Arvin mayor discusses face covering requirement

Arvin mayor discusses face covering requirement for the workplace.

ABC NEWS AT 11... THE CITY OFARVINPASSING A NEW ORDINANCEREQUIRING EMPLOYEES ATBUSINESSES TO WEAR FACE MASKS...THE ORDINANCE WILL REQUIREEMPLOYERS TO PROVIDEEMPLOYEES WITH MASKS TO WEAR ONTHE JOB.THE CITY OF ARVIN WILL ALSODEVELOP AN EDUCATIONALCAMPAIGN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OFWEARING A MASK IN THEWORKPLACE.THIS COMES AFTER GOVERNOR NEWSOMANNOUNCED NEWGUIDELINES FOR OPENINGRESTUARANTS.THIS EVENING -- 23ABC SPOKE TOARVIN MAYOR JOSE GURROLAABOUT THE CITY COUNCIL'SDECISION AND HE EXPLAINED HOWTHE CITY PLANS TO ENFORCE THISNEW RULE FOR BUSINESSES..."SO THE ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONSOF THIS ORDINANCE...""...THE ORDERS INDUCTED BY THECITYCOUNCIL LAST NIGHT."MAYOR GURROLA SAID THE CITY HASSEEN A 25 PERCENTMAYOR GURROLA SAID THE CITY HASSEEN A 25 PERCENT INCREASE INCOVID-19 CASES IN THE LAST WEEK-- HELPING LEAD TOTHE CITY COUNCIL'S DECISION.TAKING YOU INTO THE LIVECENTERNOW...AFTER WE HEARD ABOUT ARVIN'SDECISION -- WE WANTED TO ASKYOU HOW YOU FELT ABOUT THIS NEWRULE IN ARVIN...WE CREATED A POLL ASKING -- "DOYOU THINK ALL EMPLOYEESSHOULD BE REQUIRED TO WEAR MASKSIN KERN COUNTY?" THE POLLGENEREATING STRONG REACTIONS ONBOTH SIDES OF THE ISSUE... WITHCURRENTLY OVER 3-THOUSAND OFYOU VOTING SO FAR...CURRENTLY OVER 17-HUNDRED OF YOUAGREE AND SAY YES ALLEMPLOYEES NEED TO WEAR MASKS...AND 13-HUNDRED SAY NO...WE WANT TO CONTINUE HEARING FROMYOU -- SO IF YOUWANT TO VOTE IN THE POLL -- HEADTO OUR 23 ABC FACEBOOK PAGE...