CA refuses to comply with the Tourist Town Lockdown Order


A popular tourist destination in California is saying thank you, but not thanks to the state’s recent stay-at-home order as cases of coronavirus continue to rise.

Democratic governance in a city of about 6,000 people. Gavin rejected the orders of News, which came into force on Tuesday and extended until January 4.

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Restrictions dictate that individuals stop eating … as well as bars, museums, family entertainment centers and personal care services.

Last week, Rowan Tussauds, a one-term mayor of Solvang, filed an emergency proposal at a city council meeting that the city would not comply with the lockdown order. The motion passed unanimously 5-0.

In a Dec. 7 letter to the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, Touisant previously wrote that business owners and residents had expressed “significant concerns” about the shutdown at the council.

“The Solvang community has done a great job of being mindful, safe and responsible while sustaining our local economy in these challenging times.” He said. “The current state order is imaginative, unnecessary and quite clear negligence. It is about protecting our community in a safe, balanced and sensible way.”

Two days later, Touisent wrote a letter to the city in which News’s actions were “not to be outdone in a catastrophic way.”

Located 40 minutes from downtown Santa Barbara, Solvang relies heavily on its small businesses – especially during the holiday season.

The Danish-themed business – some making hand-carved nutcrackers and others wine during Julefest – won the Central Coast’s treasure of the country’s best “Christmas Cities”.

Store owners told SF Gate on Friday that revenue from December would help Solvang traditionally slow in January.

In addition, since the city’s previous shutdown, employees have begun spending any federal aid at the start of the epidemic.

The city has asked local law enforcement not to discipline businesses to keep them going, arguing that the county’s intensive care unit capacity is more than 15% which the state says needs to be shut down.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department told the Santa Yenez Valley Star on Dec. 8 that they would “make every effort to use discretion, education and incentives to obtain voluntary compliance, but that enforcement options would be a tool to salute the public in case of repetition or risk.” Terrible violation. “

Nevertheless, as part of the Southern California region, Solvang and Santa Barbara counties are connected to Los Angeles, which appeals to the Central Coast region.

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Santa Barbara County cases have seen an upward trend in December, according to data from the Santa Barbara County Community Data Dashboard.

On Saturday, Golden State broke the record of 35,729 new cases, as well as daily hospital admissions and deaths: 12,444 and 225, respectively.