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Ex. CA-003Executive Order N-25-20Executive Order N-25-20 (residents to heed public-health directives; remote public meetings; unemployment and tax relief)Governor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateMar. 12, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationGathering capCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. CA-006Executive Order N-29-20Executive Order N-29-20 (public meetings by teleconference; CalFresh and other program flexibilities)Governor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SAN-044Judicial Council 'Court Emergency Orders' listing, San Diego entries: fifteen signed emergency and supplemental emergency orders dated 3/17, 3/18, 4/2, 4/3, 4/29, 6/4, 6/10, 6/17, 6/30, 7/14, 7/21, 8/7, 8/11, 9/4 and 9/8/2020Court Emergency Orders (newsroom.courts.ca.gov), San Diego rowJudicial Council of California (newsroom listing of Court Emergency Orders, as captured Sept. 15, 2020)Superior Court of California, County of San Diego (orders of the Chief Justice of California as Chair of the Judicial Council, on the Presiding Judge's requests)CourtSept. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-SAN-045Emergency Order for the Superior Court of San Diego County (Mar. 17, 2020) and Supplemental Emergency Orders #2-#15 (Mar. 18-Sept. 8, 2020)Emergency Order (San Diego) and Supplemental Emergency OrdersChief Justice Tani G. Cantil-Sakauye, as Chair of the Judicial Council, on the request of Presiding Judge Lorna A. AlksneSuperior Court of California, County of San DiegoCourtMar. 17, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-001In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc, Misc. No. 260En banc decision temporarily suspending WCAB Rules of Practice and Procedure statewide and recognizing the closure of DWC district offices…Workers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc)California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (State workers' compensation tribunal; statewide)CourtMar. 18, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Emergency declarationCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-077News release AP20:035, Secretary of State Sacramento Public Counters Closed during COVID-19 PandemicSecretary of State Sacramento Public Counters Closed during COVID-19 PandemicSecretary of State Alex PadillaCalifornia (Secretary of State)StateMar. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-001Executive Order N-36-20Executive Order on State Prisons and Juvenile Facilities (suspension of intake into CDCR and DJJ for 30 days; parole hearings by…Governor Gavin NewsomCalifornia (Governor; California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and Board of Parole Hearings); State levelStateMar. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Gathering capHealth care ordersCourts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. CA-011Executive Order N-38-20Executive Order N-38-20 (suspending limits on the Judicial Council's emergency rulemaking authority)Governor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateMar. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-13-051Executive Order N-37-20Executive Order N-37-20 (statewide restriction on enforcement of residential evictions for COVID-19-related nonpayment)Governor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateMar. 27, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesOtherConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-076Executive Order N-40-20Executive Order N-40-20 (relief to businesses; deadline extensions; DMV in-person transactions)Governor Gavin NewsomCalifornia (Governor; Department of Motor Vehicles; Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control; Bureau of Gambling Control; Department of Consumer Affairs; Department of Tax and Fee Administration)StateMar. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. FED-335General Order 75Temporary Suspension of Personal Service Rules (COVID-19)Chief Judge Phyllis J. HamiltonUnited States District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaCourtMar. 30, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-002In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc No. 2, Misc. No. 261En banc decision permitting emergency e-mail filing with the Appeals Board and district offices during the stay-at-home orderWorkers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc)California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (statewide)CourtApr. 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-068California Rules of Court, Appendix I: Emergency Rules Related to COVID-19 (Emergency rules 1-13, adopted April 6, 2020, as amended)Statewide emergency rules: Emergency rule 1 barred issuance of unlawful-detainer summonses and defaults except to protect public health and…Judicial Council of CaliforniaJudicial Council of California (statewide rulemaking body of the California courts)CourtApr. 