By Liz Kellar | Staff Writer
Entire aisles are off limits to people in the courtrooms to aid in social distancing at Nevada County Superior Court in Nevada City. People are required to wear face coverings at all times in the courthouse as well.
Photo: Elias Funez
It’s been nearly a year since Gov. Gavin Newsom imposed a statewide shelter-in-place order as a response to the growing toll from the burgeoning COVID-19 pandemic. Weeks of uncertainty followed as municipalities grappled with testing, ever-shifting health mandates and finally with vaccine protocols. A year later, many remain unsure there will ever be a return to “normal” as we once knew it.