ORDERS

New Statewide Regional STAY AT HOME ORDER Effective December 5, at 12:59 pm

The State of California has ordered that all counties in the newly established "Southern California region," (which includes Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Orange, Imperial, Inyo, Mono, Riverside, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Ventura counties), are effectively shutdown for a minimum of three weeks.

Although Los Angeles County Public Health orders mandated much of what is in the new California order, additional restrictions that affect our city are as listed below.

• All individuals shall stay home or at their place of residence except as necessary to conduct activities associated with the operation, maintenance, or usage of critical infrastructure (essential workforce),  as required by law, or as specifically permitted in this order. (Worship and political expression activities conducted outdoors are permitted as long as they follow county guidelines.)
• Hair Salons, barbershops and personal care services (includes nail salons).
• All gatherings with members of other households are prohibited.
• "Except as otherwise required by law, no hotel or lodging entity in California shall accept or honor out of state reservations for non-essential travel, unless the reservation is for at least the minimum time period required for quarantine and the persons identified in the reservation will quarantine in the hotel or lodging entity until after that time period has expired."

For the complete order and further restrictions, see the order below or visit the State website: About COVID-19 restrictions - Coronavirus COVID-19 Response (ca.gov)

New County Restrictions Effective Monday, November 30, 2020

The Los Angeles County Public Health Department announced that effective Monday, November 30th a stay at home order in effect through December 20th and will limit only essential and emergency workers, or those getting essential services to leave their homes.

All gatherings, except for constitutionally protected church services and protest are prohibited.

Those allowed to operate will have to adhere to the previously issued restrictions (masks and social distancing), along with the new maximum occupancy limits:

• Essential Retail - 35%
• Non-essential retail - 20%
• Personal care services - 20%
• Libraries - 20%
• Fitness centers with outdoor operations - 50%
• Outdoor trails and parks are permitted with household individuals only (public playgrounds are closed)
  

This is only a summary of the order. For full information on the order, please see the order on the

County of Los Angeles' of Public Health's website:

COVID-19 Reopening LA - LA County Department of Public Health

New County Restrictions Effective Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at 10:00pm

The Los Angeles County Public Health Department announced that effective Wednesday, November 25th at 10:00pm that ALL indoor and outdoor dining at restaurants, breweries, wineries and bars will be prohibited for at least three weeks. Only pick up and delivery will be allowed. This is pursuant to the County's announcement issued on the 20th which noted that:

If the five-day average of cases in the County becomes 4,000 or more or hospitalizations are more than 1,750 per day, the following restriction will be added:

• Outdoor and indoor dining at restaurants, breweries, wineries and bars will be prohibited and these businesses will only be able to offer pick-up and delivery. Businesses in this sector are being notified via email by DPH, which will work with them to ensure a smooth transition.

(See post dated November 20 for specifics.)

New Statewide Restrictions Effective November 21, at 10:00pm

The State of California has ordered that all counties in Tier One (Purple), that includes Los Angeles County, are subject to a curfew (or limited stay at home order) to stay at home from the hours of 10:00pm to 5:00am with limited exceptions through at least December 21st. In part,

". . .requiring that all gatherings with members of other households and all activities conducted outside the residence, lodging, or temporary accommodation with members of other households cease between 10:00pm PST and 5:00am PST, except for those activities associated with the operation, maintenance, or usage of critical infrastructure[1] or required by law. This order does not apply to persons experiencing homelessness. Nothing in this order prevents any number of persons from the same household from leaving their residence, lodging, or temporary accommodation, as long as they do not engage in any interaction with (or otherwise gather with) any number of persons from any other household, except as specifically permitted herein . . . This order remains in effect until 5:00am PST on December 21, 2020, and may be extended or revised as needed."

For full information on the order, please see the order on the State of California's Department of Public Health's website:

https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/COVID-19/limited-stay-at-home-order.aspx

New County Restrictions Effective Friday, November 20, 2020

All items italicized are taken directly from the County website (https://covid19.lacounty.gov/covid19-news/los-angeles-county-to-implement-tighter-safeguards-and-restrictions-to-curb-covid-19-spread/). Please note this is not the entire order, rather information pertinent to our businesses.

The first measures, effective this Friday, are:

• For non-essential businesses permitted to operate indoors—including retail stores, offices, personal care services—occupancy will be limited to 25% maximum capacity.
• The number of patrons at outdoor restaurants, breweries and wineries will be limited to 50% max outdoor capacity.
• The number customers at cardrooms, outdoor mini-golf, go-karts and batting cages will be limited to 50% maximum outdoor capacity.
• Services at personal care establishments may only be provided by appointment to customers wearing face coverings by staff wearing face coverings.
• Services that require either the customer or the staff to remove their face covering, such as facials and shaves, are not permitted.
• Food and drinks cannot be served at these establishments to customers.
• Restaurants, breweries, wineries, bars, and all other non-essential retail establishments must close from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m.
• Outdoor gatherings remain the only gatherings permitted, and they must only include 15 people maximum who are members of no more than 3 households.

