Santa Cruz County said they will bring a proof of variance to the Santa Cruz County board of supervisors on June 2.
Counties that qualify to move ahead of the state can resume dine-in restaurants, shopping in retail stores and reopen schools, provided they implement safety protocols
THEY'RE READY TO MOVEFURTHER INTO STAGE2...THE COUNTY SAIDTHEY HAVE MET ALL THECRITERIA TO MOVEFORWARD..BUT IT WON'T BE AQUICK PROCESS..ACTION NEWS 8REPORTER CHRISTOPHERSALAS HAS MORE OWHEN RESTRICTIONSCOULD BE ROLLED BACK.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SANTA CRUZ COUNTYPUBLIC HEALTH SAYSTHEY'RE READY TOREOPEN RESTAURANTS,RETAIL STORES AND SCHOOLSALL WITHRESTRICTIONS..10:00 "WE DO MEET ALLTHE REQUIREMENTS." 10:34"WE PLAN ON BEINGPREPARED TO BRINGING OURVARIANCE AND ATTESTATIONTO THE BOARD TO ATTESTTHAT IT'S TRUE." THECOUNTY SAYS THEY METTHE STATE'S CRITERIAWHICH INCLUDES FEWERTHAN 25 CASES PER100,000 RESIDENTS FORTWO WEEKS.AND THEIR 13 TESTINGSITES PROVIDE MORETHAN ENOUGH TESTS PEDAY....05:20 "WE'RE HOPING THATBY THE END OF JUNE WE'LLHAVE OVER 1-THOUSANDTRACK 3 TAKE 2 THECOUNTY SAID THEY'VEALSO RECEIVEDSUBSTANTIALLY MOPPE FROM THE STATE TOMEET THAT INCREASEDTESTING CAPACITY..04:21 "THERE WAS A TIMEWHEN WE WERE GETTING 10PERCENT OF WHAT WEASKED FOR." ANGOVERNOR NEWSOM'SEASING OF RESTRICTIONSMONDAY..GAVE COUNTY'S THEFREEDOM TO DETERMINEHOW MANY CONTACTTRACERS ARE"SUFFICIENT" FOR THEIRCOUNTY09:13 "WE'RE SUFFICIENTFOR OUR NEEDS RIGHT NOWBECAUSE WE HAVEREALITVELY LOW CASCOUNTS." TRACK 5 TAKE 3A TOTAL OF 39COUNTIES ACROSCALIFORNIA HAVE BEENGIVEN PERMISSION TOMOVE FUTHER INTOSTAGE TWO.THE LARGEST AMONGTHEM SACRAMENTO ANDSAN DIEGO COUNTIESAPPROVED BY THE STATEWEDNESDAY NIGHT...BRIDGE 2636 01:00:33"THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTYPUBLIC HEALTHDPEARMTENT WARNED THSISTILL COULD TAKE WEEKSBEFORE WE MOVE FURTHERINTO STAGE 2 OF REOPENINGWE'LL HAVE TO WAIT ATLEAST UNTIL JUNE 2 WHENTHEY PRESENT THE PLAN TOTEH BOARD OF SUPERVISORS."ONCE THE SUPERVISORSSIGN OFF..IT GOES TO THE STATEFOR APPROVAL..WHO GIVES THE COUNTYPERMISSION TO REOPEN.11:22 "THE ATTESTATION ISJUST GIVING US APPROVALFOR OUR HEALTH OFFICER TOLOOSEN HER ORDERS INADVANCE OF TEH STATEI"M AFRAID THAT ON JUNE 2IF THE BOARD APPROVESTHAT EVERYONE WILL JUSTSTART OPENING AND SO WEHAVE TO MAKE SURE THATWE MESSAGE, THAT'S JUSONE STEP."THE MONTEREYCOUNTY DIS
Under a new Santa Clara county public health order which takes effect Friday residents must wear a face covering on public transit..
