The Entire Bay Area Region Now Under Highest Lockdown Rules
In December, Gov. Newsom announced a regional stay-at-home order, which would order counties with critically low ICU capacity to shut back down.
As of today (12/17/2020) the Bay Area’s regional ICU capacity has dropped to 12.7%, meaning the entire region will be forced to join a stay-at-home order starting tonight at 11:59 p.m. This will affect Napa, San Mateo, Santa Cruz and Solano counties. The rest of the Bay Area counties had already entered the new restrictions voluntarily.
The newest stay at home orders are the strictest yet imposed. You can read about all the restrictions in your area here. These orders will remain in effect for at least 3 weeks. After that period, they will be lifted when a region’s projected ICU capacity meets or exceeds 15%. This will be assessed on a weekly basis after the initial 3 week period.
To summarize many of the restrictions:
Grocery stores – Max 35% capacity
Convenience stores – Max 20% capacity
Restaurants, wineries & Bars – Closed for on-site consumption. (takeout & delivery are ok with restrictions).
Clothing and shoe stores – Max 20% capacity
Hair salons and barbershops – Closed
Gyms – Can open outdoors only with modifications
The entire list of business restrictions are bellow with links to specific regulations:
Banks and credit unions
Can open with modifications
Bars (where no meals provided)
Closed for on-site consumption.
See guidance for Restaurants, wineries, and bars
Bookstores
Can open with modifications
– Max 20% capacity
– No food or beverages sold for onsite consumption
See guidance for Retail
Breweries (where no meals provided)
Closed for on-site consumption. May continue with production, manufacturing, distribution, and retail sale for off-site consumption.
See guidance for Restaurants, wineries, and bars
Campgrounds
Closed unless used for COVID-19 mitigation and containment measures, treatment measures, providing accommodation for essential workers or those displaced as a result of fire or other emergency, or providing housing solutions, including measures to protect homeless populations
See guidance for Outdoor recreation, including campgrounds and playgrounds
Churches
Can open outdoors only with modifications
See guidance for Places of worship and cultural ceremonies
Clothing and shoe stores
Can open with modifications
– Max 20% capacity
– No food or beverages sold for onsite consumption
See guidance for Retail
Concert venues
Closed
Convenience stores
Can open with modifications
– Max 20% capacity
– No food or beverages sold for onsite consumption
See guidance for Retail
Convention centers
Closed
Cultural ceremonies
Can open outdoors only with modifications
See guidance for Places of worship and cultural ceremonies
Distilleries (where no meals provided)
Closed for on-site consumption. May continue with production, manufacturing, distribution, and retail sale for off-site consumption.
See guidance for Restaurants, wineries, and bars
Doctors and dentists
Can open with modifications
Drive-in theaters
Can open outdoors only with modifications
See guidance for Movie theaters and family entertainment centers
Electrologists
Closed except for physician-ordered electrology services
See guidance for Personal care services
Family entertainment centers
Closed
See guidance for Movie theaters and family entertainment centers
Festivals
Closed
Fire stations
Can open with modifications
Florists
Can open with modifications
– Max 20% capacity
– No food or beverages sold for onsite consumption
See guidance for Retail
Food banks
Can open with modifications
Government services
Can open with modifications
Grocery stores
Can open with modifications
– Max 35% capacity
– No food or beverages sold for onsite consumption
See guidance for Retail
Gyms and fitness centers
Can open outdoors only with modifications
See guidance for Gyms and fitness centers
Home and furnishing stores
Can open with modifications
– Max 20% capacity
– No food or beverages sold for onsite consumption
See guidance for Retail
Hospitals and urgent care
Can open with modifications
Hotels and lodging
Closed for in-state reservations unless used for COVID-19 mitigation and containment measures, treatment measures, accommodation for essential workers or those displaced as a result of fire or other emergency, or housing solutions, including measures to protect homeless populations. Open for non-essential, out-of-state reservations so long as reservation is at least the minimum time period required for quarantine.
