“Safer at Home” Up-to-Date, Statewide Coronavirus Response

We are entering week seven from Governor Newson’s March 18 order requiring all California residents to stay at home or place of residence until further notice. Businesses and functions deemed essential to 16 federally-designated “critical infrastructure” sectors are excepted. The state is regularly updating “COVID Response – Stay Home Except for Essential Needs FAQs” for further guidance.

The governor has specified six indicators to warrant modification of the March 18 order:

• The ability to monitor and protect our communities through testing, contact tracing, isolating, and supporting those who are positive or exposed;
• The ability to prevent infection in people who are at risk for more severe COVID-19;
• The ability of the hospital and health systems to handle surges;
• The ability to develop therapeutics to meet the demand;
• The ability for businesses, schools, and child care facilities to support physical distancing; and
• The ability to determine when to reinstitute certain measures, such as the stay-at-home orders, if necessary.

Since our April 17 listing, we count five more California counties and one city joining those which have implemented similar – and in many instances progressively stricter — “Safer at Home,” “Shelter in Place” or “Stay Well at Home” orders. Sutter and Yuba counties have issued a joint order, effective May 4, phasing out their previous restrictions. To our knowledge, and as of May 1:

City or County Effective DateExpiration Date ResourcesAlameda CountyApril 29, 2020May 31, 2020Alameda County’s FAQsAmador CountyApril 3, 2020May 15, 2020Amador County’s FAQs

Amador County’s press release

BerkeleyApril 29, 2020May 31, 2020City of Berkeley’s FAQsCalaveras CountyApril 29, 2020Until further noticeCalaveras County’s websiteColusa CountyApril 10, 2020May 8, 2020Colusa County’s websitesContra Costa CountyApril 29, 2020May 31, 2020Contra Costa County’s FAQsCulver CityMarch 16, 2020May 15, 2020Culver City’s press releaseEl Dorado CountyMarch 20, 2020April 30, 2020(expired)El Dorado County’s press releaseFresno CountyApril 10, 2020May 6, 2020Fresno County’s guidanceHumboldt CountyMarch 31, 2020Until further noticeHumboldt County’s FAQsImperial CountyApril 10, 2020Until further noticeImperial County’s guidance

Imperial County’s addendum to Safer at Home order

Inyo CountyMarch 20, 2020Until further noticeInyo County’s FAQsKern CountyApril 16, 2020Until further noticeKern County’s website Kings CountyApril 2, 2020Until further noticeKings County’s FAQs“restrictions mandated by the state will continue until the state ends its stay-at-home order,”Lake CountyApril 23, 2020June 1, 2020Lake County’s Press releaseLong BeachApril 10, 2020May 15, 2020Long Beach’s websiteLos Angeles CityApril 27, 2020May 15, 2020Los Angeles City’s FAQsLos 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 CountyApril 29, 2020May 31, 2020Marin County’s FAQsMendocino CountyApril 24, 2020May 10, 2020Mendocino County’s FAQsMerced CountyApril 8, 2020Until further noticeMerced County’s FAQsMono CountyMarch 24, 2020Until further noticeMono County’s FAQsMonterey CountyApril 3, 2020May 31, 2020Monterey County’s GuidanceNapa CountyApril 22, 2020Until further noticeNapa County’s FAQsNevada CountyApril 27, 2020May 15, 2020Nevada County’s FAQsPalm SpringsApril 7, 2020Until further noticePalm Springs’ FAQs

Palm Springs’s supplementary order

PasadenaMarch 22, 2020Until further noticePasadena’s FAQs

Pasadena’s supplementary order

Placer CountyApril 16, 2020May 1, 2020(expired)Placer County’s guidanceRiverside CountyApril 17, 2020June 19, 2020Riverside County’s FAQs

Riverside County’s press release

Sacramento CountyMay 1, 2020May 22, 2020Sacramento County’s FAQsSan Benito CountyMarch 31, 2020May 3, 2020San Benito County’s website San Bernardino CountyApril 25, 2020Until further noticeSan Bernardino County’s FAQsSan Diego CountyApril 27, 2020 Until further noticeSan Diego County’s FAQs

San Diego County’s press release

San Francisco City and CountyApril 29, 2020May 31, 2020San Francisco’s FAQsSan Joaquin CountyApril 24, 2020Until further noticeSan Joaquin County’s guidanceSan Luis Obispo CountyApril 16, 2020May 16, 2020San Luis Obispo County’s guidanceSanta Clara CountyApril 29, 2020May 31, 2020Santa Clara County ’s FAQsSan Mateo CountyApril 29, 2020May 31, 2020San Mateo County’s FAQsSanta Barbara CountyApril 24, 2020May 31, 2020Santa Barbara’s FAQsSanta Clara CountyApril 29, 2020May 31, 2020Santa Clara County’s FAQsSanta Cruz CountyMarch 31, 2020May 3, 2020Santa Cruz County’s FAQsSolano CountyApril 24, 2020May 17, 2020Solano County’s FAQsSonoma CountyMarch 31, 2020May 3, 2020Sonoma County’s FAQsStanislaus CountyApril 24, 2020Until further noticeStanislaus County’s website Sutter CountyMay 4, 2020(phased reopening)Until further noticeSutter County Order Tehama CountyMarch 20, 2020April 30, 2020(expired)Tehama County’s GuidanceTulare CountyApril 8, 2020Until further noticeTulare County’s websiteVentura CountyApril 10, 2020May 15, 2020Ventura County ‘s website Yolo CountyApril 24, 2020May 31, 2020Yolo County’s press release extending deadlineYuba CountyMay 4, 2020(phased reopening)Until further noticeYuba County Order

Thanks to our legal assistant Daniska Coronado for this continuing 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 the beginning of the coming week. 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:

• The New Normal; Organizing or Post-Pandemic Workplace Revival (April 30, 2020)
• Are We Done Yet?; Workplace Return Planning (April 29, 2020)
• Thinking the Unthinkable; Workplace Return? (April 23, 2020)
• Keep It to Yourself; Essential Workers Must Cover Up and Stay Six Feet Apart (April 16, 2020)
• COVID-19 Safety Nets; Overview of CARES Act Small Business Loans (April 14, 2020)
• When the Show Must Go On; Key Protection for an Employee’s COVID-19 Diagnosis/ Symptoms (April 8, 2020)

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

May 1, 2020