(Victor Freitas/Pexels)Ĭalifornia's gyms were permitted to open their doors again starting June 12 in approved counties, but counties on the state's watch list have now been ordered to close them. But don't expect to see the Bay Area's fitness facilities opening up en masse any time soon. Gyms California has given the green light to gyms reopening in the state. Scroll down to see what's still cleared for reopening in California from that June order, what's been closed again by the most recent announcement, and whether these new rules will apply to your county. reopenings, but on July 7 that projection was also put on pause, with Breed saying "our public health experts feel it is not safe to move forward."
On June 26 those plans were then "temporarily" placed on hold by Mayor London Breed, who attributed her decision to the number of COVID-19 cases in the city "rapidly rising." A revised date of July 13 was set for these S.F. applied for its variance alongside a newly-accelerated timeline that would have seen businesses like outdoor bars reopening on June 29, several weeks before originally projected. While the Bay Area's six other counties - San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Mateo and Santa Clara - initially opted for a slower, more cautious reopening timeline, they all then also chose to apply for this "variance attestation" to follow the state's timeline, with Alameda as the last to apply.Īs COVID-19 cases began to rise again locally, San Francisco's surge toward and then away from reopening was perhaps one of the most dramatic in the Bay Area.
The majority of California’s counties - including Napa, Solano and Sonoma - were quickly approved by the state to move into this next phase, pending clearance from local public health officials. That June loosening of COVID-19-related restrictions represented California’s shift into Stage 3 of its reopening plans. Many of these were the same businesses that are now being ordered to close back up. While much of the Bay Area chose to hold back, many counties across California were able to reopen public businesses including movie theaters, gyms and bars, after getting a green light from the state's Department of Public Health. Newsom's last major statewide order, back on June 12, was about reopening not closing. Closures Come One Month After "Reopening" The state's COVID-19 watch list now includes San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Solano, Marin, Sonoma, Santa Clara and Napa in the Bay Area.
Just days before the July holiday, he announced the three-week closure of many commercial indoor activities in 19 counties, to address the increase in confirmed cases of the coronavirus in the state. Newsom has targeted the indoor operations of businesses like bars and restaurants - but not on this statewide scale. Additionally, he ordered 30 counties - comprising about 80% of the state's population - to close indoor operations at fitness centers, places of worship, non-essential business offices, personal care services, malls, hair salons and barbershops. Gavin Newsom always said that his approach to reopening California during the COVID-19 pandemic would be more of a "dimmer switch" than an on/off button - and now we're seeing how drastically that switch can move down as well as up.Īs COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations continue to surge across much of California, on July 13 Newsom ordered every county in the state to immediately shutter all bars and shut down indoor service in restaurants, wineries, zoos, museums, cardrooms, movie theaters and family entertainment centers (like bowling alleys and batting cages). Looking for the latest reopening news? This post is no longer being updated, but click here for up-to-date information on what's open (or closed) in your county.
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