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Our New Normal Week Five

“Safer at Home” Updated, Statewide Coronavirus Response

We are in our fifth week following Governor Newson’s March 18 order requiring all California residents until further notice to stay at home or place of residence except for those in businesses and functions deemed essential to 16 federally-designated “critical infrastructure” sectors.

The state last updated yesterday its “COVID Response – Stay Home Except for Essential Needs FAQs” offering further guidance.

Since our initial April 3 listing, we count four more California counties joining those which have implemented similar – and in many instances progressively stricter -- “Safer at Home” or “Shelter in Place” orders. To our knowledge, and as of April 17:

City or County Effective DateExpiration Date Resources
Alameda CountyMarch 31, 2020May 3, 2020Alameda County’s FAQs
Amador CountyApril 3, 2020April 30, 2020Amador County’s FAQs
BerkeleyMarch 31, 2020May 3, 2020City of Berkeley’s FAQs
Calaveras CountyMarch 27, 2020Until further noticeCalaveras County’s website
Colusa CountyApril 10, 2020May 8, 2020Colusa County’s websites
Contra Costa CountyMarch 31, 2020May 3, 2020Contra Costa County’s guidance
El Dorado CountyMarch 20, 2020April 30, 2020El Dorado County’s website
Fresno CountyMarch 26, 2020Until further noticeFresno County’s guidance
Humboldt CountyMarch 31, 2020Until further noticeHumboldt County’s FAQs
Imperial CountyApril 10, 2020Until further noticeImperial County’s guidance

Imperial County’s addendum to Safer at Home order.
Inyo CountyMarch 27, 2020Until further noticeInyo County’s FAQs
Kern CountyApril 16, 2020Until further noticeKern County’s website
Kings CountyApril 2, 2020Until further noticeKings County’s FAQs
Long BeachMarch 28, 2020Beaches to May 1, 2020; businesses April 19, 2020 or until further notice Long Beach’s amended order
Los Angeles CityApril 10, 2020May 15, 2020Los Angeles City’s FAQs
Los Angeles County (All unincorporated areas and cities in LA County except for Long Beach and Pasadena) April 10, 2020May 15, 2020Los Angeles County’s FAQs.

Marin CountyMarch 31, 2020May 3, 2020Marin County’s FAQs
Mendocino CountyApril 10, 2020May 10, 2020Mendocino County’s FAQs
Merced CountyApril 8, 2020Until further noticeMerced County’s FAQs
Mono CountyMarch 24, 2020Until further noticeMono County’s FAQs
Monterey CountyApril 3, 2020May 3, 02020Monterey County’s Guidance
Napa CountyApril 3, 2020April 30, 2020Napa County’s FAQs
Palm SpringsApril 7, 2020Until further noticePalm Springs’ FAQs

Palm Springs’s supplementary order
PasadenaMarch 22, 2020Until further noticePasadena’s FAQs
Placer CountyApril 16, 2020May 1, 2020Placer County’s guidance
Riverside CountyApril 6, 2020April 30, 2020Riverside County’s FAQs
City or County Effective DateExpiration Date Resources
Sacramento CountyApril 7, 2020May 1, 2020Sacramento County’s FAQs
San Benito CountyMarch 31, 2020May 3, 2020San Benito County’s website
San Bernardino CountyMarch 27, 2020Until further noticeSan Bernardino County’s FAQs
San Diego CountyApril 10, 2020 April 30, 2020San Diego County’s FAQs
San Francisco City and CountyMarch 31, 2020May 3, 2020San Francisco’s FAQs
San Joaquin CountyApril 14, 2020Until further noticeSan Joaquin County’s guidance
San Luis Obispo CountyApril 16, 2020April 30,2020San Luis Obispo County’s guidance
Santa Clara CountyMarch 31, 2020May 3, 2020Santa Clara County ’s FAQs
San Mateo CountyMarch 31, 2020May 3, 2020San Mateo County’s FAQs
Santa Cruz CountyMarch 31, 2020May 3, 2020Santa Cruz County’s FAQs
Solano CountyMarch 30, 2020April 30, 2020Solano County’s FAQs
Sonoma CountyMarch 31, 2020May 3, 2020Sonoma County’s FAQs
Stanislaus CountyApril 2, 2020Until further noticeStanislaus County’s website
Tehama CountyMarch 20, 2020April 30, 2020Tehama County’s Guidance
Ventura CountyApril 9, 2020April 19, 2020Ventura County ‘s website
Yolo CountyMarch 18, 2020May 1, 2020Yolo County’s press release extending deadline
Yuba CountyApril 6, 2020May 3, 2020Yuba County’s FAQs

Thanks to our legal assistant Daniska Coronado for this compilation. There appears to be no other attempted comprehensive statewide listing readily available online.

Perhaps there is good reason for this. We cannot confirm this collection is complete or will even still be current by nightfall. As applies to your locale, please use the above links and other online resources for updates. Requirements of varying strictness continue to change frequently, municipality-by-municipality.

See also:

For more information about these laws or other employment issues related to coronavirus, contact Tim Bowles, Cindy Bamforth or Helena Kobrin.

Tim Bowles
Daniska Coronado
April 17, 2020

April 17, 2020

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