HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.2.20 Board Correspondence Emails RE COVID-19 Reopening (received 09.29.20 through 10.2.20)
From:Morgan Oyola
To:Connelly, Bill;Clerk of the Board;BOS District 4;Lucero, Debra;Teeter, Doug;Ritter, Tami
Subject:Opening Butte County
Date:Tuesday, September 29, 2020 12:41:46 PM
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Hello,
I am one of your constituents. I support opening Butte County. There is no doubt that COVID-
19 is real and highly contagious. I myself dropped everything in March of 2020 and flew from
my home
in Chico to New York City to provide bedside nursing care during the city’s COVID peak.
However, health has many elements. I see in my own work as a nurse practitioner how the
financial and emotional crises precipitated by the indefinite nature of these widespread
closures have started their own epidemic of despair, depression, and anxiety. I have seen the
spark in my own child’s eyes start to flicker when I tell her that our government has no plan
for her, no path back to the classroom, or even team sports. It is clear that political
considerations have trumped the people’s will.
Please, I urge you, as a healthcare provider and a constituent: we have to move on. We need
brave leaders to confirm publicly what we all know privately: life is inherently risky. Folks
will die of COVID, pneumonia, heart disease, cancer, and any number of preventable causes.
In the past, the concept that any politician or public official who took a stand to rip children
from classrooms, devastate businesses, and force people to suspend their right to stop earning
an income as a means to protect folks from a communicable disease that is highly survivable
would be committing political suicide. Now, it is the opposite. I ask you to consider: what is
your goal? Even the deadly and disfiguring diseases we practice widespread vaccination for,
like measles, continue to stalk our population. Eradication is not a possible outcome. So what
are we continuing this lockdown for? Our goal was to protect our limited healthcare resources.
Thankfully though, those remain well-positioned and have capacity to handle any surge. So,
what is this really about?
Thankfully, after many months, we have much more information about this disease. We have
good statistics that delineate who is high risk and who isn’t. The public is aware of how they
may spread the disease. Messaging has made it clear that our actions matter. Good hygiene
and masking can help. Being extra careful if we have vulnerable folks at home with us is
important. But we can’t extend this emergency indefinitely, because doing so is creating a
new emergency, and not just one that affects a small percentage of our population, but one that
affects 100% of us.
Stop the lockdowns now, in the name of public health.
Thank you for your time,
Morgan Oyola
From:Chelsi Jones
To:Clerk of the Board
Subject:Fwd: RE-Open Butte County
Date:Tuesday, September 29, 2020 1:06:21 PM
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Butte County Supervisors
3159 Nelson Avenue
Oroville, Ca.
I write to you today as one of your constituents who supports reopening Butte County
immediately. The data supports that we are not in a local public health emergency. Our
hospitals are not overwhelmed and our county has been able to manage Covid-19 on its own.
County businesses, citizens, children, and our community at-large, are at risk of losing
everything. It is time to reopen. Everyday we are asked to manage and measure risk; you
cannot live without some level of risk, but at this point catastrophic failure seems most likely
based on the state of our economy in the current shutdown. We can change that!
I urge you to listen to your constituents. I urge you to fight for our rights as citizens and I urge
you to trust us, as we here in Butte County have certainly faced other equally dire situations.
I am requesting that you, as a representative of our community, agendize a motion to terminate
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the Butte County local emergency ratified March 10, 2020 and fight for Butte County to
reopen and thrive again.
Not only is it the right thing to do, it is your obligation under Government Code Section 8630,
subdivision (d) to terminate the emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions
warrant. Our hospitals are not overwhelmed. Our resources are not in short supply.
Conditions warrant termination of the emergency.
On the other hand, suicide rates are skyrocketing, businesses are failing, children are falling
further and further behind in their education and our community is suffering and must do
better.
Everything is at stake. Please reopen Butte County now.
Thank you for your consideration,
Chelsi Jones
A fed up Chico resident.