See guidance for Hotels and lodging
Indoor playgrounds (bounce centers/ball pits/laser tag)
Closed
See guidance for Movie theaters and family entertainment centers
Jewelry stores
Can open with modifications
– Max 20% capacity
– No food or beverages sold for onsite consumption
See guidance for Retail
Libraries
Can open with modifications
– Max 20% capacity
– No food or beverages sold for onsite consumption
See guidance for Retail
Live theater
Closed
Mosques
Can open outdoors only with modifications
See guidance for Places of worship and cultural ceremonies
Nightclubs
Closed
Outdoor playgrounds
Can open with modifications
See guidance for Outdoor recreation, including campgrounds and playgrounds
Outdoor recreation
Can open with modifications
– No food or beverages sold for onsite consumption
See guidance for Outdoor recreation, including campgrounds and playgrounds
Places of worship
Can open outdoors only with modifications
See guidance for Places of worship and cultural ceremonies
Police stations
Can open with modifications
Professional sports
Can open with modifications
– No live audience
See guidance for Professional sports
Residential and janitorial cleaning services
Can open with modifications
See guidance for Limited services
Restaurants (take-out and delivery)
Can open with modifications
See guidance for Restaurants, wineries, and bars
Retailers
Can open with modifications
– Max 20% capacity
– No food or beverages sold for onsite consumption
See guidance for Retail
Schools
Schools may not reopen fully for in-person instruction until the county has been in the Substantial (Red) Tier for two weeks. Local school and health officials may decide to open elementary schools, and school officials may decide to conduct in-person instruction for a limited set of students in small cohorts.
Note on exception: Schools that have already re-opened if the county was in a less restrictive tier do not have to close. However, if a school had not already reopened for in-person instruction, it may not reopen until the county moves back to the Substantial (Red) Tier for 14 days.
See schools guidance, schools FAQ, and cohorting FAQs.
Shopping malls
Can open indoors with modifications
– Max 20% capacity
– Closed common areas
– Closed food courts
See guidance for Shopping centers
Short-term lodging rentals
Closed for in-state reservations unless used for COVID-19 mitigation and containment measures, treatment measures, accommodation for essential workers or those displaced as a result of fire or other emergency, or housing solutions, including measures to protect homeless populations. Open for non-essential, out-of-state reservations so long as reservation is at least the minimum time period required for quarantine.
See guidance for Hotels and lodging
Skateparks
Can open with modifications
– No food or beverages sold for onsite consumption
See guidance for Outdoor recreation, including campgrounds and playgrounds
Sporting goods stores
Can open with modifications
– Max 20% capacity
– No food or beverages sold for onsite consumption
See guidance for Retail
Swap meets
Can open indoors with modifications
– Max 20% capacity
– Closed common areas
Closed food courts
See guidance for Shopping centers
Swimming pools
Can open outdoors with modifications. Drowning prevention classes, including swim lessons with certified instructors, are permitted indoors and outdoors.
See guidance for Gyms and fitness centers, Outdoor recreation, including campgrounds and playgrounds, and Hotels and lodging
Synagogues
Can open outdoors only with modifications
See guidance for Places of worship and cultural ceremonies
Temples
Can open outdoors only with modifications
See guidance for Places of worship and cultural ceremonies
Toy stores
Can open with modifications
– Max 20% capacity
– No food or beverages sold for onsite consumption
See guidance for Retail
Weddings (ceremonies only)
Outdoors only with modifications
See guidance for Places of worship and cultural ceremonies
Wineries
Closed for on-site consumption. May continue with production, manufacturing, distribution, and retail sale for off-site consumption.
See guidance for Restaurants, wineries, and bars
Youth and adult recreational sports
Outdoor physical conditioning and practice permitted with 6 feet of physical distancing from others.
See guidance for Youth and adult recreational sports
