Gov. Newsom addresses enforcement

Gov. Newsom addresses enforcement

Governor Gavin Newsom holding a news briefing regarding the pandemic around the state.

He addressed that thousands of businesses around the state were visited by the alcoholic beverage control to enforce orders.

PANDEMIC AROUND THE STATE.

HEADDRESSED THAT THOUSANDS OFBUSINESSES AROUND THESTATE WERE VISITED BY THEALCOHOLIC BEVERAGECONTROL TO ENFORCE ORDERS."WE HAD CLOSE TO 6,000 IN-PERSONVISITS TO BARS AND RESTAURANTSJUST FROM THE DEPARTMENT OFALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CONTROL.

SO,ABC VISITED JUST SHY OF 6,000ESTABLISHMENTSOVER A FEW-DAY PERIOD."23ABC LEARNED FROM STATEOFFICIALS THAT A-B-C OFFICERSVISITED 68 BARS AND RESTAURANTSIN KERN COUNTYTHIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND.A-B-C SAYS THEY CONTACTED 81BUSINESSES IN KERN AND ISSUED2 CITATIONS.STATEWIDE... A-B-C ISSUED 52.WITH MORE THAN 58-HUNDREDBUSINESSES CONTACTED.NEWSOM ALSO SAID HE BELIEVES THEENFORCEMENT OF WEARING MASKS OROTHER FACIAL COVERINGS SHOULD BEUP TOLOCAL OFFICIALS."IT'S BEST LEFT UP TO LOCAL WITHSUPPORTOF TH