From:Kirk Burner
To:Connelly, Bill;Lucero, Debra;Ritter, Tami;BOS District 4;Teeter, Doug;Clerk of the Board
Subject:End the Public Health Emergency
Date:Tuesday, September 29, 2020 2:21:41 PM
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Butte County Supervisors
3159 Nelson Avenue
Oroville, Ca.
I write to you today as one of your constituents who supports reopening Butte County
immediately.The data supports that we are not in a local public health emergency. Our
hospitals are not overwhelmed and our county has been able to manage Covid-19 on its own.
County businesses, citizens, children, and our community at-large, are at risk of losing
everything.It is time to reopen.Everyday we are asked to manage and measure risk; you
cannot live without some level of risk, but at this point catastrophic failure seems most likely
based on the state of our economy in the current shutdown. We can change that!
I urge you to listen to your constituents.I urge you to fight for our rights as citizens and I urge
you to trust us, as we here in Butte County have certainly faced other equally dire situations.
I am requesting that you, as a representative of our community, agendize a motion to terminate
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the Butte County local emergency ratified March 10, 2020 and fight for Butte County to
reopen and thrive again.
Not only is it the right thing to do, it is your obligation under Government Code Section 8630,
subdivision (d) to terminate the emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions
warrant.Our hospitals are not overwhelmed. Our resources are not in short supply.
Conditions warrant termination of the emergency.
On the other hand, suicide rates are skyrocketing, businesses are failing, children are falling
further and further behind in their education and our community is suffering and must do
better.
Everything is at stake. Please reopen Butte County now.
Thank you for your consideration,
Kirk and Rebecca Burner
From:Ryan Crosby
To:Connelly, Bill;Lucero, Debra;Ritter, Tami;BOS District 4;Teeter, Doug;Clerk of the Board
Subject:open butte
Date:Tuesday, September 29, 2020 6:59:35 PM
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Butte County Supervisors
3159 Nelson Avenue
Oroville,Ca.
I write to you today as one of your constituents who supports reopening Butte
Countyimmediately.The data supports that weare not in a local public health
emergency.Ourhospitals are notoverwhelmedand our county has been able to
manage Covid-19on its own.County businesses, citizens, children,and our
communityat-large,areat risk of losing everything. It is time to reopen.
Everydaywe are asked to manage and measurerisk;you cannot live without some
level of risk, butat this point catastrophic failure seemsmost likelybased onthe
state of our economy in the currentshutdown.We can change that!
I urge you to listen to your constituents. I urge you to fight for our rights as citizens
and I urge you to trust us,as we here in Butte County havecertainlyfaced
otherequallydire situations.
I am requesting that you, as a representative ofourcommunity,agendizea motion
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toterminatethe Butte County local emergency ratified March 10, 2020 and fight
for Butte County to reopenandthrive again.
Not only is it the right thing to do, it is your obligation under Government Code
Section 8630, subdivision (d) to terminate the emergencyat the earliest possible
datethat conditions warrant. Our hospitals are not overwhelmed. Our resources are
not in short supply. Conditions warrant termination of the emergency.
On the other hand, suicide rates are skyrocketing, businesses are failing, children
are falling further and further behind in their education and our community is
sufferingandmust do better.
Everything is at stake.Please reopen Butte Countynow.
Thank you for your consideration,
Ryan Crosby
From:Alyssa Zarate
To:Clerk of the Board
Subject:END STATE OF EMERGENCY NOW
Date:Tuesday, September 29, 2020 7:52:25 PM
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The science is clear. The data is in and it only keeps getting more positive. It’s time to end this
state of emergency. Our citizens are suffering. Our children are suffering. Do your job, NOW.
We will eventually do this on our own, without permission.
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From:Taylor Murasko
To:Connelly, Bill;Lucero, Debra;Ritter, Tami;BOS District 4;Teeter, Doug;Clerk of the Board
Subject:Reopening Butte County
Date:Tuesday, September 29, 2020 8:18:06 PM
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Butte County Supervisors
3159 Nelson Avenue
Oroville, Ca.
