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VOL. 9, NO. 19
RESUSCITATING AMERICA FROM COVID-19’S GRIP Financial life support is only part of the issue Terry MILLER tmiller@beaconmedianews.com
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pening up the United States after months of a deadly pandemic altered our lives forever will be a bit like reinventing the wheel. On Monday, Pasadena council had discussions on the viability of the reopening process, effects and consequences in light of the staggering number of unemployment claims filed in the country since mid-March — 30 million. Some businesses can start reopening Friday, according to the governor, if new physicaldistancing measures are implemented, among other things. But it’s perhaps easier said than done. “As early as the end of this week, you will have the capacity as a retailer to begin to reopen for pickup: clothing, bookstores, music shops, sporting goods, florists — with Mother’s Day coming up — and other sectors within that retail sector,” Newsom said. Not everyone agrees with the so called fast track to reopening. In fact, on Tuesday afternoon Los Angeles County health officials warned of the dangers involved if we rush to reopen. Citing 1,313 deaths and 27,815 cases in the county, Dr. Barbara Ferrer, director of L.A. County Public Health, said we still need to be vigilant and maintain social distancing as much as possible. Factors related to certain businesses and recreational spaces re-opening in the county were released on Wednesday. In Michigan, last week, the intimidating side of hate and defiance showed its ugly head at
the state’s capitol where some people openly carried high power rifles, wore swastikas and carried Confederate flags. The images were alarming and garnered international attention. Statewide, however, Governor Newsom appears to be listening to public health experts as well as frustrated citizens. On Monday some of the beach restrictions were rescinded, particularly in Orange County, where massive protests have highlighted the frustration of the stay at home orders for some. In recent weeks, especially in Orange County, there have been multiple protests against the lockdown orders and in Huntington Beach there were 4,000 protesters, many of whom did not adhere to social distancing nor don any face coverings. It seems that defiance is very much on the minds of some business owners and residents alike. In San Clemente a privately owned restaurant defied state and county orders and opened up over the weekend as did a local gym in Victorville. Some say this is just the tip of the iceberg which is rapidly melting under the incendiary heat of the stay at home orders. A security guard was shot and killed at a Family Dollar store in Pennsylvania Friday when he told a woman to wear the sate-mandated face mask within the store. Two men allegedly approached the security guard and one shot him in the head as one yelled at the guard about “disrespecting his wife.”
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This sign on the door of Photoworks by Rick in Monrovia says it all. All retail business has suffered during the pandemic and while some are hopeful that they’ll reopen soon, some wonder if they can. – Courtesy photo by Rick Keshishi