After nearly seven hours of debate, Riverside County officials voted unanimously late Friday to rescind all of the county's stay-at-home orders that go beyond the governor's restrictions.
After nearly seven hours of debate, Riverside County officials voted unanimously late Friday to rescind all of the county’s stay-at-home orders that go beyond the governor’s restrictions.
During the meeting, 5th District Supervisor Jeff Hewitt said that he didn’t feel he needed to wear a mask, citing conflicting evidence of its benefits, but that he would continue to do so if certain businesses require it.“That’s my personal choice,” he said. “I think that people are smart enough to make [that] decision themselves.”
. Those include for a county to not have more than one COVID case per 10,000 people, or any COVID-19 death, in 14 days.Jessica Schuurnans writes down comments she will present to the Riverside County Board of Supervisors during its emergency meeting. Friday. “It’s time to open California,"she said. She also brought along the posters on the left.
Hewitt said that he questioned Newsom’s leadership and that he wanted to remove all of his restrictions. A crowd of protesters, who demanded the rescission of all the restrictions, cheered their support.When 1st District Supervisor Kevin Jeffries said the county didn’t have the power to revoke Newsom’s orders, Hewitt countered: “The funny part is we do all the enforcement so his power is powerless if you don’t enforce it.
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