Red Bluff issues warnings for non-essential businesses not following stay at home order

It's not business as usual for people in Red Bluff.

Has different ideas about whether to actually enforce social distancing guidelines and the stay at home order.

Action news now reporter ana torrea shows us what you can expect if you break the rules in tehama county.

It's not business as usual here in red bluff.

The red bluff police department and city sent non- essential businesses a letter.

That letter asking them to follow the state's at home order.

Police say: they are not looking to punish businesses.

But what about businesses that do not comply?

They'll get a warning from police.

People in red bluff tell me obeying the stay at home order helps flatten the curve.

Because we need to be safe.

I think this stay at home thing is helping.

And its creating a safe place to be, and if we break it too early we're in trouble.

Both the d-a's office and the red bluff police department say: they don't want businesses to fully shutdown and close.

Instead: they want them to adapt to this situation.

Such as: transitioning services online or offering curbside pick and delivery.

Which is what many businesses have already done.

Live in red bluff, ana torrea, action news now coverage you can count on.

We asked the chico police department -- sergeant tupper tells us they're asking for voluntary compliance -- officers are not issuing citations or arresting people..

And the chief says the stay at home order does not give them the right to violate your fouth amendment rights.# gov.