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Thursday, 2 May 2024

Local stores order to close

Credit: 23ABC News | Bakersfield
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Local stores order to close
Local stores order to close
Local stores order to close

ANNOUNCEMENT FROM GOVERNOR GAVINNEWSOM.23ABC'S TORI COOPER SPOKE TO ALOCAL BUSINESS OWNERWHO SAYS HE WILL LIKELY LOSE HISBUSINESS IN LIGHT OF THISSECOND WAVE OF CLOSURES.YEA JESSICA,ERIC NOLAN HAS OWNED HIS EXTREMETRAINING CENTERFOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS AND NOWHE SAYS THIS SHUTDOWN IS NOTONLY GOING TO LIKELY CAUSE HIMTO CLOSE HIS DOORS FOR GOODBUT POSSIBLY LOSE EVERYTHING HEHAS WORKED FOR OVER THEPAST THREE DECADES."I WOULD BE BANKRUPT, I WOULDLOSE MY HOUSE YEA IT WOULD BEOVER,"EXTREME TRAINING CENTER OWNERERIC NOLAN SAYS HEPLANNING FOR THE WORST BUTHOPING FOR THE BEST FOLLOWINGTHIS ANNOUNCEMENT."OF THOSE COUNTIES THAT HAVEBEEN ONFOR AT LEAST THREE DAYS..KERNJUST WENT ON THAT ARE ON FORTHREE PLUSDAYS."SHORTLY AFTER THIS ANNOUNCEMENTKERN COUNTYPUBLIC HEALTH ALSO ISSUED ASTATEMENT SAYING THATBUSINESSES ARE REQUIRED TO CLOSEDOWN OR BE MODIFIED TOOPERATE OUTSIDE.NOLAN NOW SAYING FOR GYMS LIKEHIS THAT'S NOT POSSIBLE."I DON'T THINK THAT'S POSSIBLEWHEN ITS110 DEGREES OUTSIDE IT'S VERYHARD TO TRAIN AND ALSO I HAVE ABUILDING ANDA CAGE AND THOUSAND ANDTHOUSANDS OF POUNDS OF IRON ANDYOU CAN NOT SOCIALLY DISTANTWHEN YOU ARE DOING JITIJITSU ANDMOI TAI"ALONG WITH GYMS LIKE EXTREMETRAINING CENTEROTHER INDUSTRIES THAT OFFERPERSONAL CARE SERVICESLIKE HAIR SALONS, BARBERSHOPS,TATTOO PARLORS,PIERCING, SHOPPING MALLS,TASTING ROOMS MOVIE THEATERS,PLACES OF WORSHIP ARE ALL BEINGASKED TO CLOSE AND ORSHIFT THEIR SERVICES TO THEOUTDOORS..BUT UNLIKE BEFORE THIS IS A MOREPERMANENT MANDATE FORKERN COUNTY.."THE GOVERNORS ORDER DOES NOTALLOW US TO COME OFF OF THOSETHE MONITORING LIST AND THENCOME OFF OFTHE ORDERS AND ALLOW THEM TOREOPEN."AND FOR LOCAL BUSINESS OWNERSLIKE NOLAN WHOSPENT THE LAST THREE DECADESBUILDING THEIR LIVELIHOOD ITCOULD MEAN THEY WILL HAVE TOSTART ALL OVER.NOW THATSTATE AND COUNTY ASSISTANCE ISDRYING UP"SO I WOULD HAVE TO LOSEEVERYTHING I'VEWORKED ALL MY LIFE FOR AND THEKNEE THING IS I WAS JUST GETTINGREADY TORETIRE."NOW AGAIN HERE IN DOWNTOWNBAKERSFIELD MANY BUSINESSESARE STILL OPEN BUT THIS WILLLIKELY BE A VERY DIFFERENT SCENECOME TOMORROW MORNING WHENBUSINESSES LEARN THE NEWS.IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO NOTETHAT THE COUNTY DID SAYTHAT THEY ARE PLANNING TODISCUSS HOW TO GET FURTHERFUNDING TO SUPPORT BUSINESSDURING THE PANDEMICAND WE WILL BRING YOU THOSEDETAILS AS SOON AS THEY BECOMEAVAILABLE.LIVE IN BAKERSFIELD TORI COOPER23ABC CONNECTINGYOU..NOW TO THE LATEST NUMBERS INCOVID CASES AND DEATHS

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