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PLEASANTON, Calif. (KGO) Several restaurants in Pleasanton opened their patios for outdoor dining Friday night, the same day the Bay Area region dipped to 3% ICU capacity. I didn t know what to expect, said Todd Utikal, owner of Sidetrack Bar and Grill in Downtown Pleasanton, who announced the opening Friday morning on Facebook.
By 6 p.m., his restaurant had a 45-minute wait as customers eagerly lined up to do something that has been prohibited in Alameda County since Dec. 7.
That s when the county voluntarily entered into the state s regional stay-at-home order, which does not allow outdoor dining. The Bay Area region as a whole didn t officially enter the order until Dec. 17.
PLEASANTON, Calif. (KGO) Several restaurants in Pleasanton opened their patios for outdoor dining Friday night, the same day the Bay Area region dipped to 3% ICU capacity. I didn t know what to expect, said Todd Utikal, owner of Sidetrack Bar and Grill in Downtown Pleasanton, who announced the opening Friday morning on Facebook.
By 6 p.m., his restaurant had a 45-minute wait as customers eagerly lined up to do something that has been prohibited in Alameda County since Dec. 7.
That s when the county voluntarily entered into the state s regional stay-at-home order, which does not allow outdoor dining. The Bay Area region as a whole didn t officially enter the order until Dec. 17.
“We know a lot of people who own restaurants. We want to make sure they’re still here,” said Jim McCauley from Pleasanton.
In a press release, Alameda County Public Health Department says the state’s regional stay-at-home order will remain in effect until lifted by the state.
The state will not lift the order until the ICU capacity in each region meets or exceeds 15%.
That is not the case in the Bay Area where the current capacity is hovering around 3.5%.
“I totally appreciate COVID is dangerous. We’re taking the precautions, being outdoors being 6 feet away as the CDC tells us is reasonable,” a customer said.