“In my professional opinion, it doesn’t make sense to me either.”
Spoken by Dr. Van Do-Reynoso at the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday, her words solidified the loss of confidence that many county residents have expressed toward Governor Gavin Newsom in recent days. Santa Barbara County’s public health director was referring to the milestones the governor released last week that preclude the county from reopening more businesses.
When applied to Santa Barbara County’s population, the governor’s new epidemiologic criteria would require the county to have zero COVID-19 deaths and no more than 45 positive cases in a 14-day period. Do-Reynoso called the criteria “insurmountable” hurdles to jump.