On March 19, the governor issued a state-wide mandate to shelter-in-place to stop the spread of COVID. We all did so, because it was the right thing to do.
We all watched in horror at the mounting casualties in New York, expecting the shoe to drop here on the West Coast next. Apparently, we are still waiting, as casualties in California were last reported at around 2,900 — 2,900 in a state whose population is 39.5 million? This number does not reflect the black death we were fearing, and it certainly is not justification to let our businesses collapse for one more second.
Since March 19, the businesses that both my husband and I built through many years of hard work have come to a grinding halt. Instead of doing what we love, we spend our time scrambling to file loan paperwork, sort through bills and other loans to see where we can get deferment, and other ways to survive. All of this on top of homeschooling two elementary-aged kids. The only way we can save our livelihoods (and this community) is to get back to work.