SAN JOSE, Calif. — Three days after telling places of worship to keep their doors closed and pews empty until further notice regardless of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling saying
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
District court orders California’s defiant Santa Clara County to let churches resume inside worship services [The Mercury News :: BC-CORONAVIRUS-CALIF-CHURCHES-SANTACLARA:SJ]
SAN JOSE, Calif. Three days after telling places of worship to keep their doors closed and pews empty until further notice regardless of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling saying they could reopen, the state’s only holdout Santa Clara County has relented under special order.
In a statement issued at about 9 p.m. Pacific time on Monday, Santa Clara County announced that because of a temporary order from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued that evening, indoor worship services could resume after all, although at 20% of normal capacity.