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While Pace continues to urge people to wear masks, his health order addendum removes a requirement that those who cannot wear them provide a doctor’s note as proof.
On May 21, Public Health Order C20-06 took effect mandating face coverings when entering Lake County businesses.
Since then, Lake County’s caseload has nearly doubled, rising to 23 cases.
Pace said masking “has been demonstrated to minimize the risk of people that are not showing symptoms spreading COVID-19 to others, and this is a key element of our strategy to reopen local businesses as quickly as we responsibly can, and keep them open.”
“If you are able to wear a face covering, please wear one – it can help keep others safe,” he said.
He acknowledged that some people truly cannot wear a mask, due to breathing difficulty or other negative physical or emotional consequences.
“In last week’s order, I encouraged people with such concerns to get a doctor’s note, in case they may otherwise receive push-back when trying to access local businesses,” said Pace.
His latest addendum clarifies that individuals are not required to provide written documentation of their medical exemption.
“If you are unable to wear a mask, you can and must help keep others safe in different ways, including by maintaining a minimum physical distance of 6 feet between yourself and anyone that is not a member of your immediate household at all times, unless protective shielding is in place,” said Pace.
He said business owners have a legal obligation to keep their employees and customers safe, and may lawfully refuse service if providing in-person service would threaten the well-being of others.
“Navigating these dynamics can be challenging at times, and I would encourage residents and business owners, alike, to exercise grace with one another and resolve to be as safe as we possibly can,” he said.
Pace said the goal is limiting the preventable spread of COVID-19 in order to keep the rate of infections manageable and minimize the chance of severe complications and deaths.
“That threat may seem abstract, since we haven’t had severe peaks in cases that have flooded our hospitals here; I certainly hope we never do,” he said.
“We will all be safer if we are each vigilant in managing our own risk of unknowingly spreading the virus to others,” Pace said. “For most of us, even though they can be uncomfortable, that will include wearing a face covering.”
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Forest Order No. 08-20-06 prohibits igniting, building, maintaining or using a fire except in developed recreation sites and wilderness within the Mendocino National Forest.
Forest Service officials are taking this necessary step to ensure that firefighters are available to safely respond and manage incidents.
In California, 95 percent of all wildfires are human-caused.
“With the above-normal fire season projected in much of California and the combined potential for wildfires and smoke to impact communities and firefighters, we need to reduce or eliminate human-caused wildfires and protect our firefighting resources. It is everyone’s responsibility to be fire safe at all times while visiting the forest,” said Forest Supervisor Ann Carlson.
Forest visitors will still be able to use pressurized liquid or gas devices – stoves, grills or lanterns – with shut-off valves, in an area at least 3 feet from any flammable materials.
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“This decision is made with the health, safety, and well-being of our students, faculty, staff, and community in mind,” said Cichocki.
“This was a very difficult decision, but after speaking with faculty leadership, deans, the vice president of academic affairs and others, it became clear that it was best to make the decision as soon as possible to allow time for thoughtful planning for the fall schedule to take place,” said Cichocki.
Cichocki is using the phrase, "primarily online" because there will be some courses that must have some limited in-person activities.
Any in-person activities will take place with appropriate safety precautions such as physical distance and sanitation measures, and will be held in small, stable groups.
Having most classes online will allow the physical space for these few classes to meet for limited times in-person.
The college has already announced all summer classes will be held online and all student services continue to be offered remotely.
For a list of online resources currently available for students please visit https://www.mendocino.edu/schedule .
Registration for both summer and fall are now open. The summer semester begins June 8 and fall semester begins Aug. 17. A full class listing can be found by visiting www.mendocino.edu .
When the time comes, college officials said the staff and faculty “look forward to beginning a thoughtful and deliberate transition back to on-campus instruction and services.”
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That delivery is called the “Update Leave” operation, and it began March 15 before all fieldwork was suspended March 18 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In California, 13 of the 30 Area Census Offices, or ACOs, were reopened on Memorial Day, May 25. That includes five offices in the Bay Area: Santa Rosa, San Mateo, Sunnyvale, San Jose and Concord.
These offices were opened earlier than the previously announced June 1 reopening of all ACOs because they cover households that are included in the Update Leave operation.
Temporary field staffers have been trained to observe all social distancing protocols and will wear official government-provided personal protective equipment for their safety and the safety of the public.
In Lake County, 5,212 households are estimated to receive the packets, the Census Bureau said.
The Census Bureau reported that, as of Thursday, the national self-response rate is 60.3 percent, California's response rate is 61.4 percent and Lake County's response rate is 40.1 percent.
The Update Leave operation is contactless and follows the most current federal health and safety guidelines.
Workers will deliver questionnaires to roughly 5.1 million households in the lower 48 states, including 34,000 households in the Bay Area.
The health and safety of Census Bureau staff and the public is always a top priority, the agency said.
People are strongly encouraged to respond promptly to the 2020 Census using the ID number included in the questionnaire packet.
Responding with a census ID or the paper questionnaire helps ensure the best count of their community. People can respond online, by phone or by using the paper form in the packet.