Now at 11 00, a bay area county is one hour away from allowing more businesses to open their doors. Its been a challenge. We have survived wildfires and floods but theres no playbook for a global pandemic. Could restaurants and wineries soon follow . Tonight the debate over how far to go. San franciscos largest corporate landlord gets a large check. A Small Business loan worth millions of dollars. Why critics say the company doesnt deserve it. Many popular bay area events scheduled for this summer are already canceling but danvilles fourth of july parade will still go on this year online. Now at 11 00 and streaming on cbsn bay area, Sonoma County leading the way and relaxing shelter in place rules. Good evening. Im elizabeth cook. Im allen martin in for ken tonight. Starting at midnight, the county will allow more businesses to reopen. And that list includes cleaning services, car washes, pet groomers, childcare facilities will be open to all families. Malls, strip malls can do Curbside Pickup and offices can open for employees who cant work remotely. But kpix 5s Andrea Nakano reports the pace of the opening has some people in the county divided. Theres been a debate between the supervisors and Public Health officer on which businesses should open next and how quickly those businesses should open. We always put Public Health atel that we could more broadlyd still be safe. Reporter low risk businesses such as car washes and pet groomers will be allowed to get back to work. Supervisors push for this as they listen to concerns from local businesses but now they have received feedback from the community. Our emails just lit up today from people very concerned about the boards interest in opening up too soon. My response has been i understand. Reporter the county hopes it will soon be able to open up some of the driving forces of its economy, tourism, and hospitality. Sonoma county is looking at a 22 million deficit due to the pandemic. Businesses such as Russian River brewing has had to furlough 80 of its staff. Its been a challenge. We have survived wildfires and floods, but theres no playbook for a global pandemic. Reporter the pandemic hit just weeks after Russian River held its most successful release in history, generating more than 5 million for the local economy. Since then, the Craft Brewing Company has had to shift its Business Model by doing more wholesale distribution and taking orders online. Supervisors are looking to provide some relief to these businesses by closing streets to make way for outdoor dining, an idea natalie is open to if it can be done safely. Im conflicted because obviously safety is first and foremost. Our priority, we want ourselves and our employees to be safe. In santa rosa, Andrea Nakano kpix 5. Both sonoma and napa county are asking the state to allow them to accelerate their reopenings. Today napa arrived a proposal that would include opening wineries and tasting rooms but those fall under phase 3 of the governors guidelines and the state Health Department will have to approve it. Tonight San FranciscoRetail Businesses are a step closer tope wcuside pic the city just released a list of guidelines and restrictions theyll need to follow. Starting monday, florists, bookstores, cosmetic stores, and retailers with direct access to the street will be allowed to reopen, but theyll have to follow specific safety requirements including implementing a social distancing protocol. For a full list of the new guidelines, visit our website, kpix. Com. In just a few hours, marin county is expected to issue a new shelter in place update. It will allow curbside retail and manufacturing to open as soon as monday. Those businesses will be required to adhere to a socalled covid19 site protection plan. That includes accommodations for social distancing, disinfectant protocols, and employee training. Nearly 3 million more americans filed for Unemployment Benefits last week and that brings the total to more than 36 Million People in two months. 4. 6 million californians have filed for unemployment just since march 12th. Governor newsom laid out a dire picture of californias budget picture today. Before the pandemic, the state was projecting a 6 billion surplus with 21 billion in the socalled rainy day fund. Now californias facing a 54 billion deficit. At the state capitol, the governor unveiled a new Budget Proposal that calls for a 10 pay cut for all state employees including himself and spending reductions across the board. We could see even deeper cuts if the federal government fails to provide billions of dollars in pandemic assistance. Thats why Governor Newsom is pleading with congress to pass a 3 trillion stimulus bill up for a vote in the house tomorrow. The bill would provide nearly 1 trillion for state and local governments along with another round of direct payments to american households. Senate Republican Leaders say theres no urgency for more aid at this time and that some items in the bill do not pertain to coronavirus relief. President trump has called the plan dead on arrival. Today Governor Newsom said congress has a responsibility to act now. The federal government has a moral and ethical and economic obligation to help support the states. After all, what is the point of government if not to protect people, their safety, and the wellbeing of citizens. The bill has also faced criticism from democrats. Progressives say it doesnt go far enough while some moderates say theyre worried about the cost. San franciscos largest corporate landlord is sparking outrage tonight for taking millions of dollars in loans from the Paycheck Protection Program intended for Small Businesses. But as kpix 5 joe vazquez reports, the company has no plans to return that money. Varitas investments says its true. The company applied for a federal Small Business loan and received it to theun of 3. 