WEDNESDAY,JULY15, 2020 /// Now including Coastline Pilot and Huntington Beach Independent/// dailypilot.com Owners try to deal with the latest shutdown Gov. Gavin Newsom announced statewide restrictions Monday on multiple businesses as coronavirus cases surge. BY MATT SZABO, LILLY NGUYEN, HILLARY DAVIS Susie Smith was forced to shut down her Makin’ Waves Salon on Main Street in Huntington Beach at close of business Monday. Smith is not sure when the downtown Surf City fixture will be allowed to reopen, after California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Monday or- der rolling back the reopening of the state during the coronavirus pandemic. Raul Roa | Staff Photographer Newsom’s order halted all in- door dining and closed bars, zoos ANGELYTE PANTOJA, 18, poses for pictures after getting her diploma during a drive-through graduation at Ocean View High School in and museums statewide. In many Huntington Beach on June 10. More than 280 students drove through the school during the day at a rate of about 50 an hour. counties, including Orange and Los Angeles, gyms, houses of wor- ship, hair salons, malls and other businesses were forced to reclose. Could Orange County schools “It’s indefinite, and that’s really scary,” Smith said. Smith said she thought she could take her salon business reopen in fall with no masks? outside, like many restaurants have, but she received notice from the California State Board of BY SARA CARDINE, ANH DO, Board of Education members say they believe a return to the Barbering and Cosmetology stat- DAVID CARRILLO PEÑALOZA ing otherwise. campuses is the best course for children, in part because science “We feel like we’re being penal- Orange County schools could welcome has shown youth are not at great risk of contracting COVID-19. ized for something we didn’t do,” students back to campus this fall — without she said, speaking for salon own- social distancing or masks — after the edu- Beckie Gomez dissenting, said they believe a and use of hand sanitizer, in addition to the ers. “We’ve been so clean, and cation leaders on Monday approved recom- return to schools is the best course for chil- nightly disinfection of classrooms, offices we’re so careful. We feel like it’s mendations that sharply contrast reopening dren, in part because science has shown and transportation vehicles, among other unfair for our industry. plans outlined by their counterparts in Los those in the school-age crowd are not at measures — oppose orders issued by the Or- “Stylists are just going to do Angeles and San Diego. great risk of contracting COVID-19. ange County Department of Education. In a 4-1 vote, members of the Orange Their guidelines — which call for daily See Shutdown, page A3 County Board of Education, with trustee temperature checks, frequent hand washing See Schools, page A2 Lawmakers question board’s recommendation Bicyclist BY SARA CARDINE killed in THE ORANGE Agroup of legislators is asking the Orange COUNTY Board County Board of Education Tuesday to ex- of Education H.B. crash, plain its recent recommendation for the announced countywide reopening of schools without Monday its distancing and masks, expressing concerns recommendation driver about the ramifications of the decision on that schools return health and safety. in the fall without In a letter issued Tuesday by Rep. Harley implementing arrested Rouda (D-Long Beach), Linda Sanchez (D- the use of face Whittier), Katie Porter (D-Irvine) and three masks, social other congressional Democrats, lawmakers distancing or BY MATT SZABO requested a briefing with board members reduced class and Orange County Health Care Agency offi- sizes. Adriver was arrested Tuesday cials on the guidelines released Monday. in Huntington Beach after alleg- “We are deeply concerned by the Board’s edly fatally hitting a bicyclist and decision to not address the health threats Don Leach fleeing the scene, police said. that COVID-19 poses to our communities Staff Photographer The Huntington Beach Police with its recommendations to reopen schools Department said it responded to without the use of face masks, social distanc- As of Tuesday, that figure had jumped to choose, to reopen in August without smaller areport of a traffic collision in- ing or reduced class sizes,” the letter reads. 1,436. class cohorts and with no 6-foot distancing volving a vehicle and a bicycle at It went on to point out that as of Monday, a Board members approved the recom- measures or mask rules in place. 12:25 a.m. Tuesday, near the cor- total of 1,382 cases of the coronavirus had mendations in a 4-1 vote, paving the way for ner of Beach Boulevard and Sun- been reported among children under age 17. Orange County school districts, should they See Decision, page A2 rise Drive. Police found a male bicyclist in the roadway, and he was pro- nounced dead by responding Irvine first O.C. city with drive-up COVID-19 testing paramedics, HBPD Sgt. Joshua Page said. The involved vehicle was later located and the driver BY MATT SZABO counties, including Orange and The cumulative death toll from The testing facility in Irvine, lo- arrested for fleeing the scene. Los Angeles, also will be reclosing COVID-19 in the county since the cated at Orange County Great Police did not release the Irvine became the first city in gyms, churches, hair salons, pandemic began in March is now Park parking lot No. 6, is offered names of the deceased or the ar- Orange County to open a drive- malls and other businesses. 