►
Description
Governor Gavin Newsom provides an update on the state's response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
As COVID-19 cases sharply increase across the country and California, Governor Gavin Newsom and state public health officials announced immediate actions today to slow the spread of the virus. The state is pulling an emergency brake in the Blueprint for a Safer Economy resulting in 94.1 percent of California’s population in the most restrictive tier. This change is effective tomorrow. The state will reassess data continuously and move more counties back if necessary. California is also strengthening its face covering guidance to require individuals to wear a mask whenever outside their home, with limited exceptions.
The rate of growth in confirmed COVID-19 cases is faster than it was in July, which led to a significant peak in cases. This requires a swift public health response and action from all Californians to slow the spread of the virus. Immediate action will help protect individuals at higher risk of severe illness or death from COVID-19 and will help keep the state’s health care delivery system from becoming overwhelmed.
Santa Clara County is among 28 counties moving back to the Purple Tier.
Recorded November 16, 2020 in Sacramento, California.
For more information regarding the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in Cupertino, please visit https://www.cupertino.org/coronavirus
C
Well,
good
afternoon,
everybody,
let
me
just
jump
right
in
just
addressing
some
of
the
national
headlines,
increasing
the
international
headlines
around
daily
cases
increasing
substantially,
not
just
here
in
the
state
of
california,
but
as
we'll
see
all
across
the
united
states
of
america
daily
cases,
though
in
the
state
of
california,
have
doubled
just
in
the
last
10
days.
This
is
simply
the
fastest
increase
california
has
seen
since
the
beginning
of
this
pandemic.
C
C
Compare
that
to
the
week
the
first
week
in
november,
a
51.3
percent
increase
in
just
a
one
week
period
puts
perspective
the
rate
of
increase
simply
without
precedent
in
california's
pandemic
history,
as
it
relates
to
our
blueprint
that
we
put
out
some
11
weeks
ago.
When
we
announced
the
blueprint
for
a
safer
economy,
we
talked
about
ability
to
make
advances
not
only
forward
but
also
move
through
toggling
backwards.
We
also
talked
about
an
emergency
brake
based
upon
data
and
based
upon
conditions
that
would
provide
for
framework
flexibility
to
tighten
restrictions.
C
We
have
counties
now
that
we
are
moving
back
based
on
that
blueprint
based
upon
the
emergency
break
based
upon
the
protocols
that
we
put
into
place
when
we
announced
this
blueprint
11
weeks
ago.
That
will
allow
us
to
move
back
or
for
that
matter.
To
the
extent
we
see
some
stability
and
to
allow
us
flexibility
going
forward
but
counties
to
move
back
after
one
week,
not
just
two
weeks.
C
As
you
may
recall,
we
collect
data.
We
adjudicate
the
data
with
our
local
health
officers
with
the
state
of
california.
We
have
a
two-week
protocol
and
process
to
do
that.
Pursuant
to
the
announcement
we're
making
today,
counties
will
move
back
after
one
week,
not
two
weeks
and
because
of
significant
increases
that
we've
experienced
and
I'll
show
you
the
map
here.
In
a
moment,
some
counties
will
move
multiple
tiers,
not
just,
for
example,
yellow
to
orange
or
orange
to
red.
C
You
will
see
some
examples
of
counties
moving
from
orange
to
purple,
so
we
will
not
be
moving
simply
one
tier
based
upon
the
data.
The
significant
increases
you'll
see
some
jumps,
multiple
tiers
backwards,
counties
that
move
back
also
must
make
industry
or
sectoral
changes
urgently.
Instead
of
a
72-hour
wait
period,
we
want
to
see
the
application
and
implementation
of
these
new
new,
tiered
status
occur
in
a
24
hour
period.
By
the
way
we
will
reassess
our
tiered
status
on
a
multiple
basis,
meaning
multiple
times
during
a
week.
C
You
recall,
based
upon
tradition
over
the
course
of
11
weeks.
Dr
galley
follows
up
these
monday
press
conferences
on
tuesday
and
updates
the
movement
between
counties.
Today
we
are
moving
forward
not
waiting
for
tuesday
to
make
announcements
relates
to
those
announcements.
Last
week
you
saw
dr
galley's
presentation.
You
saw
the
following
map
number
of
counties
in
purple,
13,
red
counties,
22
orange
17
and
six
counties
in
yellow.
There
was
progress
still
being
made.
As
you
know,
we've
made
tremendous
progress
moving
forward
in
modifying
our
status,
meaning
providing
more
flexibility.
C
Pursuant
to
this
blueprint
between
late
august
and
october,
we
are
now
moving
backwards,
not
forwards,
and
last
week
was
an
indication,
an
early
indication
of
some
movement
in
the
well
more
restrictive
direction.
Let
me
specifically
tell
you
what
I
mean
today:
40
counties
now
will
be
moving
backwards
in
the
state.
You'll
see
and
I'll
show
you
again.
In
the
original
last
week,
tiered
status,
you
have
13
counties
in
purple
22
in
red.
Today
we
have
41
counties
in
purple,
11
in
red,
less
in
orange.
C
We
are
seeing
case
rates,
increase
and
positivity
rates
increase
as
well
no
longer
concentrated
in
just
a
handful
of
counties.
We
are
seeing
communities
spread
broadly
now
through
a
throughout
the
state
of
california.
As
a
consequence,
we
want
to
update
you
on
the
preparedness.
For
this
moment
we
haven't
been
sitting
back
passively
idly,
in
fact.
Quite
the
contrary,
we
have
been
preparing
precisely
for
this
moment.
We've
been
modeling
this
moment.
C
We've
been
foreshadowing
this
moment
for
many
many
months
since
the
beginning
of
this
pandemic,
you'll
recall
a
number
of
surge
facilities
that
we
had
advanced
in
the
midst
of
this
pandemic
and
those
more
difficult
summer
months
we
worked
with
the
federal
government.
