Hopefully this is going to help increase our revenue so we can have more employees and pay all the bills. Restaurants reopen and starting this weekend as today in the bay starts right now. Good friday morning to you. Thanks so much for joining us. Well check in with mike in just a moment but what rough weather for the restaurants to reopen. Kari hall. It will be clearing out later today but we have lingering showers for the morning commute. As you get ready to head out we are seeing showers over the south bay, east bay, as well as the north bay up around napa. So were still looking at the possibility of this rain adding up on all of those heavy rainfall totals that we had and seeing a wintry mix as we look at upper elevations. As we head over toward the south county those rainfall totals have been pretty impressive. Well take a look back at those in a few minutes but snow on Mount Hamilton right now as well as some spotty, light rain in parts of the east bay. So im watching all of this
To 15 , yet they are still opting to shut down. On the other hand, Santa Clara County is down to 15 , which equals 31 empty icu beds remaining in the south bay. Marianne favro is in san jose to see how hospitals are handling the covid surge. Reporter Regional Medical center of san jose is now at capacity, but it continues to accept new patients here in the emergency department. There are at least 66 Covid Patients at Regional Medical center, and the surge is straining hospital resources. We are at capacity. Theres essentially no more beds in the hospital to rapidly put the patients into their inpatient unit. Reporter the hospital continues to perform surgery and accept emergency patients. But elective surgeries have been put on hold. The Medical Center is also using beds in the postacute care unit to accommodate additional patients. But it wont be using the pandemic tents set up in the parking lot back in april. We think its going to be better to circle the wagon, have our Team Togethe
Business was buzzing where the crew worked extra hours into the evening. We dont know when they will end. Reporter they will take effect in berkeley, San Francisco, and santa clara, with them following by tuesday morning. Personal Services Must be shut down. Gyms and fitness People Limited to 12 people. Retail limited to 20 capacity. Im really afraid were going to see the other wave of businesses closing up. Reporter the Fillmore Merchant Association says already the fillmore district has 20 vacant store fronts. This is the record. We have never had 20 this many vacancies. Reporter some people had a final meal out before the shutdown. We needed to make it a point to go out to get some lunch today. Reporter restaurants will be limited to takeout and delivery with no more indoor or Outdoor Dining. Dog walking and outdoor exercise, they are still fine, but the order will call for no mixing with the other households. One group would have a final game of bochi on the lawn near golden gate p
You might expect. We are in the bay area region want to regions intensive care unit capacity, dips below 15 will bat will trigger a 3 week stay at home order businesses that will close include bars wineries personal Care Services hair salons and barbershops as well as Outdoor Dining. Each of those activities which weve been talking about for months relatively lower risk when you can do all of the things that weve discussed. But today theyre all a little more risky than they were a month ago and thats just because we are more covid in our communities. Retail can remain open, but at 20 capacity. Restaurants are only allowed to offer takeout newsom says that all regions except the bay area could be under the order by next week with the bay area likely under one by the end of the month. Once the stay at home order is announced the region will have about 48 hours to make any adjustment here is where each of the 5 california region stand tonight in terms of icu capacity, the bay area. Has th
Getting concerns that Outdoor Dining will be shut down on saturday, this weekend. Good evening. Im ken wayne. And im Vicki Liviakis are conference taylor she checked in on one of the johns grill tonight she joins us now live with more boy they are on edge whats going on. Thats right vicki can you know for many Restaurant Owners and employees their worst fears seem to be coming true that Outdoor Dining could pause as soon as this weekend. Now many of those restaurants are forced to make the tough decisions for their they transition to take out only were closed down completely during the restrictions. Restaurant friends restaurant colleagues everyone that we all we all were you know very optimistic about you know potentially keeping outdoor been but i guess thats not the case manager at johns grill on ellis street in San Francisco john constand junior says he got the call thursday night from friends in the industry and those close to planning in the city he says they learned him that the