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-DMV-SOS-RECORDERS-079News release AP20:038, Secretary of State Los Angeles Public Counter Hours Reduced during COVID-19 PandemicSecretary of State Los Angeles Public Counter Hours Reduced during COVID-19 PandemicSecretary of State Alex PadillaCalifornia (Secretary of State, Los Angeles office)StateApr. 3, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Context (guidance or announcement)Capacity limitCurfew and hoursCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. CA-040Emergency Rules of Court (adopted April 6, 2020) as recited in the Judicial Council's report of March 3, 2022Judicial Council report: Judicial Branch Administration: Sunset of Emergency Rules (reciting the adoption, amendment and sunset history of…Judicial Council of California (Rules Committee report to the Council)CaliforniaCourtMar. 3, 20222020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesOtherPrimary source read
Ex. ECO-C-075California Rules of Court, Appendix I, Emergency Rules 1 (unlawful detainer) and 2 (judicial foreclosures)Emergency Rules Related to COVID-19: suspension of unlawful detainer and foreclosure proceedingsJudicial Council of CaliforniaCaliforniaCourtApr. 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Courts and public officesConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-RIV-053Press release of April 8, 2020: Omnitrans Implements Additional Reduced Service, Safety ProceduresSix routes eliminated April 13, 2020; 20 customers maximum per bus; face masks required on boardOmnitrans (Interim CEO/General Manager Erin Rogers)San Bernardino Valley (Omnitrans)CountyApr. 8, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-RIV-054Riverside Transit Agency notice: Face Masks Required on All Buses (rear-door boarding; 10 passengers per bus)Face Masks Required on All BusesRiverside Transit AgencyWestern Riverside County (Riverside Transit Agency joint powers authority)CountyApr. 20, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3Capacity limitFace-covering requirementTravel and quarantineConfirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-054Sheriff's release, 'COVID-19 and County Jails Update' (Apr. 24, 2020)Jail population reduced by accelerated release credits, stipulated medical releases and zero-bail releases under the Judicial Council's…San Diego County Sheriff's Department (Sheriff William D. Gore)San Diego County, California (Sheriff's Department); county levelCountyApr. 24, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolationOtherPrimary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-COURTS-003In re: COVID-19 State of Emergency, En Banc No. 3, Misc. No. 262En banc decision suspending the 20-day trial-exhibit filing rulesWorkers' Compensation Appeals Board of the State of California (en banc)California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board (statewide)CourtApr. 28, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Courts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. CA-014Executive Order N-60-20Executive Order N-60-20 (directing the State Public Health Officer to establish a risk-based framework for reopening: the Resilience…Governor Gavin NewsomCaliforniaStateMay 4, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Business closureCapacity limitPrimary source read
Ex. SEC-09-040Appendices A and B to the Order of the Health Officer of Apr. 29, 2020 (effective May 4, 2020): Social Distancing Protocol (updated Apr. 29, 2020); Appendix B-1 Small Construction Project Safety Protocol; Appendix B-2 Large Construction Project Safety ProtocolBay Area construction project safety protocols (May 4, 2020)Health Officer Dr. Sara H. CodySanta Clara County (parallel Bay Area orders)CountyApr. 29, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2Capacity limitGathering capWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-034General Order 2020-21 Re: Face Coverings and Physical DistancingGeneral Order 2020-21 (filed May 6, 2020)Presiding Judge John W. VineyardSuperior Court of California, County of RiversideCourtMay 6, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Face-covering requirementCourts and public officesPrimary source read
Ex. CA-015State Public Health Officer Order of May 7, 2020Order of the State Public Health Officer (Stage 2 reopening with modifications; county variances; local authority to be stricter)State Public Health Officer Sonia AngellCaliforniaStateMay 7, 20202020 Q22020 Q3Business closureCapacity limitWorkplace rulesPrimary source read
Ex. MET-RIV-068Supplementary Order, Protection of Employees & Customers at In-Person Shopping Establishments (May 9, 2020)Palm Springs in-store employee and customer protection order (May 9, 2020)City of Palm Springs (City Manager as Director of Emergency Services)City of Palm Springs, Riverside County, CaliforniaCityMay 9, 20202020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4Capacity limitFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesConfirmed from a secondary source