Southern California Pushes Back
Per the Desert Sun, Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco has issued a video statement decrying Gov. Gavin Newsom's plans to impose shutdowns across the state due to surging COVID-19 cases, and repeating his objection to penalizing those who don't follow the new protocols. Bianco said his department won't be "blackmailed, bullied or used as muscle against Riverside County residents in the enforcement of the governor's orders." The video, which was published on the department's YouTube channel and shared through its social media, shows Bianco in uniform. He accuses Newsom of having a "dictatorial attitude" and being "extremely hypocritical." Bianco called the stay-at-home orders "flat-out ridiculous." Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva "will not instruct his deputies to enforce a new statewide stay-at-home order announced Thursday that could force businesses to temporarily shut down as coronavirus c...