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State stay-at-home orders will remain in effect in the Bay Area until at least Jan. 8 with the potential to extend depending on intensive care unit capacity projections, state health officials said Saturday.

In the East Bay, restaurants would normally spend their day preparing for big New Year’s crowds, but this year they’re spending it trying to find ways to be part of the safe at home holiday.

In the East Bay, restaurants would normally spend their day preparing for big New Year’s crowds, but this year they’re spending it trying to find ways to be part of the safe at home holiday. Pete Suratos reports.

As expected, a regional stay-at-home order in effect across Southern California due to surging COVID-19 hospitalizations was formally extended Tuesday, continuing a ban on all gatherings of people from different households and in-person dining and setting strict capacity limits at many businesses.

Stay-at-home orders currently in effect in the Bay Area and three other California regions likely will remain in place past the minimum three-week duration, state officials affirmed Friday.

It appears that people in the Bay Area are not taking the new stay at home orders as seriously as last spring, according to new cell phone data. Information company Uncast collects location data from millions of phones and they’ve created a social distancing scoreboard that shows which counties are the best at staying home.

To reduce the possibility for crowding and the potential for exposures in settings where people are not wearing their face coverings, the county’s Health Officer Order will be modified so that restaurants, breweries, wineries and bars will only be able to offer take-out, drive thru, and delivery services.

At 10 p.m. Saturday a limited stay at home order goes into effect to help slow the spread of COVID-19. NBC Bay Area’s Marianne Favro has details on what you can and can’t do and how people in the South Bay are reacting to the new restrictions.

Half Moon Bay normally welcomes tourists and other beachgoers, especially on the Fourth of July, but the city is asking “potential visitors to consider the public health consequences and not visit.”

Scum & Villainy Cantina has a virtual meet-up for Potter people, one that involves 21+ potions, trivia, and a watch-together movie event.

California is relaxing some of its reopening criteria, and that could mean most of the state may soon be offering services such as dining at restaurants. The criteria announced Monday by Gov. Gavin Newsom applies to counties that want to reopen faster than the state. While retail may open for curbside pickup statewide, restrictions on dining in at restaurants and…

Manager Lisa Trino thought she was doing everything right at Spencer’s Cafe in Bakersfield. “Out of 25 tables we were only using nine tables, and all staff was wearing masks and using gloves and we were practicing social distancing,” she said. Customers loved being able to sit down for breakfast and lunch Tuesday after weeks of stay-at-home orders and takeout…

Governor Gavin Newsom has opened the door to opening some retail shops at the end of the week, a guidance that could bring a little life back into shuttered commercial corridors if county leaders allow it. Jean Elle reports.

While a lot of businesses will now focus on the governor’s announcement of more restrictions easing later this week, some critical businesses saw thousands of their workers returning Monday. Marianne Favro reports.

Some Georgia shopping malls reopened Monday, but once inside, guests were greeted by many closed stores.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state will move into the second phase of his reopening plan as early as Friday, allowing lower-risk workplaces to resume operations with modifications to help prevent spread of the coronavirus. The plan outlined Monday includes a range of retailers that would be permitted to go back to work including clothing stores, sporting goods and…

The next phase of the coronavirus shelter at home orders begin Monday in the Bay Area, with several businesses allowed to start up again under new rules to protect the health of workers and the general public. Sharon Katsuda reports.

The next phase of the coronavirus shelter at home orders begin Monday in the Bay Area, with several businesses allowed to start up again under new rules to protect the health of workers and the general public.

On Monday many restrictions across the Bay Area will be easing. Businesses like golf courses, construction and landscaping will be open with new protocols in place — but others, such as gyms, pools and dog parks, remain closed. NBC Bay Area’s Sergio Quintana and Marianne Favro explain what you can and can’t do.