We
worked
with
state
regional,
as
well
as
county
agencies
to
set
up
sites
in
fairview
and
porterville
up
here
in
sacramento
at
the
old
arco,
sleep
train
arena.
Those
sites
are
in
what
we
refer
to
at
the
office
of
emergency
service
lingo
in
warm
status.
C
C
To
be
precise,
I
should
foreshadow
the
first
site
that
will
move
from
warm
status
and
we'll
start
preparing.
It
will
be
down
in
imperial
county,
so
that's
just
a
preview
over
the
course
of
the
next
week
or
so
we'll
be
leaning
in
a
little
bit
more
aggressively
specifically
into
imperial
county,
but
that's
the
inventory
that's
above
and
beyond
the
existing
inventory,
which,
as
of
today,
is
ample
and
I'll.
Get
to
that
in
a
moment
I
don't
want
to
over.
Well,
I
don't
want
to
create
more
anxiety
than
is
necessary
at
this
moment.
C
I
also
want
to
give
you
an
update
on
the
inventory
we've
been
able
to
crew
because
of
our
large-scale
contract
with
byd
and
others,
and
are
simply
making
california
efforts
to
find
domestic
california-based
manufacturers
to
provide
a
sanitizer
and
face
shields
and
gowns
and
the
like.
Our
inventory
is
substantially
greater
than
it's
ever
been
just
take
a
look
at
the
total
number
of
n95
masks.
180
million
are
currently
in
our
cash
in
our
inventory
and
storage
and,
if
you
add
to
that
over
522
million
masks
total
over
half
a
billion
masks
now
are
in
inventory.
C
You
can
get
a
sense
of
the
effort,
particularly
on
ppe,
as
relates
to
the
needs
of
our
first
responders
and
to
address
all
that
anxiety
that
we
had
to
address
and
when
we
referred
to
those
wild
west
days
early
in
this
pandemic,
we
have
not
been
passive.
We've
been
very
active
at
building
up
those
supplies,
including
again
those
surge
facilities
throughout
the
texas
throughout
the
state.
Now,
as
relates
to
our
approach,
I'll
just
remind
you,
we
had
a
three-pronged
approach:
I'm
going
to
add
the
vaccine
commentary
as
a
fourth
prom
in
a
moment.
C
Talk
about
that,
but
I'll
remind
you
that
three-pronged
approach
pre-vaccine,
was
around
prevention,
testing
and
isolation
and
on
the
prevention
side.
I'll
just
remind
you,
we
were
the
first
state
in
this
country
to
do
a
state-home
order.
We
moved
a
number
of
months
ago
with
a
mask
mandate:
we've
already
distributed,
600
million
masks,
that's
not
the
500
plus
million.
That's
in
our
inventory.
We've
already
distributed
600
million
masks
and
we
put
out
again
11
weeks
ago
this
blueprint
for
a
safer
economy.
With
these
four
tiered
status
strategies,
the
testing
has
significantly
increased.
C
Over
21
million
tests
have
been
conducted
in
this
state,
larger
number
of
tests
than
any
other
state
in
the
country
now
per
capita.
We
are
not
where
we
want
to
be,
and
that's
why
we
opened
that
new
state
lab
a
few
weeks
back,
which
will
allow
us
additional
testing
capacity
at
peak
of
about
150
000
pcr
tests
a
day
that
lab
is
just
getting
up.
It
will
take
a
number
of
months,
but
it's
a
flywheel.
C
Every
day,
every
week
more
and
more
tests
are
being
conducted
and
over
the
course,
the
next
few
months,
tens
of
thousands
a
day
and
eventually
over
150
000
tests
a
day.
The
test
turnaround
is
now
24
to
48
hours,
which
is
much
better
than
it's
ever
been.
Certainly,
during
those
very
difficult
day
periods
and
days
where
we
had
test
results,
coming
back,
13,
14
15
days,
almost
making
fact
not
almost
making
the
tests
utterly
irrelevant,
so
we're
pushing
those
metrics
part
of
that
commitment
on
our
new
lab
is
test.
C
Results
that
are
mandated
within
48
hours
are
expected
within
24
hours,
140
or
excuse
me,
164
000,
average
daily
tests.
Now
we
are
conducting
in
the
state
you'll
see
in
slides.
In
a
moment,
over
200
000
tests
were
conducted,
or
at
least
came
in
to
our
results.
In
our
data
collected
yesterday,
isolation.
This
is
profoundly
important.
Prevention
is
one
thing
testing.
What's
the
purpose
of
testing
besides,
obviously
identifying
people
that
are
positive
and
building
a
framework
and
protocol
to
protect
their
health,
but
also
protect
others
through
isolation
and
quarantine?
C
One
of
the
things
we
needed
to
do
and
we
were
proactive,
is
creating
job-protected
paid
sick
leave.
We
also
looked
at-risk
populations.
You
have
recalled,
at
least
those
of
you
have
tuned
in
number
of
previous
presentations,
substantial
effort,
22
plus
thousand
homeless
individuals,
22
000,
homeless,
individuals
to
project
roon
key.
We
have
gotten
off
the
streets
and
out
of
congregate
facilities
and
freeway
underpasses
in
two
rooms,
to
isolate,
to
allow
them
to
quarantine
against
prospect
of
being
exposed
or
having
been
exposed.
C
We
did
the
same
with
more
work
and
support
in
partnerships
with
a
number
of
agencies
for
our
agricultural
as
well
as
farm
workers.
We
currently
now
are
averaging
95
percent
of
all
local
health
officers
are
contacting
someone
who's
tested
positive
in
the
same
day
95,
and
that's
through
the
efforts,
the
local
level,
primarily
and
also
supplemented
by
the
partnerships
that
we've
advanced
through
the
ucla
and
ucsf
in
our
contact
tracing
support
with
a
number
of
state
employees
that
have
been
deployed
to
help,
support
and
augment
those
local
county
efforts.
