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Thousands of Californians protested Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Stay at Home orders over the last week, from Huntington Beach to Sacramento and many places in between. While the media focused on beach access, protesters were mainly concerned about being able to get back to work, to save their businesses, and with pushing back against government overreach under the guise of a public health order.

Individuals were protesting and ready to revolt, but county officials were also beginning to push back against Newsom’s central control. Modoc County was the first to reopen, on Friday, May 1. Over the weekend Yuba and Sutter counties announced that they would be reopening. Kern County, in the Central Valley, rescinded its Stay at Home order May 2, but officials there noted that residents and businesses are still subject to the state order, and the Riverside County Board of Supervisors are expected to vote to reopen at their Monday meeting. In addition, some businesses in San Clemente (south Orange County) opened despite the county order still being in force.

During Newsom’s press conference a week ago Monday he said the state was “weeks, not months” away from reopening but by Friday (as protests raged throughout the state) he changed his tune to “days.” In Monday’s presser Newsom announced that indeed the state would move into “phase 2” of reopening this week:

Today we are announcing our efforts to update our stay-at-home guidelines and begin the process of moving into phase 2. That process will begin later this week.

On Thursday the 7th we will put out the guidelines. If the guidelines are met and modifications are made then people can start reopening with those modifications in these particular sectors as early as Friday.

If the guidelines aren’t put out until the 7th it is a little difficult to have all of those modifications in place by the 8th, Governor. Newsom (per usual) didn’t specifically outline which types of “retail” businesses will have the ability to reopen, but according to his comments bookstores, music stores, toy stores, florists, sporting goods retailers, and clothing stores are covered if they follow whatever guidelines are announced Thursday. Manufacturers serving those sectors can also reopen, provided they have “social distancing” measures in place to protect their employees.

read more here: https://www.redstate.com/jenvanlaar/2020/05/04/bowing-to-protest-pressure-cas-newsom-announces-some-business-openings-this-week/