Kern County businesses prepare for second round of closures

Kern County businesses prepare for second round of closures

OF THE BUSINESSES I SPOKE TO..THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO FIND AWAY TO RESPOND... ESPECIALLY TOTHEIR CUSTOMERS..

THIS BEING THESECOND TIMETHAT HAIR AND NAIL SALONS, GYMS,AND HOUSES OFWORSHIP WILL BE PROMPTED TOCLOSE INDOOR OPERATIONS.

ALOT OF THESE PLACES SPENDINGTHOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TOMODIFY THEIR BUSINESS AFTER THEFIRST CLOSURE... ONLYTO FIND OUT THAT THEY HAVE TOCLOSE AGAIN..."YOU'RE LOOKING AT THREETHOUSANDS DOLLARS" THAT'S HOWMUCH NANCY BALFOUR SPENT TOMODIFY HERENVY SALON AND TANNING BUSINESSIN ORDER TO REOPEN THE FIRSTTIME.."THIS IS PLEXI GLASS."ON TOP OF THAT... THOUSANDS OFDOLLARS OF LOST REVENUE ANDOVERHEAD COSTS... BALFOUR SAYSHAVING TO SHUT DOWN INDOORSERVICES AGAIN ON FRIDAY --MAKES IT HARD TO REMAINOPTIMISITIC."WE FINALLY SAY 'OKAY OUR SALONIS SLOWBUT WE ARE MAKING IT, WE'LL GETTHROUGH IT WITH THE GRACE OFGOD,' ANDTHEN SOMETHING ELSE LIKE THISHAPPENS.FROM PERSONAL CARE -- TO HEALTHAND FITNESS ...... GYMS MUST ALSO CLOSE INSIDE-- PPP LOANS HELPEDTIM GOJICH'S GYM LIFT THEFINANCAIL WEIGHT DURING THEFIRSTCLOSURE... BUT THAT MAY NOT BEENOUGH..."THE CONGRESS AND HOUSE SPOKEABOUTANOTHER ROND OF THIS STUFF ANDTO BE HONEST AS A SMALLBUSINESS..

WE AREGOING TO NEED THAT.

WE ARE GOINGTO NEED A SECOND ROUND OF THISIF WEARE GOING TO MAKE IT TO THE ENDOF THE YEAR.FOR GOJICH..

ONE OF THE HARDESTPARTS IN THE PROCESS ..

ISTELLING HIS CUSTOMERS THE GYM ISCLOSING AGAIN."THERE WILLING TO DO JUST ABOUTANYTHINGTO KEEP THE GYM IN THEIR LIFE.MANY OF THE PEOPLE THAT ARE BACKHAVE VOICED TOME THAT IT'S THEIR SANITY IT'SHOW TEY GET THROUGH THEIR DAYAND TO BEHONEST ITS THE SAME FOR ME."FIRDAY'S CLOSURES WILL ALSOEFFECT HOUSES OFWORSHIP -- MANY PLAN TO RESORTBACK TO STREAMINGSERVICES ONLINE, ACCORDING TODEACON DAVID RODRIGUEZ OFTHE SAINT ELIZABETH ANN SETONCATHOLIC CHURCH."IT'S BEEN FRUSTRATING ANDVERY DISSAPOINTING HAVING TODEAL WITH THE SITUAIOTN.

SO MANYPERITIONERS HAVE LOOOKED FORWARDTO COME BACK TO ENJOY RELIGIOUSSERVICESEVEN ON A LIMITED BASES AND NOWUNFORTUNATLEY HAVING TO TAKE ASTEP BACKWARDS.

IT'S REALLYDISSAPOINTING.RODRIGUEZ WOULD GO ON TO SAYTHAT THERE ARE A LOT OFMARRIAGE BLESSINGS AND BAPTISMSTHAT HE IS GOING TO PUTON HOLD.AS FOR THE BUSINESSES WE SPOKETO ..

ANOTHER THINGTHEY ARE DEALING WITH IS HOLDINGON TO THEIR EMPLOYEES ...ALOT OF THEM MAKING MORE MONEYIN UNEMPLOYMENTTHAN THEY WERE AT WORK..BACK TO ENJOY RELIGIOUS SERVICESEVEN ON A LIMITED BASES AND NOWUNFORTUNATLEY HAVING TO TAKE ASTEP BACKWARDS.

IT'S REALLYDISSAPOINTING.RODRIGUEZ WOULD GO ON TO SAYTHAT THERE ARE A LOT OFMARRIAGE BLESSINGS AND BAPTISMSTHAT HE IS GOING TO PUTON HOLD.AS FOR THE BUSINESSES WE SPOKETO ..

ANOTHER THING THEY AREDEALING WITH IS HOLDING ON TOTHEIR EMPLOYEES ...LIVE IN DOWNTOWN -- BAYAN WANG-- 23 ABC CONNECTINGYOU.