Sonoma and san mateo tapping 50 turnout while alameda has over 54 . San francisco at 52, santa clara at 50 and solano has 46 turnout. Devin fehely takes us behind the scenes inside newly opened Voting Centers in Santa Clara County. Reporter with just three days left for tuesdays election, the registrar in Santa Clara County said they already more than doubled and nearly tripled their voting from 2016. The san jose mayor join more than a halfmillion voters dropping off their ballot early at the institute of contemporary art in downtown san jose. If there is any Silver Lining that all that has been dreadful and that has happened to us in 2020 is the fact that he will are deeply engaged, thank goodness we had 600,000 voters who already said this Community Matters in a to me for me to get out and vote. Voting centers from San Francisco to san mateo to santa clara have seen recordbreaking turnout this election. In Santa Clara County more than 575,000 people have already mailed in or dropped
San francisco has been touted as a Success Story for containing the pandemic. So why is the city suddenly rethinking reopening. When the virus takes off it takes off quickly. The south babies group under fire for a racist attack ad. In just a matter of hours, bay Area Voting Centers will open their doors, what election workers want you to know. Plus how the Postal Service is taking major steps tonight to ensure mailin ballots are received on time. Good evening, im elizabeth cook. And im ken bastida. Streaming on cbsn bay area, looking live tonight over the city of San Francisco, a city that has the lowest coronavirus death rate of any major city many the nation. But tonight, city leaders are pumping the brakes a bit on some new reopenings. Kpix 5s andrea borba on the troubling new data. Reporter this is not the first time officials paused reopening plans in the city amide the covid19 pandemic. Dr. Grant colfax with the department of Public Health says its unsurprising. Outside north be
Population to 4. Thats a 25 increase. That might not sound like a lot. But when this virus starts taking off, it takes off quickly. That case rate put San Francisco in the orange and the hospitalization rate jumping from 21 to 37 patients is in the red tier. Heres what the pause means, indoor pools, bowling alleys, and gym locker rooms will stay closed. Restaurants and houses of worship will stay at 25 capacity. Schools however are still a go with approval. This grill in the financial district that planned to reopen at 50 capacity will continue to stay closed because of the pause. Managing partner of water bar calls the pause on increasing restaurant capacity to 50 disappointing but understandable. Its a little bit of a set back to us from a pure Business Economic standpoint. Also of concern for businesses that have taken advantage of Outdoor Dining and the shared spaces program, the changing weather. Heat lamps are up now but wont stand a chance against the rain. Sometimes these parti