{"id":2950,"date":"2020-04-30T10:00:22","date_gmt":"2020-04-30T17:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2950"},"modified":"2020-04-30T17:23:12","modified_gmt":"2020-05-01T00:23:12","slug":"oceanside-officials-ask-for-leniency-to-begin-safe-reopening-of-local-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=2950","title":{"rendered":"Oceanside Officials Ask for Leniency to Begin Safe Reopening of Local Businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by Michael Palomba<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

The City of Oceanside is looking to relax it\u2019s coronavirus lockdown, which includes opening beaches and the local economy.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

During a recent Oceanside City Council meeting, council members directed staffers to prepare a letter to be sent to San Diego County Health and Human Services Officer\u00a0Wilma J. Wooten.<\/span><\/p>\n

The letter was produced and disseminated earlier this week, and was signed by Oceanside Mayor Peter Weiss, Deputy Mayor Jack Feller, Councilman Ryan Keim, and Councilman Christopher Rodriguez.<\/p>\n

The letter demands that beginning May 1\u2014when the current Order of the Health Office and Emergency Regulations expires\u2014several changes be made to grant leniency to Oceanside.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Oceanside leaders ask for an updated order “that is sensible and provides for a phased and structured opening of our economy. Although necessary at the time, the current Order includes restrictions that, based on current data, can be eased and would provide opportunities for additional businesses to open on a limited basis and begin the period of economic reco<\/span>v<\/span>ery.”<\/span><\/p>\n

The current data is in reference to Oceanside’s remarkable success in “flattening the curve,” which has minimized the number of COVID-19 cases and kept hospitals well within their capacities. Additionally, three specific requests are made:<\/p>\n