Now
with
the
vaccine.
C
Bottom
line
is
we're
moving
from
a
marathon
to
a
sprint,
and
I
think
this
is
important.
This
is
a
point
of
some
optimism
in
the
midst
of
all
of
this
overwhelming
data
not
only
coming
from
this
presentation
in
the
state
of
california,
but
obviously
all
across
this
country
with
increased
case
rates,
and
that
is
the
good
news
that
we
all
heard
today
around
moderna.
C
This
coming
on
the
heels
of
pfizer
and
the
efficacy
of
their
vaccine
coming
just
shy
of
95
percent
a
bit
better
than
the
efficacy
that
pfizer
had
announced.
You'll
recall
a
number
of
weeks
back,
we
socialized
our
vaccination
plan.
We
were
one
of
five
jurisdictions
working
with
the
cdc
and
the
department
of
defense
working
with
the
federal
government
in
what
we
refer
to
as
micro
microplanning
for
our
vaccine
distribution,
rather
than
criticizing
the
administration,
rather
than
lamenting
about
what
could
or
should
be
done.
C
We
engaged
proactively
and
continue
to
engage
proactively
to
make
sure
we
have
a
plan
for
safe
and
equitable
distribution
of
the
vaccine,
and
I'll
call
remind
you,
the
focus
on
equitable,
the
critical
nature
of
making
sure
those
that
are
most
in
need
are
prioritized
in
terms
of
the
access
and
distribution
of
this
vaccine
and
to
make
sure
that
it
is
safe
and
we
put
together
experts
on
committees,
safety
committee.
In
fact,
the
body
administration
wisely
took
one
of
our
safety
committee
advisors
as
part
of
his
national
covid
recovery
plan.
Only
good
news
for
california.
C
By
the
way,
there
were
a
number
of
other
californians
brought
in
by
the
abiding
administration,
which
only
reinforce
our
capacity
of
partnership
with
the
new
administration,
moving
forward
experts
in
safety,
as
well
as
experts
looking
at
equity
and
looking
at
the
distribution
from
dairy
perspective
and
looking
at
distributions
again
along
the
spectrum
of
making
sure
black
and
brown
communities
disproportionately
are
benefited
because
of
the
impact
they
have
felt
disproportionately
because
of
covet
19..
So
we've
been
preparing
for
that.
We've
been
working
and
leaning
in
on
that.
C
That's
our
four-pronged
approach
in
terms
of
work
we're
doing
to
sprint
through
the
next
number
of
months.
Until
we
see
would-spread
distribution
of
this
vaccine,
not
just
the
limited
20
or
so
million
americans
that
are
likely
to
be
vaccinated
late
in
december
again,
those
primarily
will
be
first
responders
and
health
workers
do
the
math
back
of
the
envelope
12
15ish
percent
of
those
will
be
californians.
C
We
have
a
long
way
to
go
to
get
to
a
vaccine
that
is
widely
distributed,
but
good
news,
nonetheless
pfizer
and
moderna.
By
the
way,
those
were
the
two
companies
that
we
were
working
in
our
micro
planning
to
advance
protocols.
The
good
news
is
pursuant
to
those
early
plans,
expectations
are
being
met,
timelines
a
little
bit
delayed,
not
substantially,
but
the
efficacy
is
much
greater
than
some
of
our
early
indications
suggested.
C
I
want
to
just
turn
it
back
over,
rather
turn
it
over
to
dr
galley
to
talk
a
little
bit
more
in
specific
terms
about
some
of
the
county
movement
and
what's
been
occurring,
he'll
turn
it
back
over
to
me
I'll
update
you
on
the
total
case
numbers
and
compare
and
contrast
a
little
bit
about
what's
happening
across
the
rest
of
the
country
and
then
we'll
get
to
some
other
specific
comments
and
announcements
and
then
questions
in
just
a
moment.
Dr.
D
Gallon
thanks
governor
just
want
to
take
a
moment
before
I
present
a
little
bit
more
about
where
we
are
with
the
tears
today
and
and
some
important
reminders
about
about.
What's
ahead,
just
to
say
you
know,
just
three
weeks
ago
we
were
talking
about
how
we
only
had
nine
counties
in
purple,
and
many
of
you,
together
with
your
neighbors
and
communities,
did
a
tremendous
job
to
get
transmission
down
and
all
of
those
same
sort
of
approaches
are
going
to
carry
us
through
the
weeks
to
come.
D
This
significant
change
in
transmission,
not
just
in
a
couple
of
counties
not
just
in
one
or
two
regions
across
the
state,
but
statewide,
is
absolutely
essential
for
us
to
immediately
take
control
of
and
manage
so
that
we
get
out
of
this
difficult
period.
We
have
the
benefit
of
the
great
degree
of
preparation.
We
did
as
a
state
as
health
care
delivery
systems
across
the
state
to
prepare
for
this,
but
together
we
need
to
continue
working
person
by
person.
D
Family
community
household
by
household-
and
we
can
certainly
make
a
difference
here,
so
why
are
we
today
sounding
this
alarm
using
our
emergency
brake,
because
we
must
keep
transmission
low
and
that's
to
avoid
flooding
the
health
care
delivery
system?
We
know
a
few
things
today
that
we
didn't
know
early
on
those
days
when
we
were
talking
about
bringing
on
additional
surge
beds,
recruiting
clinical
health
care
staff
to
work.
Those
beds
for
this
moment
certainly
have
paid
off,
but
also
tracking.
D
Additionally,
don't
just
do
what
we've
been
talking
about
for
yourselves
for
your
families,
but
really
to
protect
our
healthcare
delivery
system
and
the
workers
and
their
families
in
those
systems.
