Liberal-leaning San Luis Obispo County, where COVID-19 restrictions that tied its fate to more urban L.A. and Orange counties angered business owners, delivered a sizable number of signatures to the effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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A California workplace safety board is scheduled to decide Thursday whether to further relax physical distancing and mask rules for workers statewide.
The proposal, which the Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board will consider during a meeting that began at 10 a.m., reflects the latest possible relaxation of the tried-and-true techniques long thought essential in thwarting coronavirus transmission.
But as the pandemic continues to wane and more people are inoculated for COVID-19, officials and experts are increasingly confident that entrenched face covering and distancing rules are no longer a must for fully vaccinated Californians, though they remain important protective measures for those who have yet to roll up their sleeves.
The California Division of Occupational Safety and Health (Cal/OSHA) on May 28 released much-anticipated updated text for its proposed “Readoption” of COVID-19 Prevention Emergency.
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