Face to reopening kron fours dan kerman is in petaluma where he found just a handful of stores, taking advantage of the new order. Despite the ability to open for Curbside Pickup today, many of the Retail Stores along 4th street and kentucky street in petaluma remain closed. Long kentucky street and 4th street in petaluma the majority of Retail Stores remain closed. Despite the ability to reopen for Curbside Pickup, its the closures there are a few who took advantage of the new health order its not really about. Making money right now i think its just more about coming back together and hoping that will all come back and be our community again shop owner dan winter says her store which features fashionable clothing jewelry and bridal wear isnt necessarily suited for Curbside Pickup. But she wanted to see her customers still she was a bit conflicted about reopening i believe in science and ive been staying home and i was laying there thinking, im watching these doctors and nurses that are. Asking him to stay home and. I have been down the street at lewis thomas fine mens apparel theyre also open for those who want to view formal wear from a distance, but they hope Health Officers will eventually allow limited numbers of customers into small Retail Stores to say we have a 1000 square feet of selling space. Comey comedy 3 people 4 people 5 people keep our distance were amassed. I dont see it being a lot different than the necessity of. A hardware store. Theyre also stores like nail salons and hair salons that are closed because theyre not yet permitted to stay open at crown hair salon theyre taking advantage of the time to make some modifications in anticipation of reopening. Turning out around the creates more space for processing. Were going to do some chairs out front to process outside. Theyve got a whole set of rules and guidelines for so long has already set to keep space another thing missing is foot traffic though that likely will pick up either on the weekend or as more Retail Stores open for Curbside Pickup in petaluma dan kerman kron 4 news. And again non essential retail shops still closed and San Francisco 5 other bay area counties. Unlike up other parts of the state San Franciscos mayor says that as long as the city is saying progress with shelter in place. Some businesses like bookstores florist to music stores might be able to operate with store front pick up as early as may 18th some Business Owners and employees say they would love to get back to work but they do understand why its not happening yet. I think its probably best that they remain close id much rather have it be safe than about the vaccines. Theres really no way of getting around this coronavirus. The shelterinplace order and San Francisco isnt until may 31st. It does allow construction. Road real estate transactions and select outdoor activiti to resign. Business leaders and walnut creek they say they agree with the Contra Costa CountyHealth Services decision to remain under Current Health orders. Today kron fours Haaziq Madyun talk to the ceo of the Walnut Creek Chamber of commerce about what not being able to completely move into phase 2 maines to the citys economy. While the creek generates over 2 billion annually in taxable retail sales and thats why with California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state is easing the current shelterinplace order in phase 2 of reopening the economy, the ceo of one of the creeks chamber of commerce j hoyer was relieved, were happy forward of there are a lot of businesses out there that are are combating the suffering. Yeah, and any movement in that direction is health, although the state is easing restrictions monday contra costa Health Services has decided to keep the Current Health order in place barring an essential businesses from offering Curbside Service hoyer explains why the chamber agrees with this decision as tough because why would i just be different. Logic is that were a part of the east bay, the census compare were part of that marketplace. Therefore e it makes sense that all the counties were together with what theyre doing however, he says or businesses that are reopening the challenges being ready for that opportunity the crux of this issue. Is to make sure that everybody really understands what they can and cant do anyone who has employees is worried about those boys. They dont want them getting sick the businesses that will be opening well be having customers coming here. To walk them second chevening this is stuart r impacting there. Employees so whats the protocol. Now the California Retail association is currently working with Business Leaders in law that creek putting together guidelines to help shop owners make sure they are in compliance, those guidelines are scheduled to be presented during a chamber of commerce meeting on tuesday has it made you kron 4 news. About 70 of americans argue their state governments are lifting restrictions to quickly this is according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center 68 of americans are concerned about that although 31 think they will not be lifted quickly enough. Meantime 48 think current restrictions are fine 27 think there should be more of them. 24 think there should be fewer restrictions. California the first state in the country moving to send mail in ballots to every registered voter for the november election Capitol Bureau reporter Ashley Zavala has that story. Governor Gavin Newsome friday signed an executive order allowing every voter in california to receive a mail in ballot for novembers general election in to make sure that we are reaching out to all registered eligible voters giving them the opportunity and giving them the choice and not to feel like they have to go into a concentrated dense environment where their health may be at risk secretary of state alex by says california is the first state in the country to take such action in response to covid19 the executive order states each voter will receive their ballot 29 days before the election those who are military and overseas will receive ballots 45 days out this should never saw action is still slated to be a consequential of our allies times state leaders say the election will not be vote by mail only Election Officials are hoping together volunteers to help out at some polling places. The governor says the state is working on a plan to need in the next days and weeks by the end of this month at the latest to put together a very detailed plan on physical locations. That need to be set up. For our ballot by the u. S. Is california is well positioned to expand its vote by mail systems noting 75 of the state already receives automatic vote by mail ballots, voters should make sure their registration is up to date. In sacramento, Ashley Zavala kron 4 news. 3 cruise ships are going to be docking at the port of oakland, those ships need a safe place to dock at a time