I write to you today as one of your constituents who supports reopening Butte County immediately.
The data supports that we are not in a local public health emergency. Our hospitals are not
overwhelmed and our county has been able to manage Covid-19 on its own. County businesses,
citizens, children, and our community at-large, are at risk of losing everything. It is time to reopen.
Everyday we are asked to manage and measure risk; you cannot live without some level of risk, but
at this point catastrophic failure seems most likely based on the state of our economy in the current
shutdown. We can change that!
I urge you to listen to your constituents. I urge you to fight for our rights as citizens and I urge you
to trust us, as we here in Butte County have certainly faced other equally dire situations.
I am requesting that you, as a representative of our community, agendize a motion to terminate the
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Butte County local emergency ratified March 10, 2020 and fight for Butte County to reopen and
thrive again.
Not only is it the right thing to do, it is your obligation under Government Code Section 8630,
subdivision (d) to terminate the emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant. Our
hospitals are not overwhelmed. Our resources are not in short supply. Conditions warrant
termination of the emergency.
On the other hand, suicide rates are skyrocketing, businesses are failing, children are falling further
and further behind in their education and our community is suffering and must do better.
Everything is at stake. Please reopen Butte County now.
Thank you for your consideration,
Taylor Murasko
From:Julie Saad
To:Teeter, Doug
Cc:Connelly, Bill;Lucero, Debra;Ritter, Tami;BOS District 4;Clerk of the Board
Subject:End COVID-19 Emergency Declaration for Butte County
Date:Wednesday, September 30, 2020 12:13:19 PM
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Dear Mr. Teeter,
I write to you today as one of your constituents who supports reopening Butte
County immediately. The data supports that we are not in a local public health
emergency. Our hospitals are not overwhelmed and our county has been able to
manage COVID-19 on its own. County businesses, citizens, children, and our
community at-large, are at risk of losing everything. It is time to reopen. Every day,
we are asked to manage and measure risk; one cannot live without some level of
risk, but at this point catastrophic failure seems most likely based on the state of our
economy in the current shutdown. We can change that!
I urge you to listen to your constituents. I urge you to fight for our rights as citizens,
and I urge you to trust us, as we here in Butte County have certainly faced other
equally dire situations.
I am requesting that you, as a representative of our community, agendize a
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motion to terminate the Butte County local emergency ratified March 10,
2020, and fight for Butte County to reopen and thrive again.
Not only is it the right thing to do, it is your obligation under Government Code
Section 8630, subdivision (d) to terminate the emergency at the earliest possible date
that conditions warrant. Our hospitals are not overwhelmed. Our resources are not in
short supply. Conditions warrant termination of the emergency.
A dear friend of mine lost her mother to cancer onLabor Day. When her father
called the Glen Oaks Cemetary in Chico to schedule her burial, he was told that they
were "fortunate to have an opening" due to excess deaths from suicide and from
seniors giving up due to their prolonged isolatation in nursing homes, unable to see
family and friends. Businesses are failing, children are falling further and further
behind in their education, and our community is suffering.
Everything is at stake. Please reopen Butte County now.
Thank you for your consideration,
Julie Saad
Butte Valley, CA 95965
From:Lisa Young
To:Connelly, Bill
Subject:Open Butte County
Date:Wednesday, September 30, 2020 2:09:54 PM
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Butte County Supervisors
I write to you today as one of your constituents who supports reopening Butte
Countyimmediately. The data supports that weare not in a local public health
emergency.Ourhospitals are notoverwhelmedand our county has been able to
manage Covid-19on its own.County businesses, citizens, children,and our
communityat-large,areat risk of losing everything. It is time to reopen.
Everydaywe are asked to manage and measurerisk;you cannot live without some
level of risk, butat this point catastrophic failure seemsmost likelybased onthe
state of our economy in the currentshutdown.We can change that!
