Santa Clara County got their late Phase 2 reopening variance approved over the weekend so today places like hair salons can open; first time since early March. Got my afternoon appt. set for today. Figured no way of knowing what the weeks ahead will bring as far as falling back on reopening of things so getting it cut short to last for a few months if need be.
However not all counties at this time will be able to have hair salons stay open.
Gov. Newsom is speaking now and is Statewide shutting down some indoor operations like bars for example. As for the specific 30 counties on the WatchList (see screen grab below), pull backs will shut down some indoor things, like hair salons. Here’s the list from a few slides if you’re interested.
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Santa Clara County's absence from being included from the Watch List was short lived. The scheduled Mon. 7/13 opening of hair salons, etc. in this late Phase 2 plan got blown up on Sunday, 7/12 apparently when the State put Santa Clara County on it's Watch List the day before stores were scheduled to open for the first time. Today on KCBS we heard some very frustrated Santa Clara County business owners in an interview complaining about just opening their shops for the very first time and then being required to close them. I was confused so went to the SCC website for news releases. Sure enough it was true.
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JULY 13 (click for add'l SCC info) - The County of Santa Clara was added to the State’s monitoring list on Sunday July 12, 2020. In light of the Governor’s announcement, the County sought clarification on the effect of today’s announcement in our County. The State confirmed this afternoon that it will require sectors closed for indoor operations in counties on the monitoring list to
close in Santa Clara County effective Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 12:01 a.m. We wanted to share this information with businesses and residents as soon as possible. "
I really do feel for these business owners who clearly spent a lot of time getting their businesses and staff set up to open Monday and then suddenly having the rug kind of yanked out from under them and now only reopening for 2 days. Clearly our numbers which had kept SCC off the Watch List deteriorated and put us back on it. As you can see from Newsom's slide presentation Mon. 7/13 at noon (above post), Santa Clara County was NOT on the Watch List then.
I'm very glad I had jumped on calling Monday morning to get a hair appt. My regular stylist wasn't scheduled yet and at first I decided to wait until she was available later in the week but after about 10 minutes of thinking about it, called back and made an appointment with another stylist, really anxious that this exact thing could happen. When I went in Monday afternoon for my cut, there were only 2 stylists working the shop where normally it would be like 6-8. So we were 4 people all with masks. Temperature check on entering. Distance floor markings were inside and outside the salon, all seating was blocked off as well as no magazines to look at. No blow dries, only 1 person would be doing shampooing but she wasn't there, no coloring or perms, pretty much wetting your hair and cutting and that was it to keep it quick. While I was there about a half dozen people (all with masks) did walk in to be told they were booked for the day and they'd have to call and get an appt. tomorrow.
For anyone on the Peninsula really wanting a hair cut,
San Mateo County (cities including Menlo Park and northward) is still Off the Watch List so their business can still operate. This was on their website:
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JULY 14 (click for add'l SMC info) - Governor Newsom’s measures further emphasize the need for all of us to do our part in stopping the spread of COVID-19,” said Dr. Scott Morrow, San Mateo County Health Officer. “That means wearing a face covering, maintaining social distancing, and limiting our activities. It’s up to us to determine our future.”
Outdoor dining is still allowed in San Mateo County and because the County is not on the state’s COVID-19 “watch list,” gyms, churches, hair salons, malls and other businesses can remain open."
I have to say I feel for people who need to travel between counties in Calif. and trying to keep straight what is currently allowed or not.