Business was buzzing where the crew worked extra hours into the evening. We dont know when they will end. Reporter they will take effect in berkeley, San Francisco, and santa clara, with them following by tuesday morning. Personal Services Must be shut down. Gyms and fitness People Limited to 12 people. Retail limited to 20 capacity. Im really afraid were going to see the other wave of businesses closing up. Reporter the Fillmore Merchant Association says already the fillmore district has 20 vacant store fronts. This is the record. We have never had 20 this many vacancies. Reporter some people had a final meal out before the shutdown. We needed to make it a point to go out to get some lunch today. Reporter restaurants will be limited to takeout and delivery with no more indoor or Outdoor Dining. Dog walking and outdoor exercise, they are still fine, but the order will call for no mixing with the other households. One group would have a final game of bochi on the lawn near golden gate p
Francisco now stay at home ordes that is allowing more businesses to reopen in the city. Could even everyone im Frank Somerville and im julie julie haener. It was a Long Time Coming for many business owners. Ktvu is amber lee joins us now live shes in the citys Castro District tonight with more on what the re openings looked like amber, julie, i spoke with merchants here in castro and along valencia street. They tell me theyre thrilled to be able to offer more services, but that this is just the beginning. They need a whole lot more to survive. For the First Time Since the stay at home order in december, mx three fitness in the castro is able to offer indoor gym services such as personal training on lee. Three people are allowed inside at a time that gives us hope not enough to pay the red, but at least its going the white way nearby at catch outdoor dining, even on a cold january night is appealing to some somebody like making a delicious meal for me. Something different normalcy retu
Appointments. Covid19 is very serious. We want to ensure they understand that. We will do whatever it takes to ensure that they feel safe in our space. Retail stores must limit capacity to 25 . Grocery stores are at 50 . Code enforcement will go through sunday, could be extended. Restaurants got a welcome boost from lastminute shoppers. We have live coverage with a look at how people are preparing amid the pandemic. Reporter some of the restrictions that you were talking about were seen today. Many stores said that the usual rush was replaced by a week of people trickling in. Many people say that tomorrow, the meal will be served up within extra helping of gratitude. The thanksgiving eve rush took on a different tone this year for smoke berkeley. Had to turn away more than 100 orders for thanksgiving dinner. People found that their travel plans changed right at the last minute. They were trying to find someplace to find dinner. Reporter chef tina found of the barbecue restaurant now ru
Keep people from mixing with others from outside their household. As these numbers continue to go the wrong direction, he says we are still expecting a surge from the thanksgiving holiday. If we dont act now, our Hospital System will be overwhelmed. If we dont act now, well continue to see a death rate climb. Reporter siding sharp increases in covid19 cases, hospitalizations, and death, governor gavin newsom issued a new regional stayathome order with strict new rules. Back to back days with 113 deaths just in the last 14 days, close to 1000 californians have lost their lives due to covid19. Reporter as of now, all nonessential travel is temporarily restricted statewide. The new stayathome order breaks the state into five regions instead of individual counties. Monterey and Santa Cruz County are included in the bay area region. When and areas icu capacity drops 50 or less, restrictions would go into place for three weeks but none of the regions currently meet the threshold, but newsom
Called in around 5 45 p. M. , and was well underway with flames shooting out of the multistory Apartment Building under construction in the 2000 block of University Avenue near shattuck. A nearby restaurant worker watch build inning get swallowed up in flames shortly after the fire broke out. The fire flames, too much fire flames, middle part of the building. Its, like, going higher and higher. The entire middle of the building was up in flames. Reporter mutual aid from at least half a dozen departments were called in to help wrest the flames down. We saw a bunch of firefighters coming down the street, blearing away, and we looked out, and it looked like just the top of the billing was on fire for a minute. Reporter firefighters garden evacuating businesses. We had fire threatening the buildings around it, multiple apartments and businesses, all of which have been evacuated. Reporter unable to again access inside, firefighters were forced to play defense, attacking the flames from outs