I urge you to listen to your constituents. I urge you to fight for our rights as citizens
and I urge you to trust us,as we here in Butte County havecertainlyfaced
otherequallydire situations.
I am requesting that you, as a representative ofourcommunity,agendizea motion
th
toterminatethe Butte County local emergency ratified March 10, 2020 and fight
for Butte County to reopenandthrive again.
Not only is it the right thing to do, it is your obligation under Government Code
Section 8630, subdivision (d) to terminate the emergencyat the earliest possible
datethat conditions warrant. Our hospitals are not overwhelmed. Our resources are
not in short supply. Conditions warrant termination of the emergency.
On the other hand, suicide rates are skyrocketing, businesses are failing, children
are falling further and further behind in their education and our community is
sufferingandmust do better.
Everything is at stake.Please reopen Butte Countynow.
Thank you for your consideration,
Lisa Young
CcBConnelly@ButteCounty.net
DLucero@ButteCounty.net
TRitter@ButteCounty.net
District4@ButteCounty.net
DTeeter@ButteCounty.net
clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.net
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Have a great day!
Lisa Young
Director of Operations
Solutions Cubed, LLC
From:Sommer Horn
To:Clerk of the Board
Subject:Reopen
Date:Wednesday, September 30, 2020 6:46:43 PM
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Butte County Supervisors
3159 Nelson Avenue
Oroville, Ca.
I write to you today as one of your constituents who supports reopening Butte County
immediately.The data supports that weare not in a local public health emergency. Our
hospitals are not overwhelmed and our county has been able to manage Covid-19 on its own.
County businesses, citizens, children, and our community at-large,are at risk of losing
everything. It is time to reopen. Everyday we are asked to manage and measure risk;you
cannot live without some level of risk, but at this point catastrophic failure seems most likely
based on the state of our economy in the current shutdown.We can change that!
I urge you to listen to your constituents. I urge you to fight for our rights as citizens and I urge
you to trust us, as we here in Butte County have certainlyfaced other equallydire situations.
I am requesting that you, as a representative of our community, agendizea motion to terminate
th
the Butte County local emergency ratified March 10, 2020 and fight for Butte County to
reopenand thrive again.
Not only is it the right thing to do, it is your obligation under Government Code Section 8630,
subdivision (d) to terminate the emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions warrant.
Our hospitals are not overwhelmed. Our resources are not in short supply. Conditions warrant
termination of the emergency.
On the other hand, suicide rates are skyrocketing, businesses are failing, children are falling
further and further behind in their education and our community is suffering and must do
better.
Everything is at stake. Please reopen Butte County now.
Thank you for your consideration,
Sommer Horn
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From:Christina Bicocca
To:Connelly, Bill
Cc:Lucero, Debra;Ritter, Tami;Teeter, Doug;Clerk of the Board;BOS District 4
Subject:Open Butte County
Date:Wednesday, September 30, 2020 10:56:16 PM
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Butte County Supervisors
3159 Nelson Avenue
Oroville, Ca.
I write to you today as one of your constituents who supports reopening Butte County
immediately. The data supports that we are not in a local public health emergency. Our
hospitals are not overwhelmed and our county has been able to manage Covid-19 on its own.
County businesses, citizens, children, and our community at-large, are at risk of losing
everything. It is time to reopen. Everyday we are asked to manage and measure risk; you
cannot live without some level of risk, but at this point catastrophic failure seems most likely
based on the state of our economy in the current shutdown. We can change that!
I urge you to listen to your constituents. I urge you to fight for our rights as citizens and I urge
you to trust us, as we here in Butte County have certainly faced other equally dire situations.
I am requesting that you, as a representative of our community, agendize a motion to terminate
th
the Butte County local emergency ratified March 10, 2020 and fight for Butte County to
reopen and thrive again.
Not only is it the right thing to do, it is your obligation under Government Code Section 8630,
subdivision (d) to terminate the emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions
warrant. Our hospitals are not overwhelmed. Our resources are not in short supply.
Conditions warrant termination of the emergency.
