Sonoma County to adopt Stay Home Order that will go into effect at end of day Friday

December 10, 2020

Sonoma County will join six other Bay Area counties and the city of Berkeley in preemptively adopting the California Department of Public Health’s Stay-Home Order beginning at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. The local order adopts the restrictions contained within the State’s recently announced Regional Stay-at-Home order.

Businesses allowed to operate under the Stay at Home Order:

Critical infrastructure
Retail at maximum of 20% capacity
Restaurant (takeout and delivery only)
Schools with waivers in place

Businesses forced to close due to the Stay at Home Order:

Hair salons and barbershops
Personal care services
Museums, zoos, and aquariums
Movie theaters (except drive-in)
Wineries, bars, breweries, and distilleries (with exception for
production, manufacturing, distribution, and retail sale for off-site
consumption)
In person dining
Family entertainment centers
Cardrooms and satellite wagering
Limited services
Live audience sports
Amusement parks

Read the County's Press Release: https://sonomacounty.ca.gov/CAO/Press-Releases/Sonoma-County-to-adopt-Stay-Home-Order/

Read the County's Health Order: https://socoemergency.org/order-of-the-health-officer-c19-17-implementing-the-terms-of-the-regional-stay-at-home-order/

More information and FAQs can be found on the State's website:
https://covid19.ca.gov/stay-home-except-for-essential-needs/