As
we
see
winter,
you
know
winter
right
around
the
corner
cases,
starting
to
increase
of
covid
the
need
to
be
prepared
for
flu
really
protecting
those
workers
and
those
facilities
is
key
to
our
success
in
a
state.
D
So
what
are
these
simple
reminders?
Let's
boil
them
down
to
three
simple
things:
the
masking
the
limiting
mixing
and
the
reducing
our
movements
as
much
as
we
can
so
about
masking.
We've
talked
about
this
for
many
many
months
wearing
your
mask
whenever
you
are
in
public,
but
I
wanted
to
add
two
important
other
aspects.
We
talk
about
gathering.
We
talk
about
household
gatherings,
but
we
know
when
people
gather
with
people,
they
don't
live
with
often
our
close
friends,
even
family
members.
We
think
that
it's
okay
to
put
your
guard
down.
D
We
think
it's
okay,
to
take
off
your
mask,
even
for
a
little
bit
to
enjoy
a
drink
or
enjoy
a
meal,
but
it's
exactly
those
moments
that
might
create
a
high
transmission
risk.
So
we
urge
you
to
consider
how
you,
how
you
engage
with
friends
and
family
over
the
weeks
to
come
to
keep
transmission
rates
low.
Additionally,
not
on
this
slide,
but
an
important
aspect.
We
we've
been
tracking
household
transmission
and
what
do
we
mean
by
that?
D
A
little
different
than
gatherings
and
transmission
at
events
and
get-togethers,
but
household
transmission,
wherein
somebody
who
maybe
works
outside
of
the
home
is
exposed
and
in
fact
infected?
They
come
home.
Of
course
they
do.
What
many
of
us
do?
They
take
their
guard
down?
They
spend
time
with
their
family
appropriately,
so,
but
it
ends
up
turning
out
that
they
transmit
covid
to
many
members
of
their
family
rates
in
these
different
studies
across
the
globe
and
since
the
beginning
have
sort
of
pinned
that
at
maybe
a
third,
even
a
half
of
family
members
get
infected.
D
But
this
becomes
another
important
opportunity,
especially
if
you
live
with
vulnerable
individuals.
Older
californians
people,
with
underlying
conditions
consider
how
you
interact
with
them.
Even
if
you
aren't
symptomatic,
because
we
know
you
can
spread
pretty
easily
and
simply
even
within
your
own
household.
D
So,
to
underscore
this,
we
put
out
gathering
guidance
again
last
week
we
updated
it
and
we
want
to
just
underscore
some
of
the
most
important
parts
of
that
always
keep
your
gathering
short.
We
know
that's
not
always
easy,
but
we
hope
you
can
find
that
way
in
red
and
purple
tiered
counties.
We
are
strongly
urging
do
not
gather
indoors
with
other
households.
This
is
the
type
of
gathering
that
is
highest
risk.
We
know
in
those
purple
and
red
counties.
D
D
Something
we've
been
saying
now
for
the
last
couple
of
weeks
to
keep
outdoor
air
circulating
wearing
your
mask
and
keeping
your
distance
and
a
special
call
out
for
high
risk
individuals
who
should
avoid
these
gatherings
if
they
can,
but
if
they
can't
avoid
it
and
they
do
attend,
consider
having
a
surgical
mask
or
even
an
n95
that
fits
snugly
and
tightly
as
available
for
those
individuals.
So
they
are
not
at
increased
risks,
while
indoors.
D
D
C
Thank
you,
doctors.
You
can
see
from
these
case
numbers.
The
numbers
have
substantially
increased,
9,
800
and
90..
It's
a
total
number
that
we're
reporting
today
november
15th
of
new
cases,
you'll
see
the
seven
day
average
now
is
over
eight
thousand
eighty
one.
Ninety
eight,
let's
take
a
look
at
the
next
slide.
You'll
see
a
four
point:
six
percent
positivity
rate
over
a
14
day
period.
This
slide
familiar
to
many
of
you,
is
a
14
day
slide.
C
4.6
the
seven
day
is
5
4.6,
you
may
say
to
yourself
sounds
pretty
good
well,
it
is,
if
only
you
contrast
it
to
the
nine
point.
Eight
percent
difficult
to
see
this
on
this
john
hopkins
slide.
This
is
the
new
national
test,
positivity
rate
that
came
out
over
a
seven
day
period.
Nine
point
eight
percent
again,
california,
at
four
point:
six
percent.
Don't
don't
be,
though,
misled
by
that
again.
The
rate
of
increase
is
alarming.
Nonetheless,
and
while
we
have
fared
better
than
the
national
average,
we
don't
compare
ourselves
to
the
average.
C
We
can
do
more
and
we
can
do
better.
You
have
done
more,
you
have
done
better
and
that's
testament
again
to
the
sum
total
of
acts
of
40
million
people
that
have
really
done
justice
to
this
very
difficult
period
of
time.
You'll
see
again
the
average
number
of
daily
tests,
164
000..
I
noted
a
moment
ago,
202
thousand
tests
that
came
in
over
the
last
reporting
period,
so
we,
as
always
are
never
ashamed
of
the
top
line
numbers.
I
know
they
generate
headlines
total
number
of
cases,
but
we
want
to
go
after.
C
We
want
to
find
those
cases.
Positivity
rates
gives
us
a
real
sense
of
how
we're
doing
from
a
community
spread
perspective
from
surveillance
perspective,
really
understanding
the
magnitude
of
what
we're
up
against,
and
you
can
again
see
that
increase,
and
you
can
see
it
here
in
particular,
looking
back
just
to
where
we
were
on
november,
2nd
14-day
positivity
rate
on
on
november,
2nd
was
just
3.2
percent,
I
say
just
still
too
high,
but
3.2
percent
4.6.
C
Today
you
see
that
trajectory,
not
surprisingly,
you'll,
see
similar
trajectory
and
total
number
of
hospitalized
48
increase
in
hospitalizations
over
the
last
14
days.
