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Yesterday, Governor Newsom announced new Regional Stay at Home Orders will go into effect in California to combat the dramatically increasing Covid-19 cases that are happening across the state. The City of Goleta is monitoring the status of the Governor's Stay at Home Order.
The Regional Stay at Home is not yet in effect in Santa Barbara County. The Southern California Region, where Santa Barbara County is included, has not yet reached the critical 15% ICU minimum bed and staffing capacity trigger to make the Order effective locally.
The Governor has identified five regions in California that will be evaluated to determine ICU bed and staffing capacity on a daily basis. When a region exceeds the critical 15% available ICU bed and staffing threshold, the Regional Stay at Home Order will activate. Santa Barbara County has been included in the Southern California Region which, as of yesterday, had 20.6% of the region’s ICU capacity available.
All of California’s five regions are currently in a tight range of ICU capacity availability, with Rural Northern California the lowest region at 18.6% and the highest in the Bay Area at 25.4%. As of today, Santa Barbara County’s staffed ICU bed capacity is 39%. The California Department of Public Health is evaluating county and regional ICU bed and staffing status on a daily basis and will be reporting the regional report cards on the state Department of Public Health website at covid19.ca.gov. The County will mirror this information on its website at publichealthsbc.org.
This information was presented at the Santa Barbara County press conference today. Supervisor Gregg Hart said, "If we all remain vigilant and can keep our local Covid-19 cases low I am hopeful we could emerge from the Stay at Home Order in position to move directly back into the red tier."
Regional Stay Home Order: The Regional Stay Home Order, announced December 3, prohibits private gatherings of any size, closes sector operations except for critical infrastructure and retail, and requires 100% masking and physical distancing in all others. The order will remain in effect for at least 3 weeks and, after that period, will be lifted when a region’s projected ICU capacity meets or exceeds 15%. This will be assessed on a weekly basis after the initial 3 week period. Learn more about this order. The state released a map of five regions and their current ICU capacity, as well as projected dates when regions will fall below the 15 percent threshold. The regions are:
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Northern California: Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Shasta, Siskiyou, Tehama, Trinity
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Bay Area: Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Monterey, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, Solano, Sonoma
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Greater Sacramento: Alpine, Amador, Butte, Colusa, El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Plumas, Sacramento, Sierra, Sutter, Yolo, Yuba
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San Joaquin Valley: Calaveras, Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, San Benito, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Tulare, Tuolumne
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Southern California: Imperial, Inyo, Los Angeles, Mono, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura
The Regional Stay Home Order instructs Californians to stay at home as much as possible to limit the mixing with other households that can lead to COVID-19 spread. It allows access to (and travel for) critical services and allows outdoor activities to preserve Californians’ physical and mental health. This limited closure will help stop the surge and prevent overwhelming regional ICU capacity.
In any region that triggers a Regional Stay Home Order because it drops below 15% ICU capacity, the following sectors must close:
- Indoor and outdoor playgrounds
- Indoor recreational facilities
- Hair salons and barbershops
- Personal care services
- Museums, zoos, and aquariums
- Movie theaters
- Wineries
- Bars, breweries, and distilleries
- Family entertainment centers
- Cardrooms and satellite wagering
- Limited services
- Live audience sports
- Amusement parks
The following sectors will have additional modifications in addition to 100% masking and physical distancing:
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Outdoor recreational facilities: Allow outdoor operation only without any food, drink or alcohol sales. Additionally, overnight stays at campgrounds will not be permitted.
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Retail: Allow indoor operation at 20% capacity with entrance metering and no eating or drinking in the stores. Additionally, special hours should be instituted for seniors and others with chronic conditions or compromised immune systems.
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Shopping centers: Allow indoor operation at 20% capacity with entrance metering and no eating or drinking in the stores. Additionally, special hours should be instituted for seniors and others with chronic conditions or compromised immune systems.
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Hotels and lodging: Allow to open for critical infrastructure support only.
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Restaurants: Allow only for take-out, pick-up, or delivery.
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Offices: Allow remote only except for critical infrastructure sectors where remote working is not possible.
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Places of worship and political expression: Allow outdoor services only.
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Entertainment production including professional sports: Allow operation without live audiences. Additionally, testing protocol and “bubbles” are highly encouraged.
The following sectors are allowed to remain open when a remote option is not possible with appropriate infectious disease preventative measures including 100% masking and physical distancing:
- Critical infrastructure
- Schools that are already open for in-person learning
- Non-urgent medical and dental care
- Child care and pre-K
The state and federal government are providing broad assistance to small businesses and employers impacted by COVID-19. This includes:
For more info go to https://publichealthsbc.org/regional-stay-at-home-order/
The City of Goleta will share updated information with our community members as we receive it. Stay safe and be well.
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