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

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/