Revised state guidance forced Alameda County public health officials on Friday night to suspend outdoor dining at restaurants and bars that had recently reopened to the public.
“While Alameda County’s Health Officer Order allowed for outdoor dining, under this stricter State guidance, all restaurants, wineries and bars in Alameda County may only be open for drive-through or pickup/delivery options,” the county posted Saturday on its health department website.
It’s been less than a month since Alameda County health officials issued an order on June 19 allowing outdoor activities, including restaurant dining, outdoor museums, limited religious and cultural services, indoor and outdoor retail (including malls), and outdoor fitness classes.
“Our decision to permit outdoor dining was based on the Health Officer’s assessment that outdoor activities, with appropriate protective measures, carry less risk than indoor activities,” the county’s health
department said Saturday.
New guidance issued Friday from the state, however, forced counties that have not received a variance from the state to ban activities like outdoor dining.
On Tuesday, the county’s board of supervisors will consider a letter of support for a variance from the state that would give the county flexibility to allow activities that health officials determine to be lower risk.
On June 29, Alameda County hit pause on its phased reopening plans due to rising case rates and hospitalizations.
As of Friday, Alameda County had more coronavirus cases than any other Bay Area county, with 7,485 people testing positive.
The county has reported 147 deaths from the virus.
And here we go again… zero mention of protestors shouting their saliva at each other for extended periods beyond the time of typical dinning or religious celebrations. Oh wait, the cc health care fascist stated protest have no effect on spreading it. I’ll be counting the number of protestors in Martinez in the 99 degrees heat without mask. I’ll be the one in the hazmat suit among the cesspool.
@Jackofalltrades That is the truth and because of this the democrats will mostly likely lose come Nov
@ Jackofalltrades
Right! I will be swimming with family, after my daily walk, while all those fools will be “protesting.” I believe Oakland has had a ton of protests so it would make sense that Alameda County is “shutting down.”
@Jackofallteades and @Ann
You lose all credibility with “cc health care fascist”. Your peers favor “global socialist agenda”.
Rules for protest and rules for religious gatherings are the same. The peaceable assembly rules come from the Constitution.
102 years ago religious and other gatherings were prohibited during the worst of the pandemic. “Religion” has never been prohibited. Practice it all you want but be safe.
Of course you can’t eat with masks. Just saying you waited all day for the confrontation you wanted and created it all by yourself. You must be so proud. No one cares about you eating out, we’ve all done it, you just seem to crave attention and enjoy drama.
“Not Impressed” with you!!!!. Seems like your just begging for trouble or someone to argue with.- In your last reply you stated you were going to be drinking heavily, not wearing masks or social distancing.. Congrats on your drama you created. You spoke more about this than actually enjoying your time out tonight. Control that alcohol and grow up.
How does anyone not understand we are being duped?
Check out the book “ Extraordinary Delusions and the Madness of Crowds”
I eagerly await the evening news so I can see all the mask-wearing protestors in Martinez.