On the other hand, suicide rates are skyrocketing, businesses are failing, children are falling
further and further behind in their education and our community is suffering and must do
better.
Everything is at stake. Please reopen Butte County now.
Thank you for your consideration,
Christina Bicocca
From:Jeannie Favela
To:Clerk of the Board
Subject:Open up butte county
Date:Thursday, October 1, 2020 10:56:40 AM
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Butte County Supervisors
3159 Nelson Avenue
Oroville,Ca.
I write to you today as one of your constituents who supports reopening Butte
Countyimmediately.The data supports that we arenot in a local public health
emergency.Ourhospitals are notoverwhelmedand our county has been able to
manage Covid-19 onits own.County businesses, citizens, children,and our
communityat-large,areat risk of losing everything. It is time to reopen.
Everydaywe are asked to manage and measurerisk;you cannot live without some
level of risk, butat this point catastrophic failure seemsmost likelybased onthe
state of our economy in the currentshutdown.We can change that!
I urge you to listen to your constituents. I urge you to fight for our rights as citizens
and I urge you to trust us,as we here in Butte County havecertainlyfaced
otherequallydire situations.
I am requesting that you, as a representative ofourcommunity,agendizea motion
th
toterminatethe Butte County local emergency ratified March 10, 2020 and fight
for Butte County to reopenandthrive again.
Not only is it the right thing to do, it is your obligation under Government Code
Section 8630, subdivision (d) to terminate the emergencyat the earliest possible
datethat conditions warrant. Our hospitals are not overwhelmed. Our resources are
not in short supply. Conditions warrant termination of the emergency.
On the other hand, suicide rates are skyrocketing, businesses are failing, children
are falling further and further behind in their education and our community is
sufferingandmust do better.
Everything is at stake.Please reopen Butte Countynow.
Thank you for your consideration,
-Jeannie Favela
From:Jesica Montgomery
To:Alex.brown@chicoca.gov;Teeter, Doug;Mark.Orme@chicoca.gov;Randall Stone;Scott.huber@chicoca.gov;Sean Morgan;ann.schwab@chicoca.gov;karl.ory@chicoca.gov;
kasey.reynolds@chicoca.gov
Cc:Connelly, Bill;Clerk of the Board;Lucero, Debra;BOS District 4;Ritter, Tami
Subject:Re:Public Health Emergency
Date:Thursday, October 1, 2020 2:46:59 PM
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Thank you for the prompt replies Council member Stone and Council member Morgan.
I unfortunately forgot to include Mayor Schwab in my original so I sent her a separate email and will include her here.
I am writing in the strongest terms possible with compelling information for the Chico City Council to vote to terminate this "local health
emergency."
The local health emergency and ALL orders emanating from it should be nullified, and not ratified by the County Board of Supervisors, based on
this irrefutable evidence:
Health officers are violating two California laws:
1) Calling for a local health emergency when there are no legal grounds, as defined in California law (ESA 8558 b) and CHSC Section 101080)
and
2) Not providing "relevant information" to governmental entities, as required by HSC Div 105, Part 1, Chapter 3, Section 120175.5, which directs
the health officers to provide evidence and information to the governing body regarding communicable diseases.
If the BOS ratifies these illegal orders, they are complicit in violating these California laws:
(ESA 8558 b)
CHSC Section 101080) and
HSC Div 105, Part 1, Chapter 3, Section 120175.5.
DETAILS:
Health officers are violating California Health and Safety Code section 101080, as follows-
NO GROUNDS FOR A LOCAL EMERGENCY:
There are no grounds for a local health emergency. According to the California Emergency Services Act (ESA), a local health emergency may
only be proclaimed by a local health officer when:
1) There is a release or spill of material that is subsequently determined to be hazardous or medical waste, or
2) There is an "imminent and proximate threat of the introduction of any contagious, infectious, or communicable disease, chemical agent,
noncommunicable biologic agent, toxin or radioactive agent"
Based on the definition of the above, there are NO GROUNDS for a local emergency in our county/city.
