Platform Continues to Build Scale within the Mountain West 

OREM, Utah, July 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — The Any Hour Group (“Any Hour” or “the Company”), a leading provider of home services, today announced that Black Diamond Experts (“Black Diamond”) and Bumble Breeze Plumbing, Heating and Air (“Bumble Breeze”) have joined Any Hour’s growing group of brands. These new partnerships bring together two of the leading brands in the rapidly growing Utah market, further cementing Any Hour’s market leadership in the state, while also expanding its presence in Nevada.

Founded in 1961, Any Hour offers homeowners peace of mind through a full suite of high-quality HVAC, plumbing, and electrical services. The Company has achieved a market-leading position through rapid organic growth, and in July 2021 partnered with Knox Lane, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, to accelerate Any Hour’s trajectory.

Through its partnership with Black Diamond, Any Hour has joined forces with one of Utah’s leading home services brands, further expanding its reach within Salt Lake City while adding a presence in the Park City and St. George markets. Any Hour’s partnership with Bumble Breeze marks the Company’s expansion into the large and growing Las Vegas market, following last year’s entry into Reno.

Wyatt Hepworth, CEO of Any Hour, said, “We are excited about the combined strength of the Any Hour and Black Diamond brands in our home market of Utah, and the addition of Bumble Breeze, which further expands our footprint in Nevada. These are highly strategic partnerships for Any Hour, bringing together exceptional teams to achieve even greater success.”

Jeremy Hansen, COO of Any Hour, added, “Continuing to deepen our presence in existing markets has been a strategic focus for us as we’ve added new partners to our group of brands this year. We are thrilled to welcome Black Diamond and Bumble Breeze to the Any Hour Group and look forward to supporting our new partners in their next phase of growth.”

About Any Hour Group
Founded in 1961, The Any Hour Group is the market-leading home services company in the Mountain West, providing residential customers with a full suite of HVAC, plumbing, and electrical services, including repairs, replacements, and maintenance. Any Hour has a long history of organic growth and a workforce of more than 1,500 employees and technicians. Any Hour’s unique culture, commitment to its employees and customers, and track record of success has positioned it for continued growth, with hundreds of millions of dollars in annual revenue. For more information, please visit www.anyhourservices.com. If you are interested in exploring a partnership with the Any Hour Group, please contact Dustin Van Orman ([email protected]).

About Knox Lane
Based in San Francisco, Knox Lane is a growth-oriented investment firm comprised of a team of accomplished investors and operators with a shared work history and a strong track record of partnering with leading companies to accelerate transformational growth. Knox Lane employs an investor-operator mindset and seeks to provide support across a number of business components, including human capital, brand management, end-to-end digital transformation, sourcing, supply chain and logistics, strategic acquisitions and business development. For more information, please visit www.knoxlane.com.

About Black Diamond Experts
Black Diamond is a leading home services provider in Utah, operating through the Black Diamond and Lifestyles brands. Black Diamond was founded by Dan James in 2009, and offers electric, plumbing, heating and air services in the broader Salt Lake City area and St. George. Lifestyles was founded by Kevin Barnes in 1998 and offers customized residential electrical services in Park City and beyond. Dan and Kevin will continue to lead Black Diamond and Lifestyles, respectively, and will dispatch from its locations in Salt Lake City, Park City, and St. George, Utah.

About Bumble Breeze
Bumble Breeze offers quality heating, cooling, indoor air quality and plumbing service to the Las Vegas market and surrounding areas. Since opening its doors in 2018, Bumble Breeze has grown rapidly through its commitment to doing quality work at an affordable price. The Company believes in winning customers over with quality customer service, exceptional products, and dedication. Bumble Breeze was founded by Brooks Carson and Ante Soda.

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Ho, Ho, Gogh! With over 410,000 tickets sold in San Francisco and more than 3.5 million tickets across North America, Lighthouse Immersive announced that Immersive Van Gogh – the original blockbuster exhibition inviting audiences to see the most incredible works of art by post-impressionist artist Vincent van Gogh to enter. will be extended until Monday, January 3, 2022 at SVN West (10 S. Van Ness Ave.) in San Francisco.

A perfect vacation getaway for families, friends and corporate groups. Tickets for all dates are now available at vangoghsf.com. Ticket prices start at $ 39.99 ($ ​​24.99 for children 16 and under), with VIP, timed, and flexible ticket options available.

