The congressional hispanic caucus, has said there is a lack of latinos in the incoming cabinet, if confirmed this air will face the daunting task of leading the department during a pandemic that has killed more than 281,000 people has disproportionately affected people of color. Our other big story this sunday night more than 30 million californians now facing stay at home orders and less than 2 hours at 10 00pm. Those orders will go into effect for 3 bay area counties that San Francisco contra costa and santa clara. The order is very similar to the lockdown that many of us all the way back in march. Those counties now taking an earlier approach to governor newsoms order that requires counties to go into lockdown when icu bed capacity has dropped below 15 . Right now icu bed capacity here in the bay area, no hovering around 24 . Number of Health Leaders across the bay area say right now they dont want to take any chances. Thats why theyre doing this early. Stay at home orders will also
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
Health director doctor grant colfax says that San Francisco will run out of icu beds in the coming weeks. Right now icu bed capacity here in the bay area is around 24 . A number of Health Leaders across the bay area say they dont want to take any chances. So stay at home orders will also go into effect tonight for people who live in the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California because those regions have already fallen below the 15 icu bed capacity in less than an hour the stay at home order will go into effect for 3 bay area counties. Those are San Francisco contra costa and santa clara. Today, restaurants and hair salons and east bay took advantage of a last minute rush of customers before they are forced to shut down. Kron fours dan thorn talked with some of those businesses and some of the customers he is joining us live now from walnut creek good evening. Dan. Well johnson and justine has you mentioned this is the unfortunate reality that these businesses are going to have to dea
From the bay areas local news station. Watching kron 4 news. With Contra Costa County back in the most restrictive purple covid tier, the. Countys Coronavirus Task force is reminding businesses to follow Health Orders to try to prevent the spread of the virus. As we say good evening welcome into kron 4 news at night everybody im grant lotus and im Vicki Liviakis as kron fours gayle ong reports for us tonight, the county has received over 100. Covid related complaints in just the past 10 days she joins us now live in walnut creek with some details on this scale. The task force has been responding to complaints since midmarch and so far theyve received a total of 900 covid related complaints rather and theyve been educating businesses but theyre still rising cases. Prompting additional restrictions. A lot of people were seen as a people not wearing their mask. When theyre at the business. Or to employees of a business not wearing a mask and that is part of the reason why Contra Costa Cou