when theyre not allowed to operate of course because of the pandemic we have video of the corn 10 grand princess docked at the port in march. The new ships coming in are from norwegian cruise us crew members will remain on the ship, no passengers. Port Authorities Say there have been no reports of coronavirus associated with the ships. The ships arrived this weekend they could stay for up to 3 months. Small businesses, especially restaurants they have been hard hit during the pandemic now San Jose City leaders are working on a plan to help after the pandemic is over but as kron fours Jonathan Mccall learned there are still plenty of hurdles before the idea can take off. Caught in the wave of the covid19 pandemic california restaurants have been looking for ways to stay afloat during the crisis, San Jose City leaders are now working on a new plan they hope will provide a lifeline after the shelter at home orders are lifted this will be an effort to require. A lot of hands on deck or grateful that weve got so many right folks who are willing to lend their time to help us its cold san jose al fresco the goal is simple allowing businesses, especially restaurants. Access to public spaces and outdoor facilities to Service Customers as many restaurants to prepare for a post covid19 world with fewer seats inside the plan would let customers enjoy their food and drinks outside we need Creative Ideas to help reopen restaurants and get our russian family members back to work 84 of businesses in downtown san jose have been forced to shut their doors in the last 7 weeks. According to the california restaurant association, the 7 billion industry here in the golden state has lost a million restaurant workers. Business leaders say despite many efforts many establishments will reopen their doors and she seems pause for museums. The owners of clones bars. I was close to it isnt surprising. Until you are 1600 in businesses downtown the president made only 6 of them are open san jose mayor sam liccardo says while the idea is in place there are still plenty of details to work out. Including conversations with the alcoholic Beverage Commission getting backing from local and state health leaders, making sure that restaurants are back up to code before they can reopen. The cargo says he also wants to make it free for businesses to use the public spaces for their customers some are hoping that this plan will stick around for years to come. Jonathan mccall kron 4 news. Tesla has called many of its workers back to the job apparently in defiance of Alameda Countys shelterinplace order. They have a plan to fremont of course first Charles Clifford has details. Car maker tesla is trying to reopen its factory here in fremont on a thursday Human Resources at tesla sent out this email to employees saying that they were going to begin limited operations here and that they were recalling 30 of their workforce to come back to the factory. Now the governor Gavin Newsome has said that manufacturing can resume here in california. But in Alameda County where the factory is the shelterinplace order has actually been extended which means nonessential businesses cannot operate now, heres the Health Officer from Alameda County saying on friday afternoon that they have not given tesla permission to resume operations. We have not given that they you know, and again we have been working with them looking at for the National Eating plan machinations. That no we have not said that he thinks that it is appropriate the funds. Now tesla has said the employees returning to work will be given some additional training and they have to learn some new protocols that are in place in order to prevent the spread of coronavirus and ceo of the company ilan mosque also sent out an email saying that he would be here as well on friday as operations resumed, but for now in fremont Charles Clifford kron 4 news. Coming up how a nice pay school found a way to celebrate Teacher Appreciation week. Also the latest on the georgia father and son accused of killing a man who had been out jogging. And after the break theres been a 3rd coronavirus staff and more positive cases among residents at the Windsor Vallejo care center to talk students and staff at a Pleasant HillElementary School took a break from Distance Learning today to celebrate educators this would normally be teachers appreciation week and although. It looked a little different in this age of social distancing kron fours felipe juggle reports the teachers were still showered with appreciation. Meetings classes and assignments a bravery gardens elementary and rather to preschool and canceled for the day, instead teachers lined up along the sidewalk in the parking lot. Making the rounds for Teacher Appreciation. I can a lot about that. Last month teachers weaves through the Community Sharing with their newly homeschooled students how much their midst. Now the Parent Teachers Association when i see another parade, turning the spotlight on educators to continue managing the student body through the pandemic is very difficult i do get to see them on some meetings but theres nothing in comparison to seeing and being with them in person and really missing those tags do it. Gregory gardens principal td coots says the current Academic Year wrap up on june 3rd and expects the school will have to continue adapting to a new way of learning in the fall hopefully well get some onsite time with our kids. But it definitely looks like it can also put some Distance Learning. Of the teachers that really stepped up and we love our kids we love our pta. Whats clear is that the feeling is mutual. The School Community demonstrating how its bond will outlast the virus. In pleasant all right time to check in on the forecast i got kind of hot in some places where bruce about what is the weekend. Look like. Either that or yes scorching meet our gerri of alleys but a much different story along the coast things to mother natures airconditioning system working into high gear. So we are noticing quite a temperature swing out there right now you thin high clouds overhead downtown San Francisco. But take a look at Half Moon Bay and the tribe, dollys 40 degree difference on account of that cool sea breeze right along the san ypfrancisco peninsula coastline but as you make your way inland that westerly wind effect not really extending inland so tracking widespread 80s and 90s so we are noticing that temperature swing out there right now but starting to pull down along the coast and even along the east bay shoreline with still some very warm temperatures of that warm air mass lingers throughout most of our inland spots the current wind speeds out there right now we are noticing winds out of the westnorthwest for downtown San Francisco sustained at 23 miles per hour. Calmer and breezy everywhere else. But wakeup planner forecast is going to show a cooling trend or your mothers day