You
can
see
that
trend
line
reflected
not
just
in
hospitalizations,
though
I
want
to
put
that
in
a
bracket
before
I
go
to
icu's,
take
a
look
at
our
total
system
capacity,
and
this
should
calm
nerves.
For
the
moment,
though,
you
just
heard
from
dr
galley
previewing
things
to
come,
and
that's
why
I
updated
you
on
the
surge
beds
outside
of
the
health
care
system
capacity,
because
we
are
not
waiting
around.
C
We
want
to
be
proactive,
but
look
at
the
existing
health
care
system
capacity.
Five
percent
are
current
patients
with
covid
19,
just
5,
not
95,
not
70,
some
states.
That
is
the
case.
I
think
north
of
50
plus
percent
some
cases
even
higher
total
number
of
people
in
their
icus
and
hospitals,
but
in
california,
five
percent
of
total
patients.
Now
on
icus,
it's
a
little
bit
higher
and
you'll,
see
a
38.8
increase
in
the
last
14
days
in
icu
patients,
but
take
a
look
at
this
slide.
C
13
now
of
our
icu,
patients
are
currently
in
our
critical
care
system.
Still
20,
plus
thousand
almost
21
000
ventilators
available
again
ppe,
ventilators
surge
capacity
ability
to
move
quickly
with
those
warm
beds
and
making
them
available
if
necessary.
If
the
system
gets
overwhelmed,
13
percent
a
little
bit
higher
than
it
was
a
week
or
so
ago,
was
11
in
this
presentation
last
week,
so
critical
care
capacity.
We
monitor
very
very
closely
we'll
continue
to
monitor
both
hospitalizations
going
up
icu's
going
up.
C
As
our
case
rates
are
going
up
and
positivity
rates
going
up,
we
will
not
be
deterred
in
terms
of
our
proactive
stance
again.
The
emergency
break
that
we
announced
here
today
allows
us
to
move.
Pursuant
to
this
blueprint,
we
put
out
blueprints
working
as
it
was
designed
to
work.
Progress
was
being
made
when
we
saw
stabilized
rates
and
we
saw
a
lot
of
movement
to
less
restrictive
tiers.
The
orange
tier,
the
yellow
tier
now,
when
we're
seeing
case
rates,
go
back
up,
we're
seeing
less
movement
forward.
C
The
tiered
system
is
working
as
designed,
and
all
we
are
announcing
here
today
is
not
only
the
40
that
are
moving
backwards,
but
not
waiting
the
extra
day
and
not
waiting
going
forward
the
extra
week
in
terms
of
making
subsequent
announcements,
as
it
relates
to
tiered
status
two
weeks
now,
just
one
week
and
not
waiting
every
tuesday
to
make
an
assessment
and
announcement
we'll
make
them
as
necessary.
Today
we're
making
them
not
tomorrow,
and,
as
I
noted
a
moment
ago,
we
are
very
open
and
I
anticipate
by
friday.
C
So
that's
that's
the
update
in
terms
of
where
we
are,
as
always
I'll
remind
you,
the
incredible
importance
of
wearing
these
face
coverings
and
masks
and
we'll
be
putting
out
some
additional
guidance
in
that
space
on
physically
distancing,
we'll
also
be
augmenting
and
putting
out
more
guidance,
as
well
as
more
activity
moves
back
indoors,
based
upon
these
more
restrictive
tiers,
as
well
as
the
likelihood
of
us
moving
back
indoors
as
it
gets
colder,
even
in
less
restrictive
tiers.
As
people
move
from
outdoor
activities
back
indoors.
We
want
to
tighten
up
those
efforts.
C
We
also
are
considering
full
disclosure
a
little
bit
of
a
preview,
the
notion
of
a
curfew
now
before
you
jump
in
terms
of
your
mindset,
whether
that's
a
good
idea
or
bad
idea.
We
are
assessing
that
as
well.
I
have
on
my
desk
quite
literally
three
studies
from
france,
germany
and
saudi
arabia.
Interestingly,
that
have
done
comprehensive
studies
on
the
efficacy
of
their
strategies,
as
it
relates
to
curfews.
C
We
know
in
the
united
states
there
are
two
states
in
particular
that
have
statewide
curfews
of
interest,
at
least
and
that's
massachusetts
and
alcohol-based
curfew
in
the
state
of
virginia.
There
are
a
lot
of
cities,
large
and
small,
all
across
the
country.
That
also
are
promoting
certain
kinds
of
curfews,
all
of
that's
being
assessed.
We
want
to
socialize
that
we
have
a
lot
of
questions
about
what
that
looks
like
what
that
doesn't
look
like
who
does
it
impact
who
doesn't
an
impact?
C
What
is
a
real
curfew
mean
in
terms
of
just
certain
kinds
of
industry
and
business
activities?
That's
what
we're
referring
to
in
this
space,
but
we
really
want
the
data
to
bear
out
and
we
want
the
information
not
to
be
anecdotal.
We
want
to
really
take
a
look
at
those
studies
also
learn
from
portugal,
which
is
well
known,
at
least
for
those
that
have
been
following
internationally.
C
Some
of
those
protocols,
as
it
relates
to
curfews,
always
wash
your
hand
and
minimize
mixing.
Now,
on
the
minimized
mixing,
I
would
be
remiss
if
I
did
not
acknowledge
something
just
before
we
go
into
the
q
a,
and
that
is
very
soberly
acknowledged
that
a
few
weeks
ago
I
was
asked
to
go
to
a
friend's
50th
birthday.
My
wife
and
I
friend
that
I've
known
for
almost
20
years
and
and
a
friend
that
had
invite
well
put
a
lot
of
time
and
energy
into
his
50th
birthday.
C
It
was
in
napa,
which
was
in
the
orange
status
relatively
loose
compared
to
some
other
counties.
It
was
to
be
an
outdoor
restaurant
and
we
started
the
well
the
program
started
at
four
o'clock.
