According to the
VC Star, the Ventura County sheriff sent out a press release during the most recent lockdown saying that he would direct his deputies to focus on COVID-19 education rather than issuing citations. Their approach is one of educating the public of the health orders and encouraging compliance with them,  Ventura County Sheriff Bill Ayub said in the statement.
In contrast, in recent weeks, the Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department has stepped up issuing citations and making arrests at super spreader events. Â
Update, 10:44 p.m.:Â California State Senator Henry Stern posted on Twitter on Wednesday night that he had direct-messaged actor Kirk Cameron, seeing if he could just stay home and hum quietly to himself this NYE, rather than organize a mass caroling rally, which Cameron announced he was planning at an undisclosed Malibu location for Dec. 31.
Outdoor dining decks along Highland Avenue, now controlled by the city, attracted bustling business last Friday. Photo
The City of Manhattan Beach’s attempt to help local restaurants by repurposing outdoor dining decks into city-controlled, public seating has come under direct fire from Los Angeles County Health Officer Muntu Davis.
Davis sent a letter to City Manager Bruce Moe that said the city’s repurposing of the dining decks “violates both the letter and the spirit” of the Safer At Home public health order issued by the County on December 9. Davis said the ban on outdoor dining is an essential part of the effort to limit gatherings.
Restaurant dining rooms spared in latest health directive but further capacity cuts enacted
Shelby County announces safer-at-home order limiting indoor dining By Kendall Downing | December 21, 2020 at 6:03 PM CST - Updated January 5 at 3:31 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Shelby County Health Department issued its latest directive, number 16, just before the 4 p.m. hour on Monday.
A few hours prior, groups of restauranteurs rallied outside the Shelby County Government building after a copy of a Safer At Home order was leaked over the weekend. That order, which the SCHD said was a draft, would have been similar to shutdown measures enacted in the spring and called for eliminating on-site dining at restaurants.
Municipal mayors say more restrictive health department orders could permanently harm businesses
New Shelby County health directive in the works By Kendall Downing | December 18, 2020 at 6:06 PM CST - Updated December 18 at 6:13 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Monday, the Memphis City Councilâs executive session will take up a resolution to support the issuance of a Safer At Home order by the Shelby County Health Department.
A copy of the resolution publicized Friday does not include specific details of what the order would entail. The online meeting is set for Monday at 10 a.m.
Earlier this week, Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter said future restrictive efforts would require cooperation of elected bodies amid criticism of health department authority.
Gratitude Co., a mask-making initiative spearheaded by four local women who had a goal of raising money to donate to the Pueblo Child Advocacy Center, recently made its $158 donation.
Lisa Perri, head of the operation, started sewing masks for friends and family. After word spread, she began taking orders with the intention of donating the proceeds.
Perri’s daughter Marissa Anaya, niece Sara Perri, and friend Holly Hannan were a part of the mask project, which helped make more than 350 masks over the span of seven months.
Perri said after hearing about the mission of Gratitude Co., nine out of every 10 customers were making monetary donations.