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County of Ventura faces outrage from community over offending COVID-19 Social Distancing posters

County officials issue an apology while critics say it’s ironic this comes during the same time as the heightened awareness of race issues during the ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests

VENTURA COUNTY — During the same weekend the County of Ventura issued a media release regarding the death of George Floyd (see Bilingual report — A message from County of Ventura CEO Mike Powers dated June 7) new social distancing posters created by the County drew fire from many for their social insensitivity.

While the English-language signs featured two professional-attired business people separated by skies while the Spanish-language version featured two faceless silhouettes separated by food packing crates.

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