It
was
one
of
those
early
reservations.
I
got
there
a
little
bit
late
at
4,
30
and
as
soon
as
I
sat
down
at
the
larger
table,
I
realized
it
was
a
little
larger
group
than
I
had
anticipated
and
I
made
a
bad
mistake.
C
Instead,
I
chose
to
sit
there
with
my
wife
and
a
number
of
other
couples
that
were
outside
the
household
and
you
can
quibble
about
the
guidelines,
et
cetera,
et
cetera,
but
the
spirit
of
what
I'm
preaching
all
the
time
was
contradicted,
and
I
got
to
own
that,
and
so
I
want
to
apologize
to
you,
because
I
need
to
preach
and
practice
not
just
preach
and
not
practice,
and
I've
done
my
best
to
do
that.
We're
all
human
we
all
fall
short.
C
Sometimes
we've
been
out,
I
think,
for
three
times
since,
in
fact
I
know
it's
been
three
times
because
I
remember
all
of
those
dinners
very
very
vividly
since
february,
just
three
times
twice
with
my
wife
by
myself
outdoors
and
then
this
one
occasion
with
a
larger
group,
and
there
were
just
a
few
extra
people
there
than
the
spirit
of
what
I
am
promoting.
And
so,
if
we're
gonna
minimize
mixing,
you
gotta
you
gotta
own
up
to
that.
C
So
I
just
want
folks
to
know
that
paid
for
our
dinner
and
we,
you
know
we
had
an
early
dinner
but
didn't
matter
I
shouldn't
have
been
there.
I
should
have
turned
back
around,
and
so
when
that
happens,
you
gotta
you
pay
the
price,
but
you
also
own
the
mistake,
and
you
don't
ever
make
it
again,
and
you
have
my
word
on
that
and
just
know
this
has
not
been
a
practice
I've
indulged
in
in
the
past.
C
I
I
take
it
very
seriously
what
we
are
promoting
and
have
been
doing
so
for
many
many
months,
and
I
expect
you
should
expect
nothing
less
of
me
and
I
expect
more
from
myself
and
you
have
that
commitment
in
my
resolve
in
that
respect
as
well.
So
when
I
say
minimize
mixing,
I
mean
it,
but
again
that
coveted
fatigue
is
exhausting
and
I'm
empathetic
beyond
words.
F
Governor
all
the
evidence,
health
officials
have
provided
points
to
you,
know
social
gatherings,
that's
the
main
driver
of
this
surge,
and
yet
the
new
restrictions
won't
really
touch
them
and
they
will
touch
businesses
and
there's
no
distinction
between
a
business
operating
responsibly
and
one
that
isn't
so.
What
do
you
tell
these
businesses
that
are
playing
by
the
rules
and
are
frustrated
and
angry
by
this
announcement?
And
what
is
the
benefit
to
them
of
doing
what
the
state
says?
They
must
do
if
they
will
still
be
penalized.
C
Well,
the
bottom
line
is:
we've
been
very
effective
with
the
surgical
approach
to
mitigating
the
spread
of
this
virus.
The
original
stay-at-home
order
was
determinative
in
california,
avoiding
a
first
wave
that
many
other
states
in
this
nation
avoided,
and
that
was
the
consequence
of
efforts
to
really
restrict
movement
but
also
restrict
activities
sectoral
activities
in
certain
sectors
of
our
economy.
We
put
out
guidelines,
we
have
rules
and
we
want
to
enforce
those
roles
for
individuals
as
well
as
businesses.
As
you
know.
Well,
I
come
from
private
sector.
C
Dr
galley
has
not
been
shy
in
terms
of
his
admonition
for
us
to
be
careful
and
cautious,
as
it
relates
to
people
mixing
in
our
household
to
encourage
those
activities
to
be
outdoors.
He
made
some
updates
today
in
terms
of
his
comments
about
any
activities
that
are
indoor
and
the
importance
of
wearing
a
mask.
If
people
outside
your
household
must
be
well
are
indeed
guests
in
your
household,
but
I
want
dr
gallery
to
come
back
up.
C
He
can
talk
a
little
bit
more
specifically
about
the
epidemiology,
because
the
fundamental
point
you're
making
the
question
you're
framing,
is:
where
are
we
seeing
an
increase
in
the
spread?
It's
not
just
households.
It's
also
businesses,
but
indeed
dr
gallagher
can
clarify
that
point.
The
point
I
think
you're
making
as
well.
D
But
that
said,
we
know
also
from
a
number
of
our
counties,
different
issues
in
different
counties
than
a
number
of
our
business
sectors,
not
least
of
which
health
care
sectors
we've
been
talking
to
you
about
the
spread
in
some
of
our
house.
Sorry,
health
care,
health
care
facilities,
important
also
many
of
the
businesses
where
masks
come
down.
People
spend
a
long
time
there
office
is
one.
D
We
talked
about
some
of
the
challenges
with
dining
and
drinking
establishments
where
people
sit
at
tables,
even
if
outside
pretty
close
to
folks
who
they
aren't
with
all
the
time
with
the
mask
down.
Those
are
the
ideal
situations
for
covid
to
spread
and
the
situations
we
know
we
want
to
try
to
avoid.
The
data
does
support
that
not
just
the
local
data
but
some
national
evidence,
big
studies
that
are
demonstrating
the
same.
D
So
yes,
we
are
doing
as
much
as
we
can
imploring
every
californian
to
think
about
how
they
mix
in
their
private
settings
how
to
keep
their
guard
up
even
when
they're
with
people
that
they
love
and
haven't
seen
in
a
while
and
that's
going
to
be
an
important
invaluable
part
of
our
ability
to
reduce
transmission.
But
certainly
we
have
to
keep
our
guard
up
in
businesses
as
well
and
so
certainly
very
sympathetic
and
talking
to
a
lot
of
business
owners
almost
every
single
day
about
ways
we
get
through
this.