weekend overall a dry outlook, but as you can see catherine rain will turn to the forecast on monday for the bay area we are going to notice scattered showers lingering through tuesday find out how much rain were expecting to get in my full forecast in just a few minutes catherine back to you. Thank you bree the Alameda County fair has been canceled in this is that her first time thats happened in a more than a 100 years, the 18 day fair was scheduled to run from june 19 through july 12th. It is 108 years old a tradition that brings in a nearly half a Million People every year. Also a huge boost to the local economy with more than 32 million in revenue. Big public gatherings of course will be one of the last things the state will allow fair organizers are looking at conditions for future summer Summer Events they baby things like horse racing and auctions. California regulators have suspended a million fine against pg and e for the utilities neglect of Electrical Equipment that ignited wildfires that waiver by the Public Utilities commission. Well deprived the state of some of the money that would have helped offset. Losses and income taxes and sales taxes pg n a declared it might not be able to raise the 10s of billions of dollars needed to get out of bankruptcy if theyd been forced to pay the money. Regulators back down despite warnings that the waiver would set a troubling precedent. People in napa county will soon be required to wear a face mask in public. This comes as more businesses are getting ready to reopen kron fours reyna harvey has that story. Yeah thats right starting saturday napa county is going to require residents here to wear cloth face mask here out free clean businesses or you work at a business. Now this is all because theyre starting to re open a lot of nonessential businesses and they want to make sure that workers and customers are safe now we had a chance to talk to local businesses and this is what they had to say and excited for other businesses to be open as well and as they are excited to have him. Is just nowhere to take community and we want to be able to service all of our customers and id like maybe 2. Now local businesses are not the only ones excited residents here in the county cant wait. I think stimulus for the. Economy when the business open and i think of 8 everyone positive news in get in people back into the routines of things. So we think that stores apply the social distancing guidelines. And have sanitizers and require mast that im real happy to see those people go back to work again starting saturday. Thats when those cloth mask requirements begin and theyre in place until the county says otherwise. For now reporting in napa radar harvey kron 4 news. Still ahead the latest jobless numbers and they are shockingly high. And authorities try to there is new concern over the spread of misinformation about the coronavirus this is a Conspiracy Theory video has racked up millions of views this week reporter Donnie Osullivan has the story. Social Media Companies like facebook and youtube say theyre fighting covid19 misinformion. If someone spreading something that people are in imminent risk of physical harm. We take that down but the sites are struggling to keep up or a flood of conspiracy theories. This week you might have seen friends and family sharing this slickly produced video called pandemic but im facebook and youtube to cut down it had millions of views, ive not a video of this time. Gain this kind of viral traction so quickly facebook said it pulled the video because it claimed wearing mask could make people sick. Youtube said it removed the video because it included medically of substantiated diagnostic advice for covid19. But even after the company said thursday they would remove the video copies of it still circulated online Fact Checkers like alan juke whose Company Works with Facebook Says covid19 misinformation is spending almost as fast as the virus so the expression a lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth. He gets boots on really applies here is it impossible for Fact Checkers to keep up with the level of covid19 misinformation. Youre absolutely right about a light traveling faster because people want to believe these things and if its there. Theyre believes the bubble that theyre in and so then they want to share it with their friends like theyve got some inside knowledge why are people pushing misinformation on this why do people finding people do this. So some people push misinformation to make money so its to sell a health supplement. Some people do this to push a specific political agenda. Some people do this because i just want to see if they can get away with it. But a lot of misinformation is around peoples existing while view, so if you already dont trust vaccines. You want other people to take Oneill Police because it makes you feel better. Online covid19 conspiracy theories have targeted not just doctor Anthony Fauci but philanthropist bill gates as well just this whole idea that theres this deep state that has brought this covid19 crisis to the world in order that they may promote their own interest and the social Media Companies struggle to keep up with the misinformation. Its more important than ever to think before you share it makes you angry it makes you said it makes you smoke that makes you want to go out go out and buy something immediately. That emotional impulse means its probably something about that information that makes it very difficult for you to be critical. And there was Donnie Osullivan reporting. Coming up next lawmakers taking steps to understand why the pandemic is heading people of color harder. And warmer weather bringing out the rattle suspects. Weve got some advice on staying safe. And after the break across the state more businesses being today much of california taking a big step towards reopening across the state more businesses are being allowed to operate the bay area though refusing to a joint in Camilla Bernal is in San Francisco where officials are not yet ready to relax restrictions. Little by little business is coming back to california were moving forward but were doing it always with an eye be led by the data back in march as covid19 spread throughout the country. California became the first to issue a statewide stayathome order impacting all of its nearly 40 million residents. We havent gotten a paycheck in 6 weeks. We havent got unemployment. Friday the state relaxed restrictions allowing some retailers to reopen with Curbside Service in more rural areas like yuba and sutter counties so laws and restaurants have also brought customers back to the customers were ecstatic somebody walked in and said its like christmas morning. But in the bay area businesses remain shuttered San Franciscos mayor extending at home orders until may 18th. The tension in the golden state between Health Concerns and the economy is reflected r