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These are trying and confusing times.
The frustration with new and complex COVID-19 restrictions was palpable across the state last week from parents who for a while couldn’t take their toddlers to the playground, to restaurant owners who feared they may have to close for good.
Some county sheriffs revolted and said they would not enforce Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest shutdown rules. Notably, San Diego County Sheriff Bill Gore was not among them.
As has been the case with previous pandemic guidelines, the new rules were tweaked in the face of opposition. Specifically, Newsom relented and reversed his decision that children’s playgrounds should be off limits.
Sheriffs of Los Angeles, Orange and Riverside counties refuse to enforce order
Newsom put Southern California and San Joaquin Valley on full lockdown
But flip-flopped on whether going to the beach would be allowed
This week he encouraged it after banning beachgoing in the spring
Frustrated residents and officials are paying less heed to new restrictions
The state set a one-day record of 220 deaths on Thursday