D
But
we've
got
to
continue
to
sort
of
have
this
dual
approach
of
supporting
those
private
gatherings
to
be
low
risk,
but
also
doing
the
things
within
our
business
sectors
that
allow
us
to
get
this
under
control
over
the
next
many
weeks.
So
hopefully,
by
the
end
of
december,
we
are
seeing
rates
come
down
and
we
can
get
back
to
that
forward.
Movement
in
our
tier
system.
C
And
adam,
I
do.
Let
me
once
again
acknowledge
the
plight
of
small
business
men
and
women
and
entrepreneurs
are
putting
their
lives
on
the
line,
meaning
all
their
dreams
and
their
lives.
They
know
it
on
the
line
to
make
a
go
of
it
and
the
fits
and
starts
and
the
challenges
and
difficulties
that
they're
facing.
I
should
just
note
today.
It
was
announced
something
that
we've
been
well.
C
C
E
G
Thank
you,
governor
california,
has
been
more
proactive
and
more
restrictive
than
most
states
in
the
country,
and
I'm
wondering
what
you
think
isn't
working
the
fact
that
we
do
see
these
case
numbers
increasing
so
much
and
and
on
the
the
issue
of
the
the
dinner.
What
what
do
you
say
to
california
residents
who
say
this
is
do,
as
I
say,
not
as
I
do.
C
C
It
is
good
news
that
we're
4.6
positivity
compared
to
the
rest
of
the
nation,
but
those
trend
lines
are
very,
very
challenging
and
that's
why
we
have
to
be
aggressive
and
that's
what
we
are
doing
here
today
with
the
announcement
40
counties,
moving
into
a
more
restrictive
tier
new,
targeted,
messaging,
more
guidelines,
more
enforcement.
That
again,
is
about
compliance
not
about
being
punitive
in
terms
of
encouraging
people
in
terms
of
wearing
their
face
coverings
and
encouraging
businesses
and
sectors
to
make
sure
that
their
modifications
are
best
in
class.
E
Katie
orr
kqed
hi
governor,
I
realize
you
have
apologized
for
attending
the
birthday
celebration
at
the
french
laundry
and
you
you
know.
You
say
that
you
made
a
bad
mistake,
but
are
you
worried
that,
given
that
people
are
going
to
take
the
advice
that
you're
giving
them
today
less
seriously,
I
mean?
Are
you
worried
that
your
actions
have
made
it
less
likely?
People
will
see
you
as
a
moral
authority
on
code
yeah.
C
I
am
so
that's
why
you
have
to
own
it,
and
you
have
to
be
forthright
and
doing
my
best
every
single
day
and
trying
to
model
better
behavior,
and
so
I
made
one
mistake.
I
should
have
just
gotten
up
from
this
table
because
there
were
a
few
extra
people
than
should
have
been
and
left,
and
so
you
own
that
you
move
on
and
you
continue
to
do
the
work
that
you
were
sent
here
to
do.
H
C
Yeah,
and
in
fact
I'm
gonna
have
dr
gowdy
come
up
more
specifically
and
give
you
some
more
contemporary
information
about
that.
But,
as
you
know-
and
I
just
mentioned
it
a
moment
ago-
I'll
just
remind
everybody-
we've
been
blessed,
so
many
californians
that
we
work
very
collaboratively
and
closely
with
are
now
advising
president-elect's
administration
on
their
coveted
response,
and
we
also
had
specific
member
of
our
safety
committee
also
tasked
to
be
part
of
that
advisory
committee.
So
those
relationships
are
extraordinarily
strong
and
those
that
engagement
continues
in
a
very
dynamic
way.
C
So
we're
working
in
that
respect
and
dr
galley
will
come
up
in
a
second
talk
more
about
that
from
a
safety
and
efficacy
and
distribution
frame,
but
also
as
it
relates
to
the
transition
team
and
working
with
speaker
pelosi
on
getting
more
prescriptive
asks
in
in
terms
of
what
we
need
as
a
state
moving
forward
in
terms
of
coveted
relief.
You
may
recall
a
number
of
months
back.
I
think
this
day
was
the
first
state
to
formally
I
sent
out
a
letter
to
speaker
pelosi.
C
It
was
a
trillion
dollar
ask
and
the
next
cares
act
at
the
time.
People
thought
that
rather
audacious
a
trillion
dollars
and
now
it
seems
extraordinarily
modest.
We've
had
multiple
conversations
directly
with
the
speaker,
no
one
more
impactful
and
influential
than
she
is
in
terms
of
her
efforts
to
present
something
to
not
just
the
president-elect,
but
when
joe
biden
and
kamala
harris
are
officially
sworn
in
to
get
something
to
their
desk
that
they'll
sign.
So
it's
a
very
strong
collaboration.
C
Obviously
the
vice
president-elect
is
not
only
someone
familiar
to
40
million
californians,
but
as
a
friend
of
almost
a
quarter
of
a
century,
we've
had
very
specific
conversations
as
well,
and
I
have
great
confidence
in
their
ability
to
meet
the
expectations.
The
very
high
expectations
that
we
have
in
terms
of
the
support
that
we
need
and
the
work
that
they
are
currently
doing
to
hit
the
ground
running.
So
they
get
something
done
in
the
first
100
days.
D
Specifically
just
last
week,
we
joined
a
number
of
western
states
in
an
important
vaccine,
tabletop
exercise
where
we
looked
at
various
scenarios,
challenge
us
to
sort
of
get
get
a
little
bit
out
of
our
comfort
zone
to
make
sure
that
we're
prepared
we've
heard
feedback
from
our
federal
partners
across
many
different
agencies
like
one
of
the
states
taking
it
most
seriously
being
prepared
for
when
vaccine
actually
lands
in
the
lapse
of
places
where
it
can
be
administered
across
the
state.
