Sacramento-area counties are getting back to business. What’s open? Here’s a look
California businesses are lurching back to life after months under statewide stay-at-home orders to curb the spread of coronavirus.
People are venturing to stores and restaurants across the Sacramento region as Gov. Gavin Newsom relaxes restrictions as part of the state’s reopening plan, even as COVID-19 cases continue to mount in California.
Here’s a snapshot of what’s open across the greater Sacramento region:
Butte
Butte County retailers can open for in-store shopping. Restaurants can open for sit-down service with a number of modifications, including reconfigured seating. Chico Mall, 1950 E. 20th St., is now open.
El Dorado
Dine-in service, shopping centers and in-store retail have resumed in El Dorado County. All businesses listed in Phase 2 of the state’s reopening plan can resume operations, provided they follow state guidelines and implement safety plans.
They include auto repair shops, car washes, dry cleaners, laundromats and other laundry services, landscapers, pet grooming and dog walking.
Outdoor museums can also reopen, as well as all office-based workplaces, manufacturing and logistics industries that support retail.
Nevada
Nevada County restaurants are open for on-site dining with restrictions. Some work offices and gyms are also open. Retail businesses are open for curbside service, but residents are required to stay home except for essential needs or essential work and are required to continue to maintain 6 feet of social distance when in shared outdoor spaces.
Daycare services remain open for children of designated essential workers, as well as retailers and related logistics and manufacturing named in Phase 2 of the state’s reopening plan.
Drive-in activities such as modified religious services and graduation ceremonies are permitted. Outdoor museums are also able to reopen.
Personal services that are part of Phase 3 of the state’s reopening plan – including spas and salons, tattoo parlors, bars, wineries and entertainment venues – remain closed.
County health officials recommend wearing face coverings in public.
Placer
Placer County restaurants can open for dine-in service, with restrictions. Retail operations are limited to curbside and delivery, but shopping centers and in-store retail can also resume operations upon following state reopening guidelines.
Westfield Galleria at Roseville is slated to open Friday.
Car washes, pet grooming, dog walking, tanning facilities and landscape gardening as well as outdoor museums and open gallery spaces can reopen.
Sacramento
Sacramento County’s stay-at-home order remains in effect through Friday. Retailers including department stores, florists, toy shops and other small businesses can provide services limited to curbside delivery and pick up. Food trucks are now listed as essential businesses.
Visits to health care professionals for medical or dental care for chronic conditions or preventative services are allowed. Health care providers and hospitals can now reschedule appointments for care considered non-urgent and canceled with the public health order, including immunizations and care for chronic conditions.
Sacramento County parks and county golf courses are open but all playgrounds, picnic sites and barbecue areas are closed.
Sacramento city parks remain open, though people are discouraged from using play equipment. Community centers in Sacramento County remain closed.
Yolo
Yolo County’s Shelter in Place order remains in effect until May 31. but the county on Monday loosened some restrictions. Childcare is now allowed for designated non-essential workers. Outdoor museums and open gallery spaces can now reopen, along with a limited number of services including appliance repair, car washes, landscape gardening, residential and janitorial services, pet grooming and plumbing.
Nonessential office-based businesses remain closed including shopping malls, dine-in restaurants, movie theaters, hair and nail salons.Nonessential offices will remain closed until next week while county officials develop guidance for reopening.
Face coverings remain mandatory for the public and in businesses that have reopened.
Yuba and Sutter counties
Yuba and Sutter counties share a health officer and are under the same order.
Restaurants, retailers, shopping malls, gyms and fitness studios, as well as salons, spas and tattoo parlors are among those allowed to reopen with modifications. Those include limits on the numbers of people allowed to enter at one time to maintain physical distancing; hand sanitizer or soap at entrances; regular disinfecting of high-contact surfaces; and posted signs listing protocols.
Libraries, playgrounds, athletic fields, parks, walking paths, trails and dog parks are also open.
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