There is no imminent \[definition: "about to happen"\] or proximate \[definition: "immediate"\] threat.
Therefore the covid situation does not meet the definition for a local health emergency.
The "introduction" of this disease was declared on February 25, several months ago. That does not meet the definition of an "introduction" of the
disease.
Therefore, the covid situation does *not* meet the definition for a local health emergency.
It is the exact opposite.
There has been a *slowing* of deaths. The numbers of "positive cases" are faulty because of the highly unreliability of the tests.
Health officers state as a reason for their local health emergency point (5) that "there is currently no vaccine to prevent COVID-19.
How is that a local emergency?
There is no effective vaccine for the flu, and there is no local emergency declared for flu season, where fewer county residents die each year,
compared to Covid-related deaths.
Further, health officers are violating California Health and Safety Code section 101080, as a local health emergency can only be called when there
is an "IMMINENT and PROXIMATE threat of the INTRODUCTION of any contagious, infectious or communicable disease..."
There is no imminent and proximate threat, and there is no "introduction" of any disease.
The introduction happened 9 months ago, so it no longer an EMERGENCY by definition.
FURTHER, NO EVIDENCE FOR WEARING FACE MASKS:
HSC Div 105, Part 1, Chapter 3, Section 120175.5 states that regarding the administration of communicable disease prevention and control,
"A local health officer must make any relevant information available to governmental entities."
This has not happened.
"Where is the science?"
Health officers have "passed the buck" and are breaking California law by not providing reputable evidence in favor of healthy or asymptomatic
residents to wear face masks.
Health officers refer to CDC guidance, which has zero evidence regarding wearing face masks. None of the links provided by the CDC even
mention wearing masks, let alone if they are effective.
Further, Health officers rely on guidance from the CDP as the evidence for the mask mandate.
Yet, here is what the CDPH states regarding face masks: 1. The CDPH states:
"Our best community and individual defense against COVID 19 is washing our hands frequently, avoiding touching our eyes, nose and mouth with
unwashed hands, avoiding being around sick people and physical distancing, especially by staying at home.
2. "Face coverings may increase risk if users reduce their use of strong defenses,"
"You may CHOOSE to wear a cloth face covering when you must be in public"
"There is limited evidence to suggest that use of cloth face coverings by the public during a pandemic could help reduce disease transmission. "
And those "who feel comfortable wearing a mask should do so." HSC Div 105, Part 1, Chapter 3, Section 120175.5 states that regarding the
administration of communicable disease prevention and control:
"A local health officer must make any relevant information available to governmental entities."
THUS, WE, THE ELECTORATE, WHO OVERSEE THIS BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, CALL ON THE BOARD TO NOT RATIFY THE
UNLAWFUL AND INVALID LOCAL HEALTH EMERGENCY:
There are no grounds for a local health emergency based on California Law (ESA section 8558);
1) Calling for a local health emergency when there are no legal grounds , as defined in California law (ESA 8558 b) and
2) Not providing "relevant information" to governmental entities, as required by HSC Div 105, Part 1, Chapter 3, Section 120175.5, which directs
the health officers to provide evidence and information to the governing body regarding communicable diseases.
REFERENCES:
(2) California Department of Public Health states. "There is limited evidence to suggest that the use of cloth face coverings by the publc during a
pandemic could help reduce disease transmission." "Face coverings may INCREASE RISK."
