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Collected Item: “Californians must wear face masks in public under coronavirus order issued by Newsom”

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Californians must wear face masks in public under coronavirus order issued by Newsom

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News Article

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It is now required to wear masks in California. I finally broke down and bought a sewing machine to make masks for my family. Most masks are fairly cheap right now. Going for about $5-$10 each for a homemade one and about $20 for nicer manufactured ones. I was able to buy enough supplies to make masks for everyone I know for the price I would have spend to purchase me and my family enough to wear and wash for the week. I watched a tutorial on how to make the masks and by last night I am now able to bake a mask in under ten minutes.
I am bummed about the mask mandate but it does not affect me much as I was already wearing them. Masks are making life difficult for people like me who are Hard of Hearing. I worry what next year will look like when the schools open and I go back to teaching.

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#ASU, #HST580, California, mask mandate, Newsome, public spaces, state government,

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https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2020-06-18/california-mandatory-face-masks-statewide-order-coronavirus-gavin-newsom?fbclid=IwAR3xoKJwDalmbfdCzLlcYnnfJyv7MLMcDKwBHi-x8YDYQvttfOcD4jjaw4o

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Los Angeles Times, PHIL WILLON, HANNAH FRY, LUKE MONEY

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2020-06-18
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