Plus, the immersive Van Gogh retail store, available in person at SVN West or online, has one-of-a-kind, one-of-a-kind Christmas gifts for the art lover on your list. From clothing and accessories to home accessories and precious keepsakes, each item perfectly exudes the vibrancy, brushstroke and detail that Vincent Van Gogh is known for. To visit the online retail store, visit https://shopvangogh.com/.

With the creative direction of the Italian film producer Massimiliano Siccardi, the original music of the multimedia composer Luca Longobardi and the artistic direction of Vittorio Guidotti, Immersive Van Gogh invites the audience to step into the iconic works of van Gogh and invokes his highly emotional and chaotic inner consciousness Art, light, music, movement and fantasy. Taking advantage of the unique architecture of SVN West and over 500,000 cubic feet of projections, the exhibition features impressive projections illuminating Van Gogh’s over 2,000 lifetime catalog of masterpieces, including Mangeurs de pommes de terre (The Potato Eaters, 1885), Nuit étoilee (Starry Night, 1889 ), Les Tournesols (Sunflowers, 1888) and La Chambre à coucher (The Bedroom, 1889). His paintings are presented as the artist first saw the scenes on which they are based – active life and moving landscapes transformed into sharp but sweeping brushstrokes.

To comply with San Francisco City’s vaccination mandate, visitors to the Immersive Van Gogh must present full proof of vaccination in order to enter the venue and attend the exhibit. Full vaccination means the person received both doses of the Pfizer or Moderna COVID-19 vaccine or one dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. The last dose must be two weeks ago. To ensure this, customers must upload their proof of vaccination to the following websites before visiting Immersive Van Gogh. Proof is required to enter the venue. California residents should upload their proof of vaccination at: myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov. Residents outside of California should upload their proof of vaccination to clearme.com/healthpass. Children under the age of 12 are exempt from vaccination requirements. In SVN West, all participants are required to wear a mask, regardless of their vaccination status.

For more information on Immersive Van Gogh, please visit vangoghsf.com. Follow the exhibition on social media at @vangoghsf on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter.

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Wednesday February 10, 2021

On February 9, 2021, the San Francisco Board of Directors decided to extend the deadline for taking San Francisco public health emergency leave. On April 17, 2020, the Board of Directors issued the Ordinance on the State of Emergency in the Public Health (PHELO) for the first time and extended it for subsequent periods of around 60 days each. The mayor approved and must approve each of the previous expansions. In this case, the regulation expires 61 days later.

The regulation applies to employers with 500 or more employees in Germany. Similar to the reasons that federal employees may take vacation under the Federal Coriesavirus Response Act, eligible employees may take PHELO vacation for the following reasons:

• “The employee is subject to an individual or general state, state, or local quarantine or isolation order related to COVID-19.”

• “The employee was ordered by a healthcare provider to quarantine himself.”

• “The employee has symptoms related to COVID-19 and is seeking a medical diagnosis.

• “The employee cares for a family member who is subject to an order under subsection (a) (1), as advised in subsection (a) (2) above, or who has symptoms as described in subsection (1). a) (3). ”

• “The employee looks after a family member when the family member’s school or care facility has been closed, or the family member’s care provider is unavailable due to a public health emergency.

• “The employee is suffering from another substantially similar condition identified by the local health officer or as specified in Section 5102 (a) (6) of the [Families First Coronavirus Response] U.S. Secretary of Health Act. “

The expansion changes the original PHELO in the following ways.

First, the extension excludes certain non-profit organizations from complying with the regulation. However, non-profit organizations are entitled to the exemption if they do not engage in health care activities as defined in the extension of the regulation. To be eligible, nonprofits must maintain the valid status of Internal Revenue Code Section 501 (c) (3).

Second, the extension removes the provision of the previous regulation that employees can take PHELO leave regardless of whether and when the employee is due to leave. This means that employees can now only use PHELO leave for the times when the employer plans the employee to go to work.

Finally, employers should take into account that the regulation only extends the period during which workers have to take the mandatory vacation. The regulation does not require an employer to top up an employee’s PHELO vacation account.

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The state may have approved San Francisco and other Bay Area counties as early as Jan. 8 to opt out of regional home stay ordinance if ICU capacity has improved, but the city does not appear to be awaiting instruction from the State.

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“We have proactively kept order at home and quarantine on travel to protect the Franciscans and in the hope that by acting quickly we can flatten the curve and reopen it faster,” said Mayor of London Breed in a press release. “That seems to be working, but we need more time to realize that we are going in the right direction and that the December break is not throwing us back.”

According to state rules, a region’s stay-at-home order may be lifted if the remaining ICU capacity exceeds 15%. The Bay Area’s current intensive capacity is 8.5%. Given current trends and an expected spike after the holidays, San Francisco officials are not confident that the situation will improve until Jan. 8.

