More than 100 hair salons and barbershops have the green light to reopen, according to the county, which expects further updates this week on other businesses being cleared to open their doors. County Health Officer Teresa Frankovich will be making the call based on COVID-19 results and other epidemiologic data. “Right now, our conditions are […]
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Humboldt County to Allow Modification of Parking Lots to Help Local Business Reopen
The Humboldt County Board of Supervisors is allowing alternative uses of the public right-of-way and will relax parking standards to help local businesses, restaurants specifically, to reopen. Because of social distancing guidelines, some restaurants are looking to place seating tables on private parking lots. However, according to the press release, “county regulations require businesses to […]
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List of Humboldt Retailers Certified to Reopen Continues to Grow
The county of Humboldt is reporting today that more than 235 local retailers have received reopening certifications from the Emergency Operations Center. According to the county, the businesses have submitted plans that “ensure the safety of employees and customers alike with enhanced staff training, screening for illness, thorough disinfection and physical distancing.” Residents are encouraged […]
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County Begins Approving Some Retail to Re-open to Walk-in Customers
The Humboldt County Emergency Operations Center approved at least 45 retail business health and safety operational plans yesterday, giving them the green light to re-open to walk-in customers. Yesterday, the state approved the county’s certification that it is ready to exercise local control over stage two of reopening and easing shelter-in-place restrictions, giving the county […]
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State Approves County’s Bid for Local Control Over COVID-19 Restrictions
The state of California has approved Humboldt County’s certification that it is ready to exercise some local control over the easing of stage two shelter-in-place restrictions, and the county is giving the green light to some local businesses to reopen on a limited basis once their health and safety operational plans are approved. Humboldt County […]
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State Clarifies What Businesses Can Open Friday, How They Must Operate
The state of California has issued guidelines detailing what retail businesses, including the companies that provide them logistical and manufacturing support, need to do in order to re-open for curbside and delivery services Friday amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The businesses must have all of the following provisions in place: requiring facial coverings for all employees […]
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Newsom: Easing of Shelter in Place to Begin Friday
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this afternoon that the state will begin a gradual, phased modification of his COVID-19 shelter-in-place order this week, allowing retail businesses that meet certain criteria to re-open for curbside pickup beginning Friday. Newsom said the modified order will also let associated manufacturers and supply chain businesses re-open Friday, so long […]
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Deadline Approaches for Community Members to Weigh in on Phases of Business Openings
Do you have feelings about which local non-essential businesses should re-open first after Gov. Gavin Newsom declares the state all clear to move out of portions of this COVID-19 induced statewide shelter-in-place order? If so, the county of Humboldt would like to hear from you. To reduce the risk to public health, the county plans to […]
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COVID-19 Economic Losses Continue to Mount
The economic losses of the COVID-19 induced shutdown continue to mount, with at least 270 more job losses in Humboldt County over the last week, according to an ongoing economic impact survey of local businesses conducted by the Office of Emergency Services. The 729 businesses that have responded report a total revenue loss of $30.2 […]
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County Survey: Nearly 1,700 jobs, More than $21 Million in Revenue Lost to COVID-19
Nearly 1,700 Humboldt County residents have lost their jobs and 11 local businesses have closed due to COVID-19 and the county’s resulting shelter-in-place order, according to updated results of an economic impact survey conducted by the Office of Emergency Services. In total, the 519 local businesses that have responded to the survey to date reported […]
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Unemployment Claims hit Record Levels with COVID-19 Shelter Orders (Video)
The number of Californians filing for unemployment benefits eclipsed the state’s highest number on record, dating back to the aftermath of the Great Recession. Experts fear that the worst is yet to come, especially for sectors of the economy still reeling from the state-ordered closure of non-essential businesses to reduce the spread of the coronavirus […]
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Eureka, County Seek Info on Impacts of Shutdown While Newsom Wants PG&E to Pay
The city of Eureka and the county of Humboldt are asking residents to help officials assess the economic damages and impacts to families as a result of PG&E’s Oct. 9 shutdown of the power grid. The blackout was what is known as a “public safety power shutoff,” a mechanism enacted by PG&E when certain weather […]