This morning, ALADS President James Wheeler released the following statement to news outlets regarding the vaccination order:
Having been notified of this mandate late yesterday via Twitter, we are still examining the complex issues related to this executive order. ALADS, like other stakeholders, was completely blindsided by this hastily issued order, which will affect more than 100,000 county employees. We believe the Board of Supervisors should have collaborated and communicated with the parties who stand to be impacted by this. Instead, we were notified of this sudden shift in policy overnight via social media. We sincerely hope Hilda Solis put more thought into any issues related to this executive order than she put into the manner in which she announced it.