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State to enter more serious regional stay-in-place order in coming days

Original post made on Dec 3, 2020

In an attempt to prevent a crisis in hospitals and intensive care units in the coming weeks due to ballooning cases of COVID-19, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday announced a regional stay-at-home order for most areas of the state.

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Posted by Enough
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Dec 3, 2020 at 6:51 pm

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So Tesla employees are exempt from the Covid-19 orders but everyone else has to follow them? Can someone explain the logic here? Making cars is now essential? While I plan to keep following the common sense precautions like wearing a mask and keeping a social distance from anyone not in my household, I do not personally plan to follow these new, and arbitrary orders that are being ignored by politicians like Newsom (dinner at the French Laundry with people from multiple households), Sam Liccardo (Thanksgiving with family from 5 different households) and SF Mayor London Breed (dinner for 8 at the French Laundry the night after Newsom dined there). What a bunch of hypocrites. Maybe someone can explain the arbitrary 150 mile rule. If I travel 149 miles I don't need to do anything but if I cross 150 I now have to quarantine for 14 days? Where is the logic here?


Posted by Peter Carpenter
a resident of Menlo Park: Park Forest
on Dec 3, 2020 at 6:52 pm

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"I do not personally plan to follow these new, and arbitrary orders"

Darwin will prevail.

Unfortunately you may take some dedicated health care workers down with you.


Posted by Enough
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Dec 3, 2020 at 6:58 pm

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Peter,

Very unlikely, as I said I follow the common sense guidelines. You fail to comment on why Tesla employees are exempt is sheltering-at-home is so important and why there is an arbitrary 150 mile limit? Do those make sense to you?


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