rule, adopted last week after it was initially rejected, would have allowed workers to forego masks only if every employee in a room is fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. That contrasts with the state’s broader plan to do away with virtually all masking and social distancing requirements for vaccinated people in concert with the latest recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
California June 15 reopening: How COVID rules will change near you
California June 15 reopening: How COVID rules will change near you
When do I need to wear a mask? Are guidelines different in each Bay Area county? What about the office? Here s the key information you need now.
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1of2Chadwick Spell, COO, Karibu by Wachira, adds a covering to the new wine lounge s parklet, located at 1419 Park St., on Thursday, June 3, 2021, in Alameda, Calif. For the last year we ve become accustomed to slow streets, plexiglass screens at counters, social distancing stickers, you name it. Will they continue after June 15?Yalonda M. James/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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The board’s decision to adopt rules that are stricter than the pending state guidelines has put Gov. Gavin Newsom in an awkward position as the state nears what he promised would be a full reopening.