The following MAY be implemented if these circumstances occur:

If the five-day average of cases in the County becomes 4,000 or more or hospitalizations are more than 1,750 per day, the following restriction will be added:

• Outdoor and indoor dining at restaurants, breweries, wineries and bars will be prohibited and these businesses will only be able to offer pick-up and delivery. Businesses in this sector are being notified via email by DPH, which will work with them to ensure a smooth transition.

If the five-day average of cases in the County becomes 4,500 or more or hospitalizations are more than 2,000 per day, the following restriction will be added:

• A Safer at Home Order will be instituted for three weeks. The Order would only allow essential workers and those securing essential services to leave their homes.
• A 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. curfew would be mandated, with essential workers exempt.

The Duarte Chamber will continue to update this site if changes occur.

The County of Los Angeles is regularly updating resources on COVID-19 and offers today's update in an effort to keep you and yours informed. Please share the following up-to-date information:
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Health Officer Order Updates
On Friday, The Department of Public Health made additional updates to the Health Officer Order. All personal care establishments, including massage therapists, tanning salons, electrologists, waxing, and body art studios, can now operate indoors with modifications. In addition, recreational activities such as batting cages, mini golf and go cart racing can now operate outdoors, also with modifications.

As for breweries and wineries, reservations will no longer be required; however, it is strongly recommended that these businesses continue to operate with reservations only to prevent crowding. At wineries, tastings will no longer require a meal being served. 

As with all modifications to Health Officer Orders, businesses must comply with all of the required public health protocols in order to keep residents, customers and staff as safe as possible.

To view the complete updated health officer order, click here.

Public Health Announces Timeline for Sector Re-openings

35 New Deaths and 1,148 New Positive Cases of Confirmed COVID-19 in Los Angeles County

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (Public Health), in consultation with the Board of Supervisors, will revise the Health Officer Order to allow for limited in-door operations at nail salons and shopping malls, outdoor operations for cardrooms, re-opening of outside playgrounds and the school waiver program for grades TK-2.
 
The following sectors and program will be allowed to reopen on the following dates under the following restrictions:

Sector: Nail Salons
Date of Reopening: October 1
Restrictions: Indoor services may resume at 25% capacity. Outdoor services should continue as much as possible.

Sector: Schools (TK-2) Waiver Program
Date of Reopening: Applications can be submitted on October 5
Restrictions: Limited to 30 schools per week.

Sector: Cardroom
Date of Reopening: October 5
Restrictions: Outdoor operations only. Food and beverages may not be served at the tables.

Sector: Indoor Shopping Malls
Date of Reopening: October 7
Restrictions: Occupancy limited to 25% capacity; all food courts and all common areas remain closed.

Sector: Outside Playgrounds
Date of Reopening: At the discretion of cities and LA County Parks and Recreation
Restrictions: Face coverings and physical distancing are required.

Please refer to guidelines that are applicable to your industry. For more information visit the LA county protocol website - http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/media/coronavirus/reopening-la.htm

Updated October 1, 2020

Please see a quick summary document (below) of the different resources available to small businesses in LA County. This list encompasses LA County, State, and non-profit/private resources. 

Updated September 16, 2020

Please see the updated order. The below information is taken in part from the order and is not the complete order. The changes are essentially:

• All gatherings are banned (previously it was 10 or more people)
• Personal grooming services, golf courses, drive-in movie theaters and all shopping centers (except essenital businesses) are now closed.
• Essential businesses must adhere to the following guidelines:
• Post a sign at your entrance. A sample sign is included in pdf and a Word document in the event you wish to modify.
• Customers and workers must be separated by six feet if at all possible
• Make available hand sanitizer containing at least 60% alcohol and/or hand-washing stations with soap and water
• Clean and sanitize your site
• Restaurants may operate for pick-up and delivery only
• Still closed: Bars, gyms, movie theaters, all playgrounds (except those within a child-care center)

Essential activities that you can still perform are: 

1. Grocery shopping and delivery of same to others
2. Get medical necessities including doctor or vet visits, medicines and/or supplies
3. Provide care for others that may not be able to provide for themselves
4. Legal reasons (court, administrative and social services, and court or law enforcement orders)​

At the Duarte Chamber, we are aware that the new State and County "Safer at Home" orders, will have a huge impact on businesses and communities throughout the state. While this information is just hours old, we wanted to bring it to you with additional resources.

Below you will find some key information taken directly from the orders. At the time of this posting, the City of Duarte has not enacted any further restrictions than the County has ordered. Both the State and County orders are available here.