Hey everyone,
The month of May extension(s) to the Bay Area's regional Shelter-in-Place Orders were released earlier today.
Quoting today's Joint Press Release via Alameda County's Public Health Department (ACPHD);
http://www.acphd.org/media/572780/joint-press-release-2020.04.29.pdf :
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The seven Bay Area Public Health Officers who ordered a shelter in place in
mid-March will extend the orders through May 31 while some restrictions are
eased and tools to strengthen containment of COVID-19 are put into place.
The social distancing intervention has slowed the increase of new cases and
prevented the anticipated medical surge. As restrictions are eased, it is
critical to ensure that growth of cases can be sufficiently contained to protect
the health and safety of our community.
All construction activities, certain businesses that operate primarily
outdoors, and some outdoor activities will be allowed to resume with specific
conditions.
These new Health Officer orders, which take effect May 4, cover everyone
living or working in the counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San
Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara as well as the City of Berkeley, an
independent public health jurisdiction.
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The ACPHD's Revised Shelter in Place Order Summary at
http://www.acphd.org/media/572777/health-officer-order-20-10-shelter-in-place-04.29.2020-summary.pdf
bullet-lists the resumption of the following activities -- "as long as physical distancing and
industry-specific requirements are followed" -- starting this upcoming Monday, 2020-05-04:
* All construction projects that follow the Construction Project Safety Protocols included with the order;
* All real estate transactions, with restrictions on open houses and limited tours;
* Childcare, camps and educational/rec programs that provide care for children of people who are allowed to work outside of their homes;
* Outdoor businesses such as nurseries, landscaping, and agriculture that normally operated outdoors prior to the shelter in place orders; and
* Use of certain outdoor recreational facilities, such as skate parks and athletic fields.
Further specific details of today's Shelter-in-Place Order Extension for Alameda County are at the ACPHD's
document http://www.acphd.org/media/572718/health-officer-order-20-10-shelter-in-place-20200429.pdf
Carefully note on pages 10-11 of this document -- specifically within section 16.f.xvi. -- the
following exemption as it applies to BerkeleyLUG holding live meetups:
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Restaurants and other facilities that prepare and serve food [are
permitted to operate], but only for delivery or carry out. Schools
and other entities that typically provide free food services to
students or members of the public may continue to do so under this
Order on the condition that the food is provided to students or
members of the public on a pick-up and take-away basis only.
Schools and other entities that provide food services under this
exemption shall not permit the food to be eaten at the site where
it is provided, or at any other gathering site;
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The (penultimate) bottom line of all this is that BerkeleyLUG will certainly
not be having live meetups this month of May :-|
Again, Hope that everyone stays safe +and+ at home :}
-Aaron