One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today.
Outdoor Haircuts Are Now Legal In Southern California
It’s now legal in Southern California to get a professional haircut outdoors. In fact, it is the only legal way to get a haircut.
Last week, Gov. Newsom ordered salons and barbershops in most of the state to close down once again due to a surge of new coronavirus cases. Today, Newsom clarified that it's okay to operate, but only if they can do it outdoors. (You can also get skin care, a manicure or a massage.)
The idea, Newsom said in his Monday press conference, is to increase airflow, minimizing the likelihood of customers or stylists breathing air contaminated with the coronavirus.
Shade tarps and canopies are allowed, as long as three sides are open to the breeze. And salons can’t offer any service that might require a customer to go indoors. So no shampooing, unless there is an outdoor sink.
Salons join a growing list of industries in California that are banned from operating indoors but are allowed outside, including restaurants, gyms and churches.
Our news is free on LAist. To make sure you get our coverage: Sign up for our daily coronavirus newsletter. To support our non-profit public service journalism: Donate Now.
One year ago, Congress voted to defund public media, eliminating a critical $1.7 million from our budget every year going forward. But they couldn’t silence us, and we’re not going anywhere. LAist is now 100% community funded and that means we’re taking our future into our own hands and turning to you to keep local reporting strong.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
You come to LAist because you want independent reporting and trustworthy local information. Our nonprofit newsroom doesn’t answer to shareholders looking to turn a profit. Instead, we answer to you and our communities. We are free to follow facts wherever they lead and to hold power to account without fear or favor. Our only loyalty is to our readers and listeners and our mission: to inform, engage, and strengthen Southern California’s communities.
If this story helped you, please become a monthly member today to help sustain this mission. It just takes 1 minute to donate below.
Senior Vice President News, Editor in Chief
