After consulting with the state’s top public health officials and senior advisors in his administration, Newsom approved their recommendations to have the state Department of Public Health implement the mask mandate. She criticized Newsom’s mask order, which includes a requirement that Californians wear face coverings outdoors if they cannot socially distance from others. That includes Newsom’s executive order to expand the rights of workers classified as “essential” to file workers’ compensation claims, Kolkey said. The courts have thus far been somewhat deferential to the governor’s executive actions during the public health crisis. However, a Sutter County Superior Court judge earlier this month blocked Newsom’s executive order to impose new election rules on counties wishing to limit in-person voting in November to lessen the spread of the virus.

Source: Los Angeles Times June 29, 2020 12:02 UTC