{"id":8256,"date":"2022-02-18T14:06:18","date_gmt":"2022-02-18T21:06:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=8256"},"modified":"2022-02-18T14:06:18","modified_gmt":"2022-02-18T21:06:18","slug":"san-diego-elected-officials-advocate-for-local-control-of-covid-policy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=8256","title":{"rendered":"San Diego Elected Officials Advocate for Local Control of COVID Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Written by William Hale<\/p>\n

If you were to walk around a college campus or local San Diego grocery store, you might be surprised to learn that California ended its state-wide mask mandate this past Tuesday. Despite some Californians adopting mask-wearing indefinitely, others simply want public health policy to be generated locally \u2014 not from the Newsome administration in Sacramento.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Escondido mayoral candidate Dane White<\/a> is at the forefront of the fight to bring COVID related policy control back to local representatives and communities. White and other local advocates have formed a coalition of 21 board members from 12 counties, many from the North and East regions of San Diego County. White currently serves on the Escondido Union High School Board<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to grow this coalition, if you\u2019re a school board trustee city, if you\u2019re a city councilman, join us,\u201d said White in an interview with KUSI<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

While the mask mandate is over (for vaccinated individuals) in most indoor spaces, schools will maintain their mask requirement until the end of February. However, considering that parents and anti-mandate activists are especially concerned with masking policy for low-risk children, it is unclear why Newsome extended his mandate specially for schools .\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nonetheless, the growing coalition is asking Gov. Newsome to end the emergency order, which would leave the implementation of COVID related policy up to local officials like White.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe decisions are made best on local conditions, and we\u2019re the ones who understand our constituents, not the Governor,\u201d said White.<\/span><\/p>\n

Photo Cred: Dane White for Escondido Mayor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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