433. There are 712 cases currently to people who either live or work rested driver. up testing site Monday, as There were 865 more positive hospitalized, a number that is the in Irvine, whether symptomatic The investigation is ongoing, COVID-19 numbers continued to cases of the coronavirus reported highest single-day total during or asymptomatic. It is open from Page said, and being investigated steadily increase. Tuesday by the Orange County the pandemic, including 237 pa- Monday through Thursday from by the HBPD Multidisciplinary Gov. Gavin Newsom an- Health Care Agency, and nine tients in intensive care units. 8a.m. to 5 p.m. and is by ap- Accident Investigation Team. Any- nounced during his daily news deaths. That brings the cumula- Testing has continued to in- pointment only, with up to 260 one with information is asked to conference that all of California’s tive case count to 26,120, includ- crease, as there have now been PCR tests being administered per contact traffic Investigator Doug counties would be closing indoor ing 1,355 skilled nursing facility 324,479 total tests administered day via nasal or oral swab before Demetre at (714) 536-5670. dining and bars, family entertain- residents, 432 Orange County jail in the county. Roughly 100,000 of being handed to a medical pro- ment centers, zoos and muse- inmates and 119 people experi- those have taken place since June [email protected] ums, effective immediately. Most encing homelessness. 19. See Testing, page A3 Twitter: @mjszabo BURGER WEEK JULY12-18 PRESENTED BY Great burger menus all week at participating restaurants! BURGERWEEK.COM A2 WEDNESDAY,JULY15, 2020 DAILY PILOT | COASTLINE PILOT | HUNTINGTON BEACH INDEPENDENT WWW.DAILYPILOT.COM THE DAILY Work crews close Newport’s COMMUTER Back Bay Drive after rockslide PUZZLE By Jacqueline E. Newport’s scenic Back Mathews Bay Drive will remain large- ly closed for the next two ACROSS 1 weeks as crews clean up Barcelona wife: debris after a recent rock- abbr. slide, the city announced 4Thespian Monday. 9Current letters The multipurpose road 13 "If" or "Trees" will be fully closed on 15 Rise's partner, in weekdays from 7 a.m. to phrase 4p.m. and reopen for pe- 16 Dr. Zhivago's destrians and bicyclists on love weekdays after 4 p.m. and 17 Olden days on weekends. The road will 18 __ of cake; easy task be inaccessible to motor 19 Court order vehicles at all times. Kevin Chang | Staff Photographer 20 Taboo The rockslide originated 22 European on a private parcel abutting A MOTORIST cruises along Back Bay Drive near Eastbluff peaks the road between San Drive in 2014. It is currently closed because of a rockslide. 23 Seldom seen Joaquin Hills Road and 24 "Who art in Eastbluff Drive North in nical consultant to find a loose earth and rocks from heaven, hallowed late June. The city closed solution to stabilize the the bluffs. A heavy rain- be __" the upper section of the slope. storm last year led to mud- 26 Think highly of SUDOKU 25 __-been; one no road at that time and The 3-mile road, which slides that partially closed 29 Game bird longer popular started working with the hugs the eastern curve of the road. 34 Tests given By The Mepham Group 26 Aneurysm site, property owner and a tech- the Back Bay, is prone to —Hillary Davis before a panel often 35 Boscs & Complete the grid so each row, column and 27 Perish in the Bartletts 3-by-3 box (in bold borders) contains every sea DECISION policy makers who spoke at was published in 2010. 36 Flowery ring digit, 1 to 9. For strategies on how to solve 28 TV's "Perry __" the June 24 forum, includ- “What evidence and re- 37 Promising Sudoku, visit sudoku.org.uk. 29 Annoying Continued from page A1 ing Orange County Health search are the Board citing 38 Sail supports people Care Agency Director Dr. with this statement?” the 39 Lass 30 Stetsons & The guidelines — which Clayton Chau, listened to letter posed. “Did the Board 40 Deuce sombreros call for regular temperature parents who shared their review any emerging evi- 41 Sprinkles at the 31 Wanted poster checks, hand-washing and concerns about the pos- dence, especially the [Cen- table word sanitizing as well as nightly sible continuation of dis- ters for Disease Control and 42 Smooth; 32 Boldness disinfection of school cam- tance learning in the fall — Prevention’s] emerging evi- debonair 33 Mah-jongg pus surfaces — were com- the option selected Monday dence cited for the effec- 43 Funicello & pieces piled in a white paper pub- by officials with Los Angeles tiveness of cloth face cov- Bening 35 Wan lished following a June 24 and San Diego unified erings?” 45 Migraine 38 Fabric community forum, “Open- school districts.