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County deems Tesla a ‘non-essential’ business during shelter-in-place order
https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/17/county-deems-tesla-a-non-essential-business-during-shelter-in-place-order/
Tesla is not an essential business according to the Alameda County Sheriff, a declaration that could force the automaker to shutter some of its operations in the county under a shelter in-place directive that was ordered because of the global spread of COVID-19, a disease caused by coronavirus.
The county, which includes Fremont, where Tesla’s factory is located, issued Monday a shelter-in-place order that requires all nonessential businesses to close, including bars, gyms and in-dine restaurants. Takeout and delivery restaurants are still allowed.