San Louis Obispo County Sheriff Ian Parkinson released a statement on Twitter Tuesday. This was in response to the state’s latest shelter. The San Luis Obispo County Southern California Regional Shelter was held Sunday night, adding additional restrictions to salons, theaters, wineries, bars, museums, zoos and playgrounds and other commercial areas. Californians should stay home as much as possible to reduce the spread of COVID19. In his statement, Sheriff Parkinson says the sheriff’s office continues to “focus on significant criminal matters” and will not prevent people from finding out where they are going. He called for voluntary compliance from the community and businesses, saying the sheriff’s office “does not criminalize people who try to protect their mental, physical and financial health.” “On Tuesday, San Luis Obispo District Attorney Dan Dove released a statement saying,“ Families and businesses in our district are struggling financially to keep their heads above water. There is no point in branding a business owner or a business as a criminal just because they choose to keep their business open enough to protect their customers – they are not forced to enter their business. “He was responding to a question from an author at The Tribune about potential offenders, who say the Kennedy Club Fitness is constantly operating in-house against state rules. On Tuesday, the county supervisory board met in the districts of Santa Barbara and Ventura to issue a letter to San Luis Obispo Governor Gavin Newsome and state health officials allowing them to leave the state’s Southern California regional shelter and create a new central coastal region.
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