Area counties will be under this new regional stay at home order. And then 2 more counties are to follow soon after the new rules coming us coronavirus move closer to reaching itals capacity. Thursday governor gavin newsom announced that order would go into effect in 4 regions intensive Care Capacity fell below 15 so thursday icu capacity here in the bay area was above 25 . Yesterday it dropped by more than 4 to just over 21 where it stands right now, although capacity did rise by half a percentage point today it is still dangerously low, which is now prompting several Bay Area Health officials to implement those new stay at home orders earlier than necessary. So heres one the orders officially begin San Francisco santa clara and contra costa counties will begin starting these rules on sunday night at 10 which is when the states curfew goes into effect. And the Alameda County it will take effect just after midnight on monday. A marine county doesnt start until tuesday at noon and once
Stores with reduced capacity could mean a 40minute wait. The National Retail federation on its website predicts online sales will be capturing 20 to 30 of the holiday market, up from last year. There are no corporate parties and reduced inventory and fewer employees are in many stores according to consumer expert and San Francisco State University marketing professor. The projections are that because the consumer demand has been suppressed so far, starting with today, which is black friday and the start of the Holiday Shopping season, there is some kind of penalty up demand that people, you know, they want to give gifts to family and friends to uplift their spirits in a very challenging year. Reporter walnut creek downtown there is a 20 vacancy rate right now but Property Owners say they are getting inquiries about renting the vacant sites according to the walnut creek Downtown Business association. Whats missing is probably, you know, the ice rink. Were unable to host the ice rink thi
With that light wind overnight, look at the temperatures, dropping into the low 30s in the north bay, 31 in santa rosa, 32 in novato, 33 in livermore with freezing conditions in the san ramon valley. 39 in oakland, cold for oakland, anywhere from two to seven degrees colder this morning, along the shoreline and your forecast calls for plenty of sunshine, upper 50s by noontime. By the afternoon weve got low 60s around the bay and looking at another clear and cold night tonight. Temperatures are going to stay on the mild side. Well tell you how mild and talk about the rest of the weekend, the week ahead, coming up. Liz . Lisa, thank you. Today is Small Business saturday as we mentioned, but no matter the turnout, some berkeley shops are getting some extra help. The city of berkeley raised millions of dollars for a relief fund. Abc 7 News Reporter luz pena spoke to the mayor of berkeley who says there are still more ways for the community to now chip in. Reporter may 2020 marked ten years
Beachgoers are only allowed in the water from 11 00am to 05 00pm. And are not allowed to hang out on the beach, the sand is off limits except for surfers headed into the ocean so this person was in the water was within the rules we do not know again. What kind of shark attacked a surfer today but great whites are commonly seen swimming in monterey bay and these are recent pictures from a marine photographer who is studying great whites. He says he counted at least 15 sharks swimming near the shoreline in recent days, this is all within the past week. These images, however he says none of the sharks was showing signs of aggressive for predatory behavior. Andreessen state beach will be closed now for 5 days. One mile north and south of the attack which is standard procedure following shark attacks will keep you posted there. Another big story were following tonight, 3 members of the White House Coronavirus task force are now going into quarantine after coming into contact with someone wh
Ahead. Good friday morning to. Another chilly start. Temperatur arnnin30s d the 40s so, santa rosa, you are in the upper 30s. Upper 40s for San Francisco as well as for oakland. Now, lets show you a live look with our san jose camera and breezy conditions along the coast looking at 18 mileper hour winds around the bay out of the west. That is an onshore flow as we head to the day looking at daytime highs slightly below average, 63, oakland. Mid 60s for san jose and concord. We will timeout the rain coming up. Lets check in with gianna for a look at traffic. Everything is looking pretty good this morning. No wind advisory so that is pretty good news. Golden gate bridge also looks good as well with no major snacks. Things are clear in both directions. Just a heads up, though, there is some roadwork and an accident in the clearing stages just north of the golden is good news. Maverb work especial along 101. We might see a few brake lights if you are headed out early this morning, you see