So
we're
very
proud
of
that.
D
But
we
don't
take
lightly
that
we
need
to
continue
to
reach
out
and
work
with
the
transition
team
to
understand
some
of
the
details.
What
might
or
might
not
be
changing
so
that
we
can
be
ready
for
that,
and
we
will
be
our
three
different
committees
that
the
governor
has
urged
us
to
put
together
that
scientific
safety
committee
that
drafting
guidelines
committee
in
our
bedrock
really
the
community
advisory
committee.
That
helps
us
really
work
with
people
throughout
california,
in
the
health
care
delivery
system
in
our
communities
in
our
faith-based
communities
throughout
california.
D
To
make
sure
that
we're
doing
all
that
we
can,
with
our
messages
with
our
looking
at
the
data,
to
build
trust
that
trustworthiness
with
californians
that
are
going
to
allow
us
to
use
these
valuable
tools
in
a
way
that
helps
us
get
to
the
end
of
covet.
That
light
at
the
end
of
the
tunnel
that
people
have
been
talking
about.
Here's
our
opportunity
and
we
are
handing
glove
working
with
the
the
biden
team
to
understand
how
how
we
can
be
both
help
to
californians
and
a
model
for
the
rest
of
the
nation.
C
Something
in
case
you
didn't
pick
up
on
the
community
advisory
committee.
That
is
a
newer
committee.
As
dr
galley
referenced,
we
put
together
those
first
two
committees.
Community
advisory
committee
just
also
been
formed
to
help
advise
more
from
a
granular
bottom-up
perspective,
that
distribution
of
the
vaccine
as
well,
and
so
we're
really
really
proud
and
grateful
for
the
active
participation
of
those
committees.
C
Those
first
two
committees
have
already
met
and
the
advisory
committee
community
advisory
committee
will
be
very
influential
in
advising
them
and
ultimately,
we
hope
advising
the
protocols
and
the
processes
and
procedures
not
just
for
pfizer
but
now
modernist
distribution
of
those
first
two
vaccines
and
again
all
the
subsequent
vaccines.
That
will
come
shortly
there
after
january
february
march,
into
the
second
and
third
quarter
of
next
year.
I
I'm
wondering
if
you
have
an
update
and
what
is
your
message
to
approximately
800
000
high
school
athletes
across
the
state
that
have
been
limited
to
conditioning
skill
work
since
august
3rd
with
no
competition
but
are
have
their
cif
competition
scheduled
to
return
as
early
as
mid
december
and
they're
eager
to
try
to
safely
return
to
competition
with
the
with
their
guidelines
that
they've
been
working
on
and
what
kind
of
data
do
you
think
is
important
in
making
these
decisions
regarding
high
school
and
youth
athletes
and
competitions?
Thank
you.
C
You
know
I
was
one
of
those
athletes
growing
up,
so
I
deeply
appreciate
your
question
and
I
have
a
lot
of
friends
with
high
school
age.
Kids,
even
some
a
little
bit
younger
that
are
very,
very
active
in
club,
sports
and
other
sports
that
have
been
frustrated
by
this
entire
experience,
and
so
my
heart
goes
out
in
empathy
to
all
of
those
families
and
those
individual
athletes.
It's
incredibly
important
that
we
do
our
physical
activity
safely,
and
I
should
just
note
in
the
spirit
of
your
question.
C
There
was
an
example
of
some
club
baseball.
There
was
a
cold
baseball
team
that
went
to
phoenix
arizona,
went
to
arizona,
came
back
a
lot
of
positive
cases,
even
young,
healthy
individuals
tested
positive,
as
well
as
their
coaches
and
some
of
the
family
members.
So
we're
tracking
this
very
very
closely.
But
your
specific
question
was
dr
galley
was
talking
about
updating
I've
reviewed
the
update
I
signed
off
on
it,
and
then
we
have
now
looked
to
potentially
pause
it.
C
Here's
why
dr
galley
will
talk
just
in
a
brief
second,
more
detail
because
of
the
background
rates
and
the
community
spread.
We
have
the
guidelines
we
built.
The
parameters,
put
a
lot
of
work
into
this,
but
dr
gally
can
talk
to
you
about
what
the
latest
is
in
terms
of
his
thinking,
based
upon
his
engagement
with
local
health
officers
up
and
down
the
state
of.
D
Parents
players,
athletes,
student
athletes
about
the
issue
that
you
raise
again
working
through
them
understanding.
You
know
all
of
the
things
we've
been
talking
about
from
the
beginning
activities
that
are
lower
risk.
That
can
be
done
at
a
distance
with
little
mixing
outdoors
one
thing
versus
high
contact
sports
that
occur
indoors
and
really
trying
to
get
that
right,
working
with
cif
to
make
sure
that
it
aligns
and
we're
thinking
together
moving
forward
together.
So
we
do
have
one
voice
again,
very
close
to
getting
that
out.
D
I've
said
a
couple
of
weeks
in
a
row:
it's
close
again
reviewed
things
as
recently
as
last
night
that
we
hope
to
get
out
soon,
but
to
the
governor's
point,
the
timing
right
now
with
case
rates
going
up
very
quickly.
Timing
is
everything
with
this.
We
want
to
make
sure,
as
we
move
forward
with
something
as
important
as
youth
sports.
We
do
it
with
eyes
in
front
of
us
and
hoping
that
we
set
it
up
for
success.
So
as
it
happens,
we
don't
have
to
posit
or
stop
it
down
the
road.
D
C
But
these
last
10
days
have
been
challenging
last
10
days.
These
numbers
have
increased
substantially.
We
need
now
to
be
more
aggressive,
more
surgical,
more
targeted,
and
I
can
assure
you
you'll,
be
hearing
a
lot
more
in
that
space
in
the
coming
days
and
weeks.
Take
care
everybody
and
we'll
see
you
back
very
very
soon.