Salon owner discusses new health guidelines amid new tier program

Salon owner discusses new health guidelines amid new tier program

DISCUSSING IS GOVERNOR GAVINNEWSOMS NEW TIER-BASEDSYSTEM THAT WILL ALLOW THESTATE'S ECONOMY TO OPEN SLOWLYAND SAFELY OVER TIME.AS IT STANDS RIGHT NOW--KERNCOUNTY IS IN THE PURPLE TIER --WHICH IS THE TIER THAT HAS THEMOST RESTRICTIONS ONBUSINESSES.BUT , UNDER THE NEW GUIDELINES,BARBER SHOPS, HAIR SALONS ANDRETAIL STORES WILL BE ALLOWED TOREOPEN INDOORS -- WITHMODIFICATIONS -- STARTING THISON MONDAY.AND WE WANTED TO TAKE AN INSIDELOOK THIS MORNING AT THEJOURNEY AND STRUGGLES FORBUSINESSES IN THESE SECTORSTO FURTHER SHINE LIGHT ON THEIMPACT.THIS MORNING WE'RE JOINED BY"TURNIN HEADZZ" HAIR AND NAILSALON OWNER OF 22 YEARSMICCA WILLIAMS TO TALK ABOUTWHAT THESE LAST FEW MONTHSHAVE REALLY BEEN LIKE.GOOD MORNING ...MICCA--SO NEWSOM JUST GAVE BUSINESSESLIKE YOURS THEGREEN LIGHT TO REOPEN ONMONDAY-- WHAT DOES THIS REALLYMEAN TO YOU?--WHAT HAS BEEN THE MOSTCHALLENGING PART ABOUT THISPANDEMIC--OUTDOORS?--WHERE HAVE YOU FOUND SUPPORT?--NOW I WANT TO SHIFT GEARS ANDTALK ABOUT SANITIZATION,MANY COSMETOLOGIST IN THECOMMUNITY HAVETOLD ME THAT ONE OF THE MAINFOCUSES IN COSEMETOLOGYSCHOOL HAS ALWAYS BEENSANITIZATION METHODS--CAN YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUTHOW SERIOUS THIS ASPECT ISWITHIN YOUR INDUSTRY--AND WHYLOCALS SHOULD MAYBEFEEL MORECOMFORTAB LE GETTINGTHESE SERVICES?MORE INDUSTRIES WILL EVENTUALLYOPEN WHEN KERN COUNTY GETSMOVED TO A LESS SEVERE TIER --BUT THAT DEPENDS ONKERN'S COVID METRICS, WHICH WILLBE MONITORED PERIODICALLY BY THESTATE.WHERE CAN VIEWERS FIND YOURSALON?THE PANAMA-BUENA VISTA UNIONSCHOOL DISTRICT IS