6 million. The company says it qualifies for the loan as it has fewer than 200 employees. The federal Paycheck Protection Program or ppp is earmarked for Small Businesses which it defines as companies with fewer than 500 workers. They did it fair and square, but its not right. Reporter San Francisco supervisor aaron pesken says varitas doesnt deserve the money. Veritas has done a number of things not acceptable to this society. Reporter kpix has profiled dozens of tenants suing, accusing the company of harassing rent controlled tenants with constant renovations. Other tenants say theyve endured rent increases as veritas passes along its mortgage debt. A lot of times theyll say its shocking and also not surprising given the history of veritas in San Francisco. Reporter brad herd is organizer with the housing rights committee. He says they should give the money back or share it with other businesses including tenants. Most tenants are paying rent. Theyre making those hard choices. Theyre giving unemployment or stimulus checks to their landlords. So this notion that they are losing revenue, that theyre a Small Business, its insulting to the actually Small Businesses. Reporter it issued a statement, saying it will use the money to bring back furloughed workers. Quote, with our revenue deeply impacted and a lack of access to capital, we furloughed significant portions of our staff and implemented salary cuts across the board. The ppp loan enables us to save the jobs of front line employees and is critical to our business operations. Joe vazquez, kpix 5. According to the census bureau, about 75 of eligible businesses requested ppp loans. 38 of Small Businesses actually receive that money. Here in california, only about one in five businesses receive money. New at 11 00, at least two people were stabbed in San Franciscos mission district. It happened at around 7 00 this evening near 23rd and alabama street. A few blocks from zuckerberg hospital. Two people were taken to the hospital and arele how. Hes being questioned by police. Starting saturday muni is increasing service. Some of the routes that run more frequently include the n and the t plus the 8, 22, and 49. Starting monday, the san bruno rapid line will start running again but only during the week. That will provide more service to zuckerberg San Francisco general hospital. Large gatherings will be one of the last things to return to the bay area and that means were seeing more cancellations of major Summer Events including danvilles hugely popular fourth of july parade. Kpix 5 Katie Nielson explains organizers have found a different way to bring the community together. This stretch of the avenue in downtown danville is right in the heart of the citys fourth of july parade but this year the street will be quiet on independence day. Instead organizers are taking it online. Every year for the past 45 years, thousands of people lined the streets for the annual fourth of july parade. We gather way down the street here under a big tent and family and friends and thats kind of the social event. Social distancing doesnt work in that. Reporter thats why this year the parade will be virtual. Its going to have live feeds, pictures, streaming videos from past parades. The kowanus club who organizes the parade said in past years theyve gotten 125 participants. School bands, community groups, car clubs, even antiqu tractors. This year theyre asking those same groups to shoot a short video ahead of time so they can still be included in the festivities. I think people want something to celebrate. And this is our only way to do it right now. Reporter for other festivals, that isnt an option. Today the monterey jazz festival announced theyre canceling this septembers event and plan to return next year. So did San Franciscos popular stern grove festival. It was originally scheduled for the end of july. Happy fourth of july. Reporter thats why many people werent surprised to hear there were changes coming to the danville parade as well. Its a great event. I will miss it. If we can come together in other ways, i guess thats better than not coming together at all. Reporter organizers say they know one of the biggest draws of the parade is the block partylike atmosphere and acknowledge that will be missing this year but they say this is a huge fundraiser for local charities so thats the biggest reason theyre moving ahead with the virtual parade. In danville, katie nielsen, kpix 5. The showdown looming between church and state. The strong message from california pastors to the governor. Tonight berkeleys mayor is pushing to allow some restaurants