the problem with the yo-yo effect is if you keep getting on the list and off the list and you re open for indoor dining and not open and to go and patio, you can t plan your business based on these ever changing variables. you need to know how many you need to hire, how much staff you need to hire. he is concerned about how much food to buy for six of his diners located across the bay area, several of which are in counties that have been circulating on and off the watch list. the yo-yo effect creates so many different variables. it s just not a situation that is going to create a successful atmosphere for businesses in the long-term. reporter: but it will likely become the new reality for many as the number of covid cases and hospitalizations continue to rise. now the governor also shared an update on enforcement today. over the holiday weekend, alcohol beverage control conducted close to 6,000 in-person visits to both bars and restaurants, and while most were compli
closed. the south bay, fire crews continue to battle a wildfire while cleaning up after another wildfire. the most active is what is known as the cruz fire burning east of gilroy. so far it s only 20% contained. maureen is here with the nothing been made. frank, the weather was favorable and south santa clara county overnight, but the concern remains any winds this afternoon and evening. the fight against the cruz fire continued for a second day east of gilroy. sky fox wag over the fire zone revealing some of the thousands of acres burned near ranches east of highway 101. an or an glow lit up the area overnight as crews benefited from lower humidity and calmer winds. we made a lot of head way overnight with the good conditions, and i think today is the important part is just to hold that through the afternoon, protect, you know, lives and property. reporter: two structures have already burned, with 30 more threatened according to fire officials. 70 residents have been
interchange. she s going to join us later in the newscast to talk to people evacuating their homes and we ll talk to jeff ranieri about the wind. you ve seen the smoke overtake the firefighters as they come in that foreground there in cordelia and fairfield. another fire in contra costa county in rodeo east of i-80 between the cummings skyway and willow avenue exits. the flames coming dangerously close to the phillips 66 refinery. you can see the tanks there. 60 acres have burned and one lane of eastbound 80 is closed. thankfully, at this time no homes are threatened. we have trouble near the benicia-martinez bridge. all lanes on the benicia side of the bridge were closed. this fire is mostly knocked down, but crews are still on site as the mop-up process continues. in other news, a black lives matter mural in the east bay sparking tensions and angry confrontations. it happened after a white couple painted over a city approved mural. things escalated with one man accused
let s talk about the other wildfire near rodeo, burned at least 230 acres and forced the closure of the coming skyway. that s the link between highway 4 in contro costa county. that came dangerously close to some homes. some people said they grabbed whatever they could and evacuated as quickly as possible. one man said the smoke started coming right into his house. right away, we got the kids out and got them in our van. i took a look in the back, and sure enough, there was a big fire coming out from the freeway. just in time to get the kids out. interstate 880 scorched an area around an oil refinery, but no evacuations have been ordered. around 2:00, a fire erupted on 680 that led to all of the south bound lanes being closed. that fire burned about five acres before it was brought under control. in santa clara county, the cruz fire burns near gilroy. 2,000 acres have been destroyed. that fire is 20% containd. some structures have been destroy and evacuations are in pla
for much of the afternoon as fire crews battled a fire. bridge traffic was rerouted on to 780. the bridge has now reopened. the cause of either fire has not been determined. fire reduce crews in the south bay continue to battle one wildfire while cleaning up after another. the most active is the cruz fire, burning east of gilroy. currently it s only 0% contained. effort started yesterday, not far from another fire, the park fire, which forced dozens of evacuations in morgan hill. that fire is now 80% contained. maureen nailer has more on the progress being made. reporter: the firefighting on the cruz fire continued for a second day near gilroy. it is close to ranches north of highway 152, and east of highway 101. a an orange glow lit up the area november night as crews benefited from higher! calmer winds. two structures have already gurned with 30 for threatening according to fire officials. and for the second day in a row, water-dropping planes and helicopters helped cre