Local residents react to state-mandated mask requirement

Charmaine Nero reports

EVERYONE OUTSIDE IN PUBLICAREAS WILL BE REQUIRED TO WEARA MASK GOVERNOR NEWSOMANNOUNCED THAT IT'S NOWMANDATORY.HAVING NO LEADS OR DAYWALKING AROUND ENJOYING MYSELFGETTING SOME SUN JOE'S EMMADEROZAN IS ONE OF A FEW PEOPLEOUT ENJOYING THE NICE WARMWEATHER JUST FINDING OUTCALIFORNIANS ARE NOW REQUIREDTO WEAR A MASK OR FACECOVERING AS THE NUMBER OFCORONAVIRUS CASES CONTINUES TORISE REALLY DIFFICULT TO HAVEA CONVERSATION WITH SOMEBODYESPECIALLY FROM THE GROCERYSTORE AND I'M TALKING TO THECASHIER THE CALIFORNIADEPARTMENT OF HEALTH ISSUEDUPDATED GUIDANCE REQUIRINGPEOPLE TO WEAR A MASK WHILEINDOORS IN A PUBLIC SPACE ANDOUTDOORS WHEN SOCIALDISTANCING ISN'T AN OPTIONSOMETHING KAPPA SEEN CHAPMANWILLIAMS SAYS IS NECESSARY YOUKNOW IF WE REALLY WANT TO TRYTO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE.

WE WANTTO KEEP OUR ELDERLY SAY IF YOUWANT TO KEEP OUR CHILDRENSAFE.

WHY NOT GO THE EXTRAMILE UNDER THE NEW ORDERCHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 2PEOPLE WITH MEDICAL AND MENTALHEALTH DISABILITIES AND PEOPLESITTING AT A RESTAURANT,EATING OR DRINKING ARE EXEMPTFROM THE REQUIREMENTS AND ICANNOT IMPRESS UPON PEOPLEMORE WE'RE NOT OUT OF THEFIRST WAVE OF THIS PANDEMIC.AND WE ARE ENTERING ALIKELIHOOD THAT SECOND WAVE.THIS FALL AND SO PLEASEPLEASE WEAR FACE COVERINGSGOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOME SAYSWELL MASK WERE PREVIOUSLY ONLYRECOMMENDED HE SAYS TOO MANYPEOPLE ARE PUTTING THEIRHEALTH IN THE LIVES OF OTHERSAT RISK, A SPOKESPERSON WITHSACRAMENTO COUNTY ISSUED ASTATEMENT SAYING.ARE ENVIRONMENTALMANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT THATREGULATES MANY BUSINESSES INTHE COUNTY AND ARE SOON TO BEHIGHER NAVIGATORS TO HELPSMALL BUSINESSES REOPEN UNDERCURRENT GUIDELINES, WE'LL WORKTO EDUCATE OWNERS AND STAFF ONHOW TO BEST OPERATE THEIRBUSINESSES TO MEET ALL STATEGUIDELINES FOR THEIR INDUSTRY.WELL PEOPLE LIKE JEREMY MORSEII WEARING MASKS SHOULD STILLBE CONSIDERED AN OPTION YOUKNOW IT IT DOESN'T STOP MEFROM WHETHER OR NOT I WANT TOWEAR A MASK IS WHETHER OR NOTI HAVE THE RIGHT TO WE SHOULDHAVE THE RIGHT TO CHOOSEWHETHER OR NOT WE SHOULD BEABLE OTHERS ARE CHOOSINGSAFETY FIRST TIME IN IF ITMAKES PEOPLE FEEL BETTER ABOUTGOING OUT AND BEING AROUNDEACH OTHER THAN LIKE THAT SOBE IT LET'S DO IT.

THE COUNTYSAYS THEY'RE NOW RELYING ONBUSINESSES AND WORKPLACES TOENSURE PEOPLE FOLLOW THESE NEW