to reopen. The plan to keep diners safe. Some california wineries are preparing to welcome customers for the First Time Since the shutdown. Calling our employees back and saying are you ready to come back to work . Were opening. They were so excited. How one owner says hell be able to provide a better experience than before. Churches across california are vowing to open on may 31st with or without the governors blessing. Representatives laid out their plans. They claim going to church is no riskier than going to the grocery store. And to their congregations, its just as essential. Parishioners who have been attending virtual masses say its just not the same. I miss the mugging and physical touch and the connecting and the smiles. If the hospitals are essential for the body of the people, the church is essential for the spirit of the people. The churches say they plan to hand out masks and gloves to everyone and fully sanitize between services. A winery in Placer County is set to become one of the first in the state to reopen under californias expanded phase 2 plan. Why customers should come with an appetite. Calling the employees back and saying, are you ready to come back to work . Were opening. They were so excited. Reporter wiseville winery is preparing to open their doors for the first time in two months. Wineries that serve food in Placer County can reopen. A dream for owner dr. Grover lee. My dream for a long, long time was to have a wonderful food and wine experience. Now the state of california says you have to have wine and food. Okay. Reporter but before you raise your glass, theres some changes you need to know including no bar seating, wine tasting, and less tables to turn a table, its going to take more time for us in order to clean every chair, every surface. Reporter the general manager tells me theyve had to cut more than half of their seating booking out at 45 people when typically they welcome more than 200 on a busy day with plenty of outdoor seating, theyre keeping their space. Were keeping this slow. We want to make sure were doing everything right. Reporter deep cleanings will happen every night. Guests will not be able to sit down unless their full party is there. Well have a receptionist with a list of questions so when someone comes in the door, they have to answer the questions. Reporter despite the changes, lee says he still wants guests to have a full body experience. I want people to feel that covid what . Forget. Youre safe, clean, and were going to do our part to make sure that happens. Berkeleys mayor wants to bring dinein customers back to restaurants but having them dine out. His plan would close streets like north shaddock and center where tiny restaurants are on top of each other and move the tables out to the sidewalks and empty streets. Mayor liccardo is pushing a similar alfresco agenda. San francisco restaurants are urging the city to consider that as well. With restrictions beginning to wind down and memorial day weekend coming up, oakland is rolling out new rules for lake merit and other city parks. To discourage the big crowds from gathering. The city is banning food trucks and other vendors till the end of the month. The parking lots will also stay closed and lots adjacent to lake merit will be closed every friday through sunday and on memorial day. I love eating outside, paul. But the only issue with that is what if it rains . Thats going to be a problem sunday, monday, tuesday, really only the day of the weekend you have to resist the urge to go out and violate the social distancing guidelines is going to be saturday. The weather right now is increasingly foggy. Were looking at downtown from treasure island. That cloud cover keeps dropping lower and lower. Of course you go uphill from downtown to the west. Its already at ground level in the form of thick fog. And we expect that to be an issue into tomorrow morning. All the valleys around the bay area collecting that fog but its not going to last all day in terms of low cloud cover. We should burn through plenty of sunshine. Temperatures are going to warm up, a good dog walking day. Plenty of sunshine for brandi. Shes from pleasanton. Such a sweet looking dog. Temperatures in the east bay rising up into the low to mid 70s. Almost exactly normal for this time of year. In fact, thats where temperatures are going to be for inland locations regardless of whether its the north bay, east bay, or south bay. Low to mid 70s. Around the bay itself, mid to upper 60s and along the coast, barely above 60 degrees. Not too much change along the coast other than seeing a little bit more sunshine. Thats going to be temporary because while saturday starts dry, its going to remain dry for most of us. By saturday evening, were going to be tracking showers, moving into the north bay and those showers are going to drop southward as we head into sunday morning. We could even hear rumbles of thunder by midday on sunday. Its not going to rain everywhere all the time but this is going to be a rain system that sends waves of rain forward. Its going to be pointed toward the Pacific Northwest but were going to get enough rain out of this. Another wave on monday. Yet another wave of showers is likely on tuesday. Finally