Boarded up due to worries about postelection civil unrest and are ready for holiday shoppers. Its been a challenging time for our retailers to say the least. Many have adapted, though. The stores are all open, and there certainly is curbside pickup, theres instore shopping. Reporter with the Christmas Tree up, the need for an instaworthy photo op is back. Im all for christmas. Reporter and drawing in shoppers. Got this at macys, 40 off. Want to be out with the people. I want to i dont feel as much anxiety as i did before in the grocery store. Reporter now, of course, things became more complicated yesterday when the mayor announced that Indoor Dining would sho shut down here in restaurants in San Francisco. They say thats a problem with the holiday season, people wanting to take a break from shopping to seat and drink. Nevertheless, the Tree Lighting ceremony for the tree behind me in the middle of union square happens a week from today. They hope it will draw people back into the area
Than 984,000 cases in total. We could see a million by this week. And 24 hours after San Franciscos mayor announced a 250 increase in cases since early october, we are getting an idea of what might be a key factor. Tonight the abc 7 iteam reveals 11 bars have been forced to shut down for repeatedly violating the Public Health order. Abc 7 news iteam reporter stephanie sierra is live tonight with more. Steph, we understand some of these bars have since reopened and appear to be violating the same rules. Reporter yes, dan. All 11 have passed the Health Departments reinspection and were able to reopen. Yet a mere week after, complaints of the same problems are happening again. Its a res mooe for rapid spread, and its happening all over San Francisco. Big crowds, no masks, and no social distancing. More than 400 violations were cited to businesses across the city since march. The hot spots include these 11 bars and nightclubs pegged by the Health Department for repeatedly violating the hea
However, our First Priority is always to protect the publics health, and the way that we do that is by preventing spread of this virus. Reporter today really is its bad those news, but it is a call to action. Its our time to act. And i know a lot of people feel like theyve done everything they can. Were asking those who have done everything you can to do a little more. Reporter still at this restaurant, they worried about how to keep the staff, that are like family, and as the weather gets worse, theyre hoping diners will still consider outdoor seating with heaters an option. We need people coming to the restaurant asks dining, and if we dont have that, we will not have that revenue, so it is hard. Reporter the new rules take effect tuesday at 12 01 a. M. Santa clara said they will be in the purple tier not long after, unless they get this surge under control. Contra costa county putting some of its coronavirus restrictions back in place because of a spike in days of virus. 50 team in
Next tuesday. We are gauging reaction from Restaurant Owners and customers. County Officials Say rising case numbers are leading to a more restrictive tear. They need to get ahead of it by taking action. Restaurant owners question why them . It seems like the Restaurant Business really gets kicked in the teeth. Reporter they are getting the last meals to tables at restaurant San Francisco. This would be catastrophic. Reporter like so many restaurants, they turned parking into patio. They pivoted to take out, not without problems. We are in the middle of nowhere right now. These delivery guys say forget it, i am not picking it up. The will sit here until the end of the night. Reporter dislocation was once bustling, now it is deserted. Prior to the holocaust here, we had a vibrant scene with 20 Million People annually. Right now, is molly blade runner. Reporter Indoor Dining did help, while it lasted. Now 3500 San Francisco restaurants are being told to go backwards, with other counties
Welcome back to our special, highlighting the feelgood stories of 2020, we take you to martinez, where an attorney is helping feed people who are in need of a meal amid the covid19 pandemic, christina tells us that he is also helping restaurants that need a boost in business by pairing the two together. The lunch rush has slowed a bit during the pandemic. Owner david getting a boost from a donor. Going day by day, wondering how you are going to make rent, somebody comes with a check for 1,500 out of just the kindness of his heart, thats something very amazing. It is one of 16 downtown restaurants gifted money from a program called meals to martinez. I think a lot of people when they hear about this, it doesnt make sense to them, they feel it is too good to be true. The local attorney donated 30,000 from the restaurants to the law offices with the help of the nonprofit main street martinez, the meal program is giving out 600 meal vouchers to people in need redeemable at one of the 16 re