Ill go through those very il in a moment but just to remind you, our approach to addressing this issue going back many, many months. Weve made this point on multiple occasions, and that is commonly referred to a dimmer switch. Adata trend lines, as he point the experience of reopening in different parts of the state and people beginning to mix in different parts of the state begin to manifest, different conditions would present themselves as a consequence, we wanted to be prepared for those conditions based on the trend lines, based on the data, based on the science to modify our stay at home order subsequently meaning not on open economy or off shut down, but a dimmer switch looking at conditions throughout the nations populous state as they present themselves and as those trend lines become points of concern before headlines. Consequence of increase and Positivity Rate in hospitalization ands icus based upon the predicate this foundation we laid, we are announcing sy california. Rath
Not decreasing. Counties have self certified to ease more of the stayat home restrictions, this is in rural areas with very few cases. That includes El Dorado County were the governor spoke this afternoon. Those counties can move more quickly through phase two reopening. The governor said the counties are being cooperative, including sutter and yuba counties which he criticized last week for opening too soon, without state approval. I think we are up to 31 consultations, different counties we have been engaged with most have gone very well, some are not where they need to be. And we are going to try to do our best to work through some issues. Counties that meet certain benchmarks dining restaurants, shopping malls, and schools with modifications. The governor also used todays time at another danger that is of course wildfires. He outlined what is being done to protect Public Health and safety during this pandemic. Ktvu tom joins us now with the preparedness plans. Tom. Remake the virus
Homeless crisis during the coronavirus outbreak. Today she addressed a plan to address it. We have live coverage tonight from ktvus amber lee. She has been speaking with the city officials overseeing the plan and those living on the streets. Reporter i also spoke with neighbors. They tell me homeless tents have taken over the tenderloin neighborhood. We took a look at the problem and how the city is responding. With city hall as the backdrop, tense set up by Homeless People lined the streets of the tenderloin. By the citys own estimate there are no more than 310th, a 285 increase since january. Its very, very tight. People are edgy, people need space. Reporter mayor london breed rolled out a block by block play on wednesday that would include giving Homeless People space. Painted lines mark where a tent can be set up with six feet of social distancing on the street between the Asian Art Museum and the main library. It would transform the area to a sanctioned encampment for 52 tents and
Reopen. Wilson walker is live in petaluma where the longawaited reopening is off to a slow start tonight. Reporter thats exactly what i found, we are talking about book stores, Jewelry Stores, Clothing Stores, shoe stores, any number of businesses were eligible today to start opening their doors. I wandered around town for a while looking for folks who were excited to say, and we are open for business and i really didnt find much of that. I think a lot of us are still here in our shops to answer the phone and emails. Reporter as a Clothing Store owner, kathy could have opened her doors today, but she did not, and across town, plenty of eligible businesses appear to have made the same decision. Its hard to find exact information about what we are allowed to do and what we are not allowed to do so i have just kind of been laying low. Some of the employees are thrilled to get out of the house , some are little nervous. Reporter rick lewis was trying to open his Jewelry Stores today but it
Season. From january to may 10 of last year, we had 675 wildfires. From january until may 10. This year, we have had 1135 wildfires. What california continues to fight the viral pandemic, it must also be ready to fight wildfires while protecting the firefighters from the virus. This is being done by training and smaller groups with more spacing between firefighters. At real fires, base camp tents will be much farther apart to ensure distancing as well. Trying to do our best to suppress the spread. At the same time, we have to mitigate and suppress these fires. The priority . Use more people, aircraft, fire engines and equipment to knit fires in the bud. Initial attack is the key component to keeping fires small and keeping firefighters healthy. Pg e and other investor owned utilities in california will be wire to spend 5 billion on safety and wildfire mitigation. To a sure that happens, the governors increasing the state budget to launch a 106 person wildfire safety division. That divi