Hair Salons among several industries affected by expected closures

Hair Salons among several industries affected by expected closures

CLOSURE IN THE SPRING.

NOW IT'SLOOKING LIKE WE'RE AT THEBEGINNING OF ANOTHER ONE.

ANDTHAT MEANS HAIR SALONOWNERS WILL LIKELY HAVE SOMETOUGH DECISIONS TO MAKE."WE'VE TRIED TO GO ABOVE ANDBEYOND EVERY POSSIBLE MEASURETHAT'S BEENTHROWN AT US TO STAY OPEN SOIT'S BEEN A CHALLENGE."THE SPORTS CLIPS LOCATION ONCALLOWAY DRIVE HAS LOOKED ANDOPERATED A LITTLE DIFFERENT ASOF LATE.

PLASTIC DIVIDERSNOW OCCUPY THE SPACES IN BETWEENCHAIRS, TEMPERATURECHECKS ARE A REGULAR, AND ALLHAIRCUTS HAPPEN BY APPOINTMENTONLY.

ALL OF THAT DONE IN THENAME OF KEEPING PEOPLE SAFEAMID THE PANDEMIC.

BUT NOW, IT'SLOOKING LIKETHAT WON'T BE ENOUGH, AS KERNPUBLIC HEALTH DESCRIBEDTHURSDAY."THE GOVERNOR'S ORDER WE BELIEVEWILL APPLY LOCALLY IN KERNCOUNTYTOMORROW MORNING.AS OF FRIDAY MORNING, COUNTYOFFICIALS SAY IT'S LIKELY THATMANYINDUSTRIES WILL BE ORDERED TOSHUTTER INDOOR SERVICES,INCLUDING HAIR SALONS.

THATMEANS SPORTS CLIPS CHAIRSWOULD BE EMPTY FOR THE TIMEBEING.

STATE GUIDELINES DOALLOW HAIR SALONS TO OPERATEOUTDOORS, BUTSOME AREN'T THRILLED WITH THEIDEA OF BEING OUTSIDE."IT'S REALLY REALLY REALLY HOT.I'VE ASKED SOME OF MY CLIENTSABOUT IT ANDTHEY'RE JUST LIKE THAT'SINSANE."FOR SOME, THE THOUGHT OF WORKINGIN BAKERSFIELD'STRIPLE-DIGIT HEAT IS DAUNTINGENOUGH.

BUT THE MECHANICS OFCREATING A FUNCTIONAL HAIR-SALONOUTDOORSWOULD BE TOUGH TOO.

IT'S UNKNOWNHOW LONG GOVERNORNEWSOM'S ORDERS WOULD BE INEFFECT, BUT SOKOLOW SAYS IFPOTENTIAL CLOSURES GOES ONLONGER THAN A FEW WEEKS,THEY'LL LIKELY START THINKING OFWAYS TO DO BUSINESSOUTSIDE."YOU'VE GOT SHAMPOO BOWLS, YOU'VEGOT YOU KNOW ELECTRIC EQUIPMENTTHATNEEDS TO BE PLUGGED IN ORCHARGED, YOU NEED MIRRORS.THERE'S ALOT OF THINGS THAT MAKE IT A LOTMORE DIFFICULT AS A HAIR SALONTO BE ABLE TODO SOMETHING LIKE THAT."BUSINESS THAT WANT TO OPERATEOUTDOORS WILLHAVE TO APPLY FOR A SPECIALEVENT PERMIT FROM THE CITY OFBAKERSFIELD.

IT COSTS 86 DOLLARSAND THE CITY SAYS IT'SHAPPY TO WORK WITH MOST BUSINESSTHAT APPLY AND MEETSAFETY REQUIREMENTS OUTDOORS.

INBAKERSFIELDAUSTIN WESTFALL 23ABC CONNECTINGYOU.ACCORDING TO THE COUNTY WEBSITE-- ALL OF THE 25 MILLIONDOLLARS FROM THE KERN RECOVERSBUSINESS