that starts to wind down by tuesday night but its going to leave behind on average about a quarter inch to a half inch of total rainfall across the bay area. Some spots picking up more than one inch of total rainfall. In the shortterm, warmer tomorrow, saturday, and dry before that rain settles in and cools us down for a few days. Tonight we continue our salute to the graduating class of 2020. That includes amanda scardino. The senior at woodside high is headed to Menlo College in the fall. Keep sharing your photos with us. Email 2020grads cbs. Com or use kpix. Include their name and where theyre going next. No professional photos, please. You may see them on tv. After two months an 85yearold woman finally gets to wrap her arms around her Great Grandkids again. Making quarantine hugs possible. Right now, you need dependable internet and endless entertainment. Xfinity has you covered, with reliably fast speeds, the most inhome wifi coverage, and advanced security included. Plus, access all your streaming apps in one place, including peacock. And now you can get up running quickly with contactless equipment drop off. Now thats simple, easy, awesome. Get started with xfinity for thirty four ninety nine a month for 12 months and get xfinity flex a personalized streaming dashboard for all your favorite apps. Click or call today. That could mean an increase byin energy bills. You can save by using a fan to cool off. Unplugging and turning off devices when not in use. Or closing your shades during the day. Stay well and keep it golden. This is a group hug. Oh, yes. Oh, yes. 85yearold rose gagnon of rockford, illinois is just a hug machine. Shes hugging her Great Grandkids for the first time in months thanks to a little bit of ingenuity. A big sheet of plastic actually. Roses granddaughter carli bought the hug time machine. She hopes other families copy it so they can spread the love without spreading the germs. Hey, everybody. Im dennis odonnell. On this day, the warriors made their biggest hire in the history of the franchise and down the stretch they come. Sports is back at least for the ponies. Right now, you need dependable internet and endless entertainment. Xfinity has you covered, with reliably fast speeds, the most inhome wifi coverage, and advanced security included. Plus, access all your streaming apps in one place, including peacock. And now you can get up running quickly with contactless equipment drop off. Now thats simple, easy, awesome. Get started with xfinity for thirty four ninety nine a month for 12 months and get xfinity flex a personalized streaming dashboard for all your favorite apps. Click or call today. Well, it wasnt exactly the run for the roses, but one sport is back. Horse racing at golden gate field. Were back in access at golden gate field. And the first post at the track in albany since they had nac today. Down on f the jockeys wore masks. Many social distance practices are in place. And its only online wagering, no fans in the stands. Its definitely something that weve never really gone for before. Were used to the roar of the crowds. People are going up to you saying congratulations all the time after a win. And the fact that theres nobody there, its weird. Will Baseball Players agree on an owner proposed revenue deal . That could start the season. The answer is no for rays pitcher blake snell. The former cy young winner got upset with users on the social media channel twitch who say players are too focused on the money. Bro, im risking my life. What do you mean it should not be a thing . It 100 should be a thing. If im going to play, i should get the money i signed to be paid. For me to take a pay cut is not happening because the risk is through the roof. Got to feed his family, right . May 14th. Heres what happened on this day in sports history. First time ive been to their practice facility. That you remember. Nate montana, son of joe, was officially released by the 49ers after getting a tryout in their mini camp back in 2013. Last year pelicans employees jacked out of their minds after they won the nba lottery and insured Zion Williamson would be coming to the big easy. 1996, Dwight Gooden becomes the Yankees First righthander to throw a nohitter since don larsons perfect game in the world series. 1967, staying in the bronx. There it goes. Its outta here Mickey Mantle joins the Home Run Club he finished with 536. 2014, the warriors hired steve kerr who was actually mulling offers from both golden state and then new york knicks. You chose oakland over Madison Square garden. Why . There was nothing negative about new york, just the positives that were here. The warriors under kerr have 337 wins. The knicks since kerr was hired, 147. They have not been good since before electricity. Well be right late show with Stephen Colbert is next. Thanks for watching. Have a good night. See you captioning sponsored by cbs President Trump also addressing how he and Vice President pence are staying apart from one another, after two white house staffers tested positive for the virus. I havent seen mike pence, and i miss him. Legislators have quoted you as saying oceans apart day after day and i slowly go insane i hear your voice on the line but it doesnt stop the pain