Monthly Archives: June 2020

Benicia CA, Coronavirus, Covid 19, Curfew, Dixon CA, Fairfield CA, Rio Vista CA, Solano County CA, Solano County Sheriff, Suisun City CA, Vacaville CA, Vallejo CA

BENICIA, VALLEJO, FAIRFIELD… Don’t go out tonight!

Solano County Issues Countywide Curfew Order for June 2 and June 3, 2020

City of Benicia Announcements, Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at 1:05 PM
Solano County has ordered a curfew in all Solano County cities on Tuesday, June 2 and Wednesday, June 3 from 8 p.m. – 5 a.m.  See the press release and order linked below.
Solano County Proclamation of an Emergency / Curfew
Benicia CA, Coronavirus, Covid 19, Economy, Small Business

City of Benicia offers more money to local businesses to avoid layoffs

[Editor: Seems to me that SMALL BUSINESSES need to APPLY FOR A GRANT FAST!  Grants are available to companies with up to 500 employees, and guess who has staff & resources to crank out applications in a hurry….?  Note that Sole Proprietors are also eligible.  – R.S.]

City of Benicia Announces Benicia Layoff Aversion Fund Grant, Round 2

The City of Benicia Economic Development Division is please to announce the second round of funding to help Benicia businesses avoid layoffs. Applications are being accepted June 1 – June 8.  Details are available:

Coronavirus, Covid 19, Re-opening, Solano County CA

For the record… here’s Solano County’s successful request to the State to open up sooner

By Roger Straw, June 2, 2020

This is old news and kind of boring, so you may want to quit right now.

But it’s important to register for the record, the rationale of Solano County Public Health in requesting permission for a quicker opening of retail stores, shopping malls, swapmeets, dine-in restaurants and schools in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.

On May 20, Solano County resubmitted it’s “Variance Attestation,” and State officials approved it on the same day.  And pretty soon after, we found ourselves struggling to understand the restrictions, guidelines and conditions for re-opening.

Until today, I was unable to locate a copy of Solano’s Variance Attestation, but here it is: Solano County Attestation.pdf

The 16-page document (and attached Roadmap to Recovery and Appendices) is actually pretty interesting.  It has sections covering:

    • Background
    • Local Variance
    • Readiness for Variance
    • Readiness Criteria (with many important subheadings)
    • Testing
    • Contact Tracing
    • Living and Working in Congregate Settings
    • Protecting the Vulnerable
    • Acute Care Surge
    • Essential Workers
    • Special Considerations
    • Community Engagement
    • Relationship to Surrounding Counties

If you have the inclination, it’s well worth your time to read.