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
Dips below 15 as of right now the icu capacity in the bay area is at 25. 4 . At this rate, the stay at home order could go into effect by the end of the month delay to stay at home order will last 3 weeks in closed several businesses, including bars which are pretty much already closed. Wineries hair salons and barbershops retail can remain open. But at 20 capacity. Restaurants are only allowed to offer takeout yeah, this is owners they are sounding off on the possibility of another shutdown we spoke today with the manager of a day spa. In downtown lafayette. She says the governors announcement is already confusing her clients. A lot of our clients by canceling theyre trying to get in sooner before the closure happens. Businesses like this day spa were forced to close for the first several months of the pandemic Restaurant Owners in San Francisco are on edge about the fate of Outdoor Dining some restaurants are apparently getting calls tonight that. Suggests Outdoor Dining could be shu
Good friday morning to you. Thanks for joining us. Im laura garcia. And im marcus washington. Of course vianey is in for mike but first lets get to the forecast. Kari hall is tracking that. And were starting out cold again this morning as we see mostly clear skies. Taking a look at what to expect as you head out the door. We have some freezing temperatures again in ukiah and clear lake. Most of the rest of the bay area in the upper 30s and lower 40s. And then after this chilly start once again well see the same weather weve seen all throughout the week where it warms up nicely for the rest of today and well enjoy some sunshine and light winds. Well talk about the fire danger ahead in the forecast coming up. Vianey, any issues for Early Morning commuters . It looks like overnight crashes have cleared up quite nicely leaving for pretty open space with the exception of a little bit of slowing along 280. Aside from that, though, it could be construction. I havent seen any reports of cleari
A stalled vehicle on the ramp on first street to get on to 880 on the northbound lane so that might be something that may be a traffic hazard but aside from that were doing okay on that end. East bay drive times looking good. Northbound 880 from marina to broadway only nine minutes. Westbound 580 from estudillo avenue and from fish ranch road to the bay bridge only seven minutes. Ill have another update. Back to you. Sounds good. Thanks so much. With covid cases surging the bay area is on the verge of a new stayathome order. While some states launched new efforts to stop the spread, president elect biden is outlining how hell fight coronavirus. We have live team coverage. Today in the bays bob redell is following statewide restrictions. First, tracie potts is outlining the plan from the biden team and, tracie, what is Vice President elect harris saying about young people even returning to the classroom . Reporter she says they need to do it but they need to do it safely. Its part of wh
Department planning a special enforcement action. Now tonight, ktvu has more on stores facing citations or fine fist they violate health and safety fine if they break them. Reporter it is aimed to protect the community. Reporter more shoppers are expected to visit shopping malls and big box retailers hoping to score it. Increased risk for coronavirus to spread. We will have Law Enforcement officers patrolling the area. They will be visiting all of the poplar destinations. Extending into the weekend. Santa clara county inspectors performing double duty as enforcement officers. This is not complying about the health order. Possible violations include employees not wearing masks, no social distancing and stores and exceeding capacity limits. And fined if they dont have protocols and limits posted. Fines can be 500 and up, head into the thousand fist violations are severe enough. Unlike past enforcement when businesses could correct the violation, citations this time around will not come w