New Public Health Orders: Quarantine and Isolation
Commercial Evictions due to COVID-19 Prohibited
Closure of Los Angeles County Trails & Beaches
Culver City Stairs Closed
Farmer’s Market Re-opening on March 31
Feeling Blue? You Are Not Alone.
Do You Need a Volunteer?
Call for Volunteers
Neighbors Helping Neighbors
1. New Public Health Orders: Quarantine and Isolation
On March 25, 2020, to slow the spread of COVID-19, protect vulnerable individuals, and prevent the local healthcare system from being overwhelmed, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health issued two new separate orders:
These new Orders ensure that individuals who test positive for COVID-19, and those who are told by a clinician they are presumed to be positive for COVID-19 are required to self-isolate for a period of at least 3 days without symptoms, including being fever free without taking medicine, and 7 days since symptoms started, whichever is longer. Additionally, those who have been in close contact with someone who is positive or presumed positive must quarantine themselves for 14 days from the last time they had contact with the ill person.
There are key differences between self-quarantine and self-isolation. Here’s what the new orders mean for you:
Required for anyone exposed to a person diagnosed with or likely to have COVID-19.
You must stay in quarantine for 14 days from the last time you had contact with the ill person.
You cannot leave your place of quarantine for all 14 days.
Only exception to leave quarantine is to receive medical care.
If you develop even mild COVID-19 symptoms, you must self-isolate at home and away from others.
Required for anyone diagnosed with or showing symptoms consistent with COVID-19 within 14 days of being in close contact with a person who had or was believed to have COVID-19.
Self-isolation period must last at least 3 days without symptoms, including being fever free without taking medicine, and 7 days since symptoms started, whichever is longer.
Notify anyone you’ve had close contact with while symptomatic to self-quarantine themselves.
Only exception to leave self-isolation is to receive medical care.
2. Commercial Evictions due to COVID-19 Prohibited
On March 20, 2020, the City issued a Public Order that landlords may not evict a commercial tenant if the tenant is able to show inability to pay rent due to circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic. On March 26, 2020 the City Council adopted an urgency ordinance confirming the March 20 Order. On March 27, 2020 the City issued additional rules with details about the commercial eviction moratorium.
Evidence of the inability to pay rent due to COVID-19 include one or more of the following:
Loss of income due to a COVID-19 related workplace closure;
Child care expenditures due to school closures;
Health care expenses related to being ill with COVID-19;
Expenses or loss of income due to caring for a member of the tenant’s household who is ill with COVID-19; or
Reasonable expenditures that stem from government-ordered emergency measures.
Tenants will have six months following the expiration of the local emergency period to pay back any back due rent.
If rent payments are late due to any of the above COVID-19 related circumstances, landlords may not charge, or use the eviction process to recover, late fees or charges.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Heath issued a Public Order today temporarily closing all public trails and trailheads, beaches, piers, beach bike paths, and beach access points in Los Angeles County (except Long Beach and Pasadena, which are outside its jurisdiction). The Ballona Creek Bike Path is still open because it is a non-beach bike path.
4. Culver City Stairs Closed
Due to the County’s new Order closing trails and trailheads, the Culver City Stairs are temporarily closed.
5. Farmer’s Market Re-opening on March 31
The Culver City Farmers Market will reopen on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 from 2 pm to 7 pm on Main Street using established operating procedures that exceed the recommendations of the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health. However, it requires patrons’ cooperation to effectively protect the public:
Conditions to Reduce Your Risk at the Farmers Market
Use controlled ENTRY/EXIT points on:
Culver Blvd. & Main Street
Alley connecting Cardiff & Bagley Avenue
Handwashing stations available at both ENTRY/EXIT points.
List of market participants and market map available to plan your shopping efficiently & quickly.
Customers must observe the required 6 feet social distancing at all times.
All booths will have ENTRY/EXIT points clearly marked.
Touch only what you buy or ask for help.
No product sampling is allowed.
Public seating and eating areas have been eliminated.
Please no lingering.
Please leave non-service animals at home.
Please be patient and respectful for a pleasant shopping experience.
Tips for Shoppers
Stay at home if you are sick or at-risk.
Wash your hands thoroughly.
Wash all produce before consumption.
Do everything possible to make your visit quick, efficient & safe!
The Farmers Market appreciates everyone’s support of our local farmers and food vendors and looks forward to returning to the wonderful farmers market experience we all have come to love! For more information visit the Culver City Farmer’s Market on the web.
6. Feeling Blue? You Are Not Alone.
If the news surrounding COVID-19 is making you feel stressed, anxious, or depressed, call LACDMH 24/7 hotline at (800) 854-7771 or text LA to 741741 to get help.
7. Do You Need a Volunteer?
If you or someone you know has a non-emergency, non-medical need related to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and you would like assistance from a volunteer, please email the City or call the City’s Coronavirus Hotline at (310) 253-6890 (7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.). If you email or leave a message at the Hotline after hours, please include your name, address, phone number, email address, and your need. In an emergency, please dial 9-1-1.
8. Call for Volunteers
If you would like to volunteer to help the City assist those in need (including older adults), please email the City or call the City’s Coronavirus Hotline at (310) 253-6890 (7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.). If you email or leave a message at the Hotline after hours, please include your name, phone number, email address, and any special skills you may have (language, equipment, certifications, etc.) and preferred volunteer activity (deliver groceries to older adults, make phone calls, etc.) You can also find additional volunteer opportunities on the California Volunteers webpage.
9. Neighbors Helping Neighbors
If you are able to assist a neighbor who is 65 or older, or a neighbor who has an underlying medical condition, reach out via phone, text, or drop a note on their doorstep to ask if they need anything before you go to the grocery store or pharmacy. We are all in this together.