{"id":8209,"date":"2022-02-14T13:20:11","date_gmt":"2022-02-14T20:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=8209"},"modified":"2022-02-14T13:20:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-14T20:20:11","slug":"the-pressure-is-on-newsom-and-california-democrats-to-lift-covid-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=8209","title":{"rendered":"The Pressure is on Newsom and California Democrats to Lift COVID Restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Written by William Hale<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Masks have been the predominant form of COVID policy since March 2020, and while many have embraced masking as the \u201cnew normal,\u201d others have fought against masking mandates entirely. With California\u2019s mask mandate for indoor businesses expiring February 15th (for vaccinated individuals), parents and kids are waiting for Gov. Gavin Newsome and his administration to lift the highly controversial mask mandate in schools.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In an interview with NBC on Friday, Newsom said that we are \u201cmoving out of the pandemic mindset.\u201d He also suggested that masks are a part of this \u201cpandemic mindset\u201d and that the removal of mandates in schools is a question of \u201cwhen\u201d rather than \u201cif.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Requiring six-year-olds to wear ineffective cloth masks for the entire school day is, of course, completely ridiculous, but the hypocrisy of California\u2019s elected officials at the Super Bowl was unsurprising. Los Angeles&#8217;s SoFi Stadium was packed with ~70,000 individuals, including<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JZachreson\/status\/1493013088731222017\"> unmasked politicians<\/a> and celebrities like LA Mayor<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2022\/02\/14\/la-mayor-eric-garcetti-celebs-called-out-for-maskless-super-bowl\/\"> Eric Garcetti, Lebron James and Jennifer Lopez.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite the non-compliance of these big names, thousands of kids in the Los Angeles Unified School District will surely be masked-up for the rest of the school year \u2014 considering that LA county\u2019s mask mandate is extended indefinitely.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the Governor&#8217;s rhetoric suggests light at the end of the tunnel, Democratic lawmakers seem insistent on sustaining California\u2019s COVID tyranny. For example, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks of Oakland recently proposed a vaccination mandate for all businesses, their employees, and independent contractors. AD-1993 would force small businesses to pay fees for failing to comply with the proposed vaccine mandate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For now, eyes are on Newsom and Garcetti as patience for masking continues to dwindle among ordinary people.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photo Cred: Mark J. Terrill\/AP<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by William Hale Masks have been the predominant form of COVID policy since March 2020, and while many have embraced masking as the \u201cnew normal,\u201d others have fought against masking mandates entirely. With California\u2019s mask mandate for indoor businesses expiring February 15th (for vaccinated individuals), parents and kids are waiting for Gov. 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