Other counties in the Bay Area have worked with San Francisco in the past. When we asked the local health officials if they would renew their orders, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Mateo, Santa Cruz, and Sonoma counties said they would all be relocating in connection with the timing of the state. (We’ll update this story as soon as we hear from more counties.)

Under the stay-at-home ordering restrictions, most non-essential businesses such as gyms, cinemas, museums, salons, and barbershop are required to remain closed. Only retail stores can be open at 20% capacity. Restaurants may only be open for take-away and delivery.

All social gatherings of any size, indoors and outdoors, are technically prohibited.

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In addition to the stay-at-home order, San Francisco is also expanding its mandatory travel quarantine, which requires people coming from outside the Bay Area to be quarantined for 10 days after their return.

The perpetual restrictions are worrying business owners in the city, who have been grappling with numerous uncertainties as early as 2020.

“Look, after the year we’ve had, there’s no way we can plan a downturn. We’re down,” said Lori Regis, co-owner of Boullettes Larder restaurant in the San Francisco Ferry Building.

If lawmakers want to keep imposing these types of restrictions, Regis would like them to provide more financial support as well.

“Otherwise we will be there for another year. The gastronomy cannot recover quickly,” she said.

“When retail is open, you’re inside. You have that, but you can’t dine outside? So that’s a small (mixed message),” added Farshad Ghaffari of San Francisco.

“At the moment we are still in a total prohibition mode,” said supervisor Matt Haney, who also fears that mixed messages could have unintended consequences. “I am concerned that we are banning outdoor activities so we are forcing people into the house, which is much more dangerous and where most of the spread occurs, namely indoor gatherings.”

Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to reflect new ICU capacity numbers and to include responses from other local counties.

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San Francisco health officials extended the district’s stay-at-home order indefinitely Thursday as coronavirus cases rose and outdoor restaurants and a host of other businesses remained closed.

Individuals traveling to the county from outside the Bay Area must be quarantined for 10 days upon arrival, while gyms and personal care services, as well as outdoor restaurants, museums, and entertainment centers such as roller skating rinks must remain closed until the order is canceled.

The decision came as California had its worst coronavirus surge since the pandemic began, and a day after southern California health officials identified a more contagious strain of COVID-19. Given that intensive care unit capacity is unlikely to shift significantly in the coming weeks – and in anticipation of even more cases due to holiday gatherings – extending the order is the safest way forward, said Grant Colfax, Breed and Health Officer by Mayor London Breed, on Thursday.

“We have proactively kept order at home and quarantine on travel to protect the Franciscans and in the hope that by acting quickly, we can flatten the curve and reopen it more quickly,” said Breed in an explanation. “It seems to be working, but we need more time to realize that we are going in the right direction and that the December break is not throwing us back. There are glimmers of hope and now is not the time to let up. “

The most recent contract was awarded nationwide on December 3 and regionally strengthened two weeks later by the state when hospital capacity in the Bay Area fell below 15%. Although the state could try to overturn the order on Jan. 7, infection rates and intensive care unit capacity suggest it is unlikely, Breed said.

Retail businesses such as malls, hardware stores, and convenience stores may have 20% utilization, while standalone grocery stores may have 35% utilization. Low-contact retail – such as electronics and shoe repair shops – may only be operated in connection with the handover at the roadside.

Small outdoor gatherings are allowed, but only with one household and a maximum of 12 people or two people from two separate households. We strongly advise against unnecessary travel.

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San Francisco health officials announced an indefinite extension of the current home stay order and 10-day travel quarantine on Thursday morning.

San Francisco County was one of five counties in the Bay Area that early adopted the state’s new regional home-stay ordinance and chose to adopt that ordinance in early December, two weeks before the area’s ICU capacity fell 15% fell, causing the state to shut down the rest of the region.

The state ordinance for the Bay Area region is expected to expire on Jan. 8, when ICU capacity is back above 15% and isn’t back below that number for four weeks. On Wednesday, the state estimated the region had 7.5% capacity.

San Francisco officials believe Christmas and New Year gatherings in January will spark a new boom, so restrictions in the city will remain in place even if outside government is overturned.

Outdoor dining, indoor personal care services, and other activities are prohibited as part of the stay at home order.

The city’s travel policy, which requires a mandatory 10-day quarantine for all individuals traveling, relocating, or returning to the city from outside the Bay Area, was originally due to expire on January 4th.

Dr. Grant Colfