Orange County has moved back to the most restrictive tier of the state’s business reopening system as the second Coronavirus wave is hitting the county and increasingly sending more people to hospital beds. 

OC now sits in the Purple Tier, the most restrictive level.

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Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order on Actions in Response to COVID-19

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued an executive order addressing a variety of issues in response to the pandemic. 

The order directs the California Department of Transportation to create a process for issuing temporary encroachment permits enabling commercial activities in the state highway right-of-way, allowing businesses located along state highways to expand their outdoor dining options onto sidewalks and parking areas, where safety permits.

“These figures don’t even account for the recent layoffs of Disney or the recent job reductions,” she said. “… (California is) the number 1 travel destination and when we are hit, we are hit hard.”

Across the state in 2019, visitors spent $144.9 billion in California travel. This year. the revenue is projected to dip to $66.1 billion in spending.