Coronavirus: California Restaurants Grapple With Shutting Down Again

California has shut down again. Officials declared a sweeping rollback of newly reopened businesses on Monday amid a surge of Covid-19 that’s also reinvading other states that had seemingly beaten the virus back.

Governor Gavin Newsom ordered the closure of all indoor and outdoor services at bars, restaurants, wineries, breweries, and movie theaters to control the spread of Covid-19. Gyms, churches, and salons must also shut down in Sacramento, Santa Barbara, San Benito, and San Diego counties.

On Monday, Los Angeles and San Diego said they would start the school year offering only online classes, defying calls by the Trump administration for classrooms to fully reopen. “The health and safety of all in the school community is not something we can compromise,” said the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District.

Newsom applauded “the leadership of those districts for leaning in and recognizing their responsibility at this moment.”

In Los Angeles, Mayor Eric Garcetti immediately implemented the shutdowns and warned that the city was “on the verge” of raising its Covid-19 threat level from orange to red — the highest level — and resorting to shutting down all but essential businesses.

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