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ARTICLE · 01 JUNE 2020

Bay Area Counties Chart Different Paths Towards COVID-19 Reopening

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After consistently issuing parallel shelter-in-place orders, six Bay Area counties and the City of Berkeley begin to diversify their approaches to easing restrictions and reopening local economies.

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Seyfarth Synopsis: After consistently issuing parallel shelter-in-place orders, six Bay Area counties and the City of Berkeley begin to diversify their approaches to easing restrictions and reopening local economies. Businesses preparing to reopen should ensure they are compliant with both California state and local orders.

FIVE BAY AREA COUNTIES WILL NOW ALLOW CURBSIDE RETAIL OPERATIONS AND RETAIL SUPPLY CHAIN BUSINESSES TO OPERATE

On May 18, 2020, the counties of San Francisco, Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, and Marin, together with the City of Berkeley, announced a joint effort to reopen retail businesses for curbside operations and related retail supply chain businesses. These municipalities issued new shelter-in-place orders this week, allowing these "Additional Businesses" to reopen on or before May 19, 2020. Santa Clara County digressed from the group, announcing that it will allow these businesses to reopen beginning on May 22, 2020. San Mateo County

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