Salon owners, workers call for reopening of indoor services
By Orange County on August 11, 2020
Almost 100 beauty salon owners and workers held a protest near South Coast Plaza on Monday, Aug. 10, to call for Gov. Gavin Newsom to reopen the shops for indoor services.
Hairstylists Kristina Dunn, left, and Hannah Menor, protest coronavirus (COVID-19) salon closures by California Governor Gavin Newsom at the corner of Sunflower Avenue and Bristol Street in Costa Mesa, CA, on Aug., 10, 2020.
(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Hairstylist Jessica Gentle dons a ‘#masks on safe salon’ mask as she protests coronavirus (COVID-19) salon closures by California Governor Gavin Newsom at the corner of Sunflower Avenue and Bristol Street in Costa Mesa, CA, on Aug., 10, 2020.
(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
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Hairstylists Jessica Leyendecker, left, owner of Wilde and a Free Craft Hair Studio in Placentia, protests coronavirus (COVID-19) salon closures by California Governor Gavin Newsom at the corner of Sunflower Avenue and Bristol Street in Costa Mesa, CA, on Aug., 10, 2020.
(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
About 100 protest coronavirus (COVID-19) salon closures by California Governor Gavin Newsom at the corner of Sunflower Avenue and Bristol Street in Costa Mesa, CA, on Aug., 10, 2020.
(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
About 100 protest coronavirus (COVID-19) salon closures by California Governor Gavin Newsom at the corner of Sunflower Avenue and Bristol Street in Costa Mesa, CA, on Aug., 10, 2020.
(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Ava Perez, 4, joins her mother, Leticia Reyes, protests coronavirus (COVID-19) salon closures by California Governor Gavin Newsom at the corner of Sunflower Avenue and Bristol Street in Costa Mesa, CA, on Aug., 10, 2020. Reyes is a single mother is is out of two jobs – her hair dressing job and her cosmetology job at Disneyland. Reyes said she does the hair for characters and even grooms Chewbacca.
(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Salon owner and hairdresser Tera Stephens, of Tress Apothecary and Salon in Newport Beach, protests coronavirus (COVID-19) salon closures by California Governor Gavin Newsom at the corner of Sunflower Avenue and Bristol Street in Costa Mesa, CA, on Aug., 10, 2020.
(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
About 100 protest coronavirus (COVID-19) salon closures by California Governor Gavin Newsom at the corner of Sunflower Avenue and Bristol Street in Costa Mesa, CA, on Aug., 10, 2020.
(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Hairstylists Monique Martin, left, from Sweeter than Honey Hair Lounge in Costa Mesa, protests coronavirus (COVID-19) salon closures by California Governor Gavin Newsom at the corner of Sunflower Avenue and Bristol Street in Costa Mesa, CA, on Aug., 10, 2020.
(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Former salon owner Kristy Laroque protests coronavirus (COVID-19) salon closures by California Governor Gavin Newsom at the corner of Sunflower Avenue and Bristol Street in Costa Mesa, CA, on Aug., 10, 2020. Laroque said she had to close her salon due to the pandemic.
(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Major Williams, a candidate for a California Governor, visits with People protesting coronavirus (COVID-19) salon closures by California Governor Gavin Newsom at the corner of Sunflower Avenue and Bristol Street in Costa Mesa, CA, on Aug., 10, 2020.
(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
About 100 protest coronavirus (COVID-19) salon closures by California Governor Gavin Newsom at the corner of Sunflower Avenue and Bristol Street in Costa Mesa, CA, on Aug., 10, 2020.
(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Hairstylists Mallory Rodewald holds on to her son, Kayden Cortez, 8, as they protest coronavirus (COVID-19) salon closures by California Governor Gavin Newsom at the corner of Sunflower Avenue and Bristol Street in Costa Mesa, CA, on Aug., 10, 2020.
(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
About 100 protest coronavirus (COVID-19) salon closures by California Governor Gavin Newsom at the corner of Sunflower Avenue and Bristol Street in Costa Mesa, CA, on Aug., 10, 2020.
(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Former salon owner Kristy Laroque protests coronavirus (COVID-19) salon closures by California Governor Gavin Newsom at the corner of Sunflower Avenue and Bristol Street in Costa Mesa, CA, on Aug., 10, 2020. Laroque said she had to close her salon due to the pandemic.
(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Jeni Castro, owner of Bronzed Bunny, a tanning and waxing business, protests coronavirus (COVID-19) salon closures by California Governor Gavin Newsom at the corner of Sunflower Avenue and Bristol Street in Costa Mesa, CA, on Aug., 10, 2020.
(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Hair dresser Nikki Johnson dons a ‘Recall Newsom’ mask and ‘Make Stylists Essential again’ hat as she protests coronavirus (COVID-19) salon closures by California Governor Gavin Newsom at the corner of Sunflower Avenue and Bristol Street in Costa Mesa, CA, on Aug., 10, 2020.
(Photo by Jeff Gritchen, Orange County Register/SCNG)
The protesters gathered at Bristol Street and Sunflower Avenue on the border of Santa Ana and Costa Mesa, saying Newsom needs to reopen the shops to help their owners and employees.
A week after closing the salons, the state on July 20 allowed them to do services outdoors, saying doing so reduces the risk of coronavirus spread. But many salon owners have said it’s tough to offer outdoor services – from dealing with the heat that leads to clients’ hair sticking to carrying heavy equipment in and out every day. Some salons have closed their doors, refusing to offer services outside.
Michelle Carter, who said she is a hairdresser at Alkali Salon in Costa Mesa, which remains closed, said hairdressers are independent contractors who don’t get the same benefits as regular employees.
“If we don’t go to work, how are we going to pay mortgages? Rent? Anything?” she said. “Why are we not allowed to work?”
Staff photographer Jeff Gritchen contributed to this report.
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