RANCHO MIRAGE, CA (December 3, 2020) - Today, the State of California announced new Regional Stay Home Orders based on a less than 15% ICU availability per region. The State is projecting that our region will fall below the 15% ICU availability as soon as early December.

The Regional Stay Home Order will go into effect within 48 hours in regions with less than 15% ICU availability.

  • The Order will prohibit private gatherings of any size, closes sector operations except for critical infrastructure and retail, non-essential travel (statewide) and requires 100% masking and physical distancing in all others, stay at home as much as possible to limit the mixing with other households that can lead to COVID-19 spread.
  • The Order will remain in effect for at least 3 weeks and, after that period, will be lifted when a region’s projected ICU capacity meets or exceeds 15%. This will be assessed on a weekly basis after the initial 3-week period.

In any region that triggers a regional Stay Home Order because it drops below 15% ICU capacity, the following sectors must close: 

  • Amusement parks
  • Bars, breweries, and distilleries
  • Cardrooms and satellite wagering
  • Family entertainment centers
  • Hair salons and barbershops
  • Indoor and outdoor playgrounds
  • Indoor recreational facilities
  • Limited services
  • Live audience sports
  • Movie theaters
  • Museums, zoos, and aquariums
  • Personal care services
  • Wineries
The following sectors that may remain open with additional modifications in addition to 100% masking and physical distancing:

  • Entertainment production including professional sports
  • No live audiences.
  • Hotels and lodging
  • Open for critical infrastructure support only.
  • Offices
  • Remote only except for critical infrastructure sectors where remote working is not possible. 
  • Outdoor recreational facilities
  • Outdoor operation only - no food, drink or alcohol sales.
  • Overnight stays at campgrounds are not permitted.
  • Places of worship and political expression
  • Outdoor services only.
  • Restaurants
  • Take-out, pick-up, or delivery only.
  • Retail
  • Indoor operation at 20% capacity with entrance metering and no eating or drinking in the stores. Additionally, special hours should be instituted for seniors and others with chronic conditions or compromised immune systems. 
  • Shopping centers
  • Indoor operation at 20% capacity with entrance metering and no eating or drinking in the stores. Additionally, special hours should be instituted for seniors and others with chronic conditions or compromised immune systems.

The following sectors would be allowed to remain open when a remote option is not possible with appropriate infectious disease preventative measures including 100% masking and physical distancing:

  • Critical infrastructure 
  • Schools that are already open for in-person learning
  • Non-urgent medical and dental care
  • Child care and pre-K 

We will send out more information on this Stay Home Order and when it will go into effect for Riverside County residents as we receive it from the State.

For more information, please visit covid19.ca.gov.