Even though the C.D.C. has lifted the national mask mandate (except for people on mass transportation vehicles), according to the California Department Of Public Health, the mask requirement here in California will stay en force until June 15th. That extra time is designed to give the public, and businesses, time to prepare for the transition to fewer restrictions. June 15th is also the day the state is expected to ‘fully reopen’. Per the C.D.P.H., the mask mandate is also expected to be kept in place for students for at least the rest of this school year….and possibly for the rest of the calendar year. The Santa Cruz County Office Of Education has also said that the mask requirement will stay in-place in schools in the county ‘until further notice’. More than a dozen states have decided to follow the new federal guidelines, but others, like California, are keeping a mask mandate in-place. Some retailers were also split, with Walmart, Costco And Trader Joe’s saying they won’t require vaccinated shoppers to wear a mask unless state or local laws say otherwise.