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/CID/DCDC/Pages/Face-Coverings-Guidance.aspx
(2) CAL/OSHA statement that "cloth face covers do not protect against COVID-19."https://dir.ca.gov/dosh/coronavirus/COVID-19-Infection-
Prevention-in-Logistics.pdf
(3) CAL/OSHA "Oxygen deficient atmosphere means an atmosphere with an oxygen content below 19.5% by
volume."https://www.dir.ca.gov/title8/5144.html
(4) CDC has no evidence supporting the wearing of cloth face coveringshttps://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-
cloth-face-coverings.html
(5) Video showing no evidence from CDC references regarding masks:https://tinyurl.com/ycoeckfv
(6) New England Journal of Medicine: "We know that wearing a mask outside health care facilities offers little, if any, protection from
infection."https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2006372
(7) Psychological harms of mask-wearing: Columbia University: "Many young children burst into tears or recoil when someone wearing a mask
approaches. By putting on masks, we take away information that makes it especially difficult for children to recognize others and read emotional
signals, which is unsettling and disconcerting."https://bit.ly/2XDaASx
(8) Physical harms of mask-wearing: "Face Masks Pose Serious Risk to the Healthy"https://www.technocracy.news/blaylock-face-masks-pose-
serious-risks-to-the-healthy/
(9) "Face coverings present a possible choking or strangulation hazard to your child"https://bit.ly/3cEX4SC
(10) California Health and Safety Code Section 120290 -- Exposre to an Infectious Disease in California. The defendant must (a) know they are
afflicted with an infectious disease and (b) the defendant acts with SPECIFIC INTENT to transmit that disease to another
personhttp://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml? lawCode=HSC§ionNum=120290.
On Thu, Oct 1, 2020 at 2:07 PM Randall Stone <randall.stone@chicoca.gov> wrote:
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Here is my Declaration of Emergency Resolution as ratified by Council on March 25, 2020.
https://chico-ca.granicus.com/MetaViewer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=894&meta_id=70972
This delineates the conditions of the emergency and recitals.
Government Code Section 101080 defines the declaration of emergency in legal terms:
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?
lawCode=HSC§ionNum=101080#:~:text=Whenever%20a%20local%20health%20emergency,is%20applicable%20to%20the%20jurisdiction.
Here is the definition as prescribed by our local health director.
http://www.buttecounty.net/Portals/21/Admin/Media/ButteCountyDeclaresLocalCOVID19Emergency.pdf?ver=2020-03-06-062756-297
There are various dates when some of these events expire or are renewed. Would you be more specific about what aspect you are looking for
expiration?
Randall
From: Jesica Montgomery <jnmontgomery530@gmail.com>
Sent: October 1, 2020 1:00 PM
To: Alex Brown <alex.brown@Chicoca.gov>; Scott Huber <scott.huber@Chicoca.gov>; Sean Morgan <sean.morgan@Chicoca.gov>; Karl Ory
<karl.ory@Chicoca.gov>; Kasey Reynolds <kasey.reynolds@Chicoca.gov>; Randall Stone <randall.stone@Chicoca.gov>
Subject: Re:Public Health Emergency
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Respected city council members I pose two questions to you...
1. What is the legal definition of a local health emergency?
2. When is this local health emergency set to expire?
Thank you.
Respectfully,
Jesica
From:Steven Ramos
To:Connelly, Bill
Cc:Lucero, Debra;Ritter, Tami;BOS District 4;Teeter, Doug;Clerk of the Board
Subject:Reopen Butte County
Date:Thursday, October 1, 2020 4:21:57 PM
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Butte County Supervisors
3159 Nelson Avenue
Oroville, Ca.
I write to you today as one of your constituents who supports reopening Butte County
immediately. The data supports that we are not in a local public health emergency. Our
hospitals are not overwhelmed and our county has been able to manage Covid-19 on its own.
County businesses, citizens, children, and our community at-large, are at risk of losing
everything. It is time to reopen. Everyday we are asked to manage and measure risk; you
cannot live without some level of risk, but at this point catastrophic failure seems most likely
based on the state of our economy in the current shutdown. We can change that!
I urge you to listen to your constituents. I urge you to fight for our rights as citizens and I urge
you to trust us, as we here in Butte County have certainly faced other equally dire situations.
I am requesting that you, as a representative of our community, agendize a motion to terminate
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the Butte County local emergency ratified March 10, 2020 and fight for Butte County to
reopen and thrive again.
