The county has to keep the number of active COVID-19 cases low, show readiness for a surge and meet testing criteria
THE GOVERNOR'S PLANON HOW AND WHEN TOREOPEN....EVEN IF THE COUNTYONLY HAS ONE ACTIVECASES...RIGHT NOW THEY AREOPEN FOR CURBSIDE ...BUT IN A SMALL CITY LIKEHOLLISTER..THATDOESN'T WORK AS WELLSO THEY ARE WORKINGBEST THEY CAN TO MOVETO THE END OF PHASETWO....WHEREOPERATION CAN EXPAND.DAVE WESTRICK-SANBENITO COUNTYCLIP#2367 02:13:38"THE IDEA BEING ONCETHROUGH THIS LOW RISK OFPHASE TWO...WE GET TOTHE END OF PHASE TWO TDINERS CAN OPEN,"HOLLISTER'S MAYORTELLS US THEY HAVE ANIDEA FOR WHEN SANBENITO COUNTY ISAPPROVED TO MOVE TOTHE END OF PHASETWO..CLOSING OFF ADOWNTOWN STREET TOGIVE BUSINESSES MORESPACE TO OPERATEOUSIDE.IGNACIO VELAZQUEZ-HOLLISTER CITY MAYORCLIP#2399 02:36:13 "OURGOAL IS TO MAKE SURE THEYUNDERSTAND WE ARE HERETO BACK THEM UP, AND WEARE GOING TO DOEVERYTHING WE CAN TO GETTHAT SURGE IN BUSINESSBACK TO THEM," IN ORDERTO DO THAT...THE COUNTY HAS TOKEEP THE NUMBER OFACTIVE COVID-19 CASESLOW...SHOW THE STATEDEPARTMENTOF PUBLICHEALTH, THEY AREREADY FOR ASURGE..WITH ADEQUATESUPPLIES...THE COUNTY WILLL NEEDTO CONTINUE TO MEETTESTING CRITERIA..DAVE WESTRICK-SANBENITO COUNTYCLIP#2367 02:15:07 "YOUKNOW I'M NOT SURE WE AREGOING TO BE FIRST ORNOT..WE ARE TRYING OURDARNEST IN DOING ALL THATSNEEDED TO DO TO MAKETHAT HAPPEN SO OURPEOPLE CAN GET BACK TOWORK ..BUSINESS CANREOPEN AGAIN," ONMONDAY THE COUNTYREPORTS ONE ACTIVECASE...IN A POPULATIONOF MORE THAN 60-THOUSAND PEOPLEIGNACIO VELAZQUEZ-HOLLISTER CITY MAYORCLIP#2399 02:37:07 "WEDONT WANT TO GO BACK.
WEDONT WANT TO EXPERIENCETHIS WHOLE THING OVERAGAIN," BUTT TO 02:35:05"WE'VE DONE TOO GOOD OF AJOB HERE IN SAN BENITOCOUNTY TO BLOW ITNOW...WE GOT TO DO ITSAFE,"THE COUNTY STILL HAS AFACE COVERING ORDEIN PLACE.PEOPLE WILL STILL NETO KEPE 6 FEET APART INPUBLIC...DAN...###IN MONTEREYCOUNTY THE PUBLIC
Santa Clara County had the first reported COVID-19 case and death. As California begins easing the business lockdown, local..