Deaths are an indication of where cases were about four weeks prior, so significant drops in those numbers likely will lag behind those in case numbers.
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At Valentine s Day, Disneyland should be dressed up with hearts and flowers. These Orange County legislators are working to safely reopen the main gates at the happiest place on earth. (Patch Staffer Ashley Ludwig, Photo)
FULLERTON, CA It s almost Valentine s Day, and Disneyland should be dressed up with hearts and flowers. Instead, the Main Gates remain locked, as they do at Magic Mountain, Universal, and other theme parks across the state. Nearly one year after the pandemic began, Chair and Assemblymember Sharon Quirk-Silva and Vice-Chair and Joint Author Assemblywoman Suzette Martinez-Valladares of Santa Clarita think that they have an answer.
California’s famous theme parks have been closed for almost a year due to Covid-19, but a new bill proposed by local lawmakers could change that. Sharon Quirk-Silva and Suzette Martinez-Valladares, both members of the California State Assembly, say they will co-sponsor a bill to allow all theme parks in the state to reopen under the same conditions. This would contradict the state’s current reopening plan, which sets different guidelines for.
Politicians Propose Bill to Speed Disneyland and Universal Studios Reopening Variety 2/5/2021
California Assembly member Sharon Quirk-Silva announced Thursday that she would co-sponsor a bill to require the state to let all theme parks reopen in the same tier of COVID guidelines.
Governor Gavin Newsom’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy allows small theme parks, with less than 15,000 visitor capacity, to reopen when the state hits the orange or moderate tier. Meanwhile, large parks such as Disneyland are not allowed to reopen until the state achieves the yellow tier, meaning a minimal level of COVID infections.
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Senator Andreas Borgeas (R-Fresno), Senator Anna Caballero (D-Salinas), and Assemblywoman Cottie Petrie-Norris (D-Laguna Beach) unveiled new coalition support and legislative details of the Keep California Working Act earlier this morning during a virtual press conference.
The Keep California Working Act, otherwise known as Senate Bill 74, is a bipartisan small business relief package spearheaded by Senators Andreas Borgeas and Anna Caballero, and Assembly Member Cottie Petrie-Norris. The bill invests $2.6 billion (or 10% of California’s projected windfall) in grants for small businesses and non-profits impacted by COVID-19.
The Keep California Working Act has garnered significant momentum in the Legislature with new co-authors signing on to the bill in recent weeks. A total of forty-one legislators, or more than one-third of the entire California Legislature, are now supporting the measure. This milestone signifies an opportunity for the Legislature to work together on small bus