Coronavirus pandemic. Wear a mask or face a fine. Just about 40 minutes ago, San Mateo County supervisors approved a proposal to do just that. Heres what it could cost you. Fines start at 100 burcks for te first offense and can get as hig high as 500. Maryanne . Reporter well, the county supervisors just voted on this and the decision was unanimous. Now, this new ordnance goes into effect immediately. This barber shop in downtown san mateo is now offering haircuts outside. Its the only way they can operate now that San Mateo County has landed on the states covid19 watch list because of a spike in cases and hospitalizations. To curb that trend and get more people to wear masks, today supervisor david canepa proposed an emergency ordnance to fine people who dont. People need to wear their damn mask. They need to take it serious. People are dying because of a virus and theres a lot of a lot at stake economically. Because of whats happening around closures. Reporter if approved, the new or
Dragging a woman across a parking lot during the arrest. Garcia denied a systematic issue. We have problem officers that we need to address, absolutely. But im not going to say we have a culture issue. Chief garcia is pretty young, has he said what he wants to do next . I asked him that specifically. But he did not answer the question saying hes going to look at all of his options. And he does have a lot of options as you mentioned. Hes only 50 years old. Previous chiefs that have left the Department Around that age have gone on to prestigious jobs in washington, consulting with Law Enforcement agencies, as well as other departments. So a lot of options available to the chief coming from a place like san jose and as you mentioned, he has a long career here in san jose. But im pretty sure that this wont be the end of his Law Enforcement or professional career. He steps down in january, right . Absolutely. Hes going to step down at the end of the year but he may, opt out sooner because a
Coming home. A san quentin inmate who is up for parole in just a few months is dying of covid19 at a bay area hospital. His daughter now forced to make a very difficult decision tonight weather or not to keep him on life support kron fours michelle kingston is at san quentin with more on this heartbreaking story. Want to swartz is father has been battling coronavirus for weeks now he told his daughter with a nod of his head that he doesnt want to live like this anymore. My dad is not brain dead that he is there he just has control of his body and he will not back to want to short his father is 74 years old she says he contracted coronavirus at san quentin in june and has been fighting for his life for weeks unable to speak he listens to his daughter on facetime calls every day and nods in blanks to communicate the 2 of them are very close despite his incarceration there are so many people that are dying alone and so it is. The hardest part of the as of tuesday, there are more than 2200
For those who dont comply and has called for noelle bellow reports now one supervisor believes the ordinance will help get his county back on track. I think if we do this and were aggressive more aggressive. In terms following this i think we can get off the watch list and then its up to the governor to lift the restrictions, no mask in San Mateo County could mean youll have to pay up. Supervisor david can up introduced the new mask ordinance tuesday, calling it a common sense solution for spine is a 100. A second finds 200. 3rd vibe is 500 of the ordinance also implements new fines for businesses who dont comply starting at 250 all the way up to 3,000 the reason were doing this is to save lives. No different then when a police officer. Science someone for a seat belt we have seen an increase in regards to people or 14 others not wearing mask the San Mateo County Sheriffs Office says theyll focus on education first. But the mandate gives them another tool to encourage people to follow
Home. Dr. Nicole saphier will weigh in on that news. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says she sell whoing firm in negotiations for stimulus to the american people. More proof that President Trump had to take matters into his own hands. Well hear from steve moore and congressman matt gaetz coming up. All that and more on making money. Charles well i think todays action coupled with yesterday reflects that the market is sensing continued improvement in the economy and also a belief that a vaccine happens sooner rather than later. Remember yesterday it was the travel stocks and Airline Stocks were rockin and socalled covid19 winners, they were hit hard. Part of this belief is being fueled by evidence. Take for instance the tsa travel data coming in at the highest level since late march. We had some false alarms this year on all the names. I want to bring in david nelson and Wealth Enhancement Group senior vp, nicole webb. Nicole, weve seen the travel stocks popped big, casino stocks and then t