Not only is it the right thing to do, it is your obligation under Government Code Section 8630,
subdivision (d) to terminate the emergency at the earliest possible date that conditions
warrant. Our hospitals are not overwhelmed. Our resources are not in short supply.
Conditions warrant termination of the emergency.
On the other hand, suicide rates are skyrocketing, businesses are failing, children are falling
further and further behind in their education and our community is suffering and must do
better.
Everything is at stake. Please reopen Butte County now.
Thank you for your consideration,
Steven Ramos
Concerned Citizen of Chico
From:Courtney Thommen
To:Teeter, Doug;Clerk of the Board
Subject:Reopen!
Date:Thursday, October 1, 2020 8:07:20 PM
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Butte County Supervisors
3159 Nelson Avenue
Oroville,Ca.
I write to you today as one of your constituents who supports reopening Butte
Countyimmediately.The data supports that weare not in a local public health
emergency.Ourhospitals are notoverwhelmedand our county has been able to
manage Covid-19on its own.County businesses, citizens, children,and our
communityat-large,areat risk of losing everything. It is time to reopen.
Everydaywe are asked to manage and measurerisk;you cannot live without some
level of risk, butat this point catastrophic failure seemsmost likelybased onthe
state of our economy in the currentshutdown.We can change that!
I urge you to listen to your constituents. I urge you to fight for our rights as citizens
and I urge you to trust us,as we here in Butte County havecertainlyfaced
otherequallydire situations.
I am requesting that you, as a representative ofourcommunity,agendizea motion
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toterminatethe Butte County local emergency ratified March 10, 2020 and fight
for Butte County to reopenandthrive again.
Not only is it the right thing to do, it is your obligation under Government Code
Section 8630, subdivision (d) to terminate the emergencyat the earliest possible
datethat conditions warrant. Our hospitals are not overwhelmed. Our resources are
not in short supply. Conditions warrant termination of the emergency.
On the other hand, suicide rates are skyrocketing, businesses are failing, children
are falling further and further behind in their education and our community is
sufferingandmust do better.
Everything is at stake.Please reopen Butte Countynow.
Thank you for your consideration,
Courtney Thommen
Chico, Ca 95973
From:Kelsey Ogle
To:âBConnelly@ButteCounty.net;Lucero, Debra;Ritter, Tami;BOS District 4;Teeter, Doug;Clerk of
the Board
Subject:Open Butte County now
Date:Friday, October 2, 2020 1:08:07 PM
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Butte County Supervisors
3159 Nelson Avenue
Oroville,Ca.
I write to you today as one of your constituents who supports reopening Butte County
immediately.The data supports that weare not in a local public health emergency. Our hospitals
are not overwhelmed and our county has been able to manage Covid-19on its own. County
businesses, citizens, children, and our community at-large,areat risk of losing everything. It is
time to reopen. Everyday we are asked to manage and measure risk;you cannot live without
some level of risk, but at this point catastrophic failure seemsmost likely based on the state of
our economy in the current shutdown.We can change that!
I urge you to listen to your constituents. I urge you to fight for our rights as citizens and I urge
you to trust us,as we here in Butte County have certainly faced other equally dire situations.
I am requesting that you, as a representative ofourcommunity, agendize a motion to terminate
th
the Butte County local emergency ratified March 10, 2020 and fight for Butte County to reopen
andthrive again.
Not only is it the right thing to do, it is your obligation under Government Code Section 8630,
subdivision (d) to terminate the emergency at the earliest possible datethat conditions warrant.
Our hospitals are not overwhelmed. Our resources are not in short supply. Conditions warrant
termination of the emergency.
On the other hand, suicide rates are skyrocketing, businesses are failing, children are falling
further and further behind in their education and our community is sufferingand must do better.
Everything is at stake.Please reopen Butte County now.
Thank you for your consideration,
CcBConnelly@ButteCounty.net
DLucero@ButteCounty.net
TRitter@ButteCounty.net
District4@ButteCounty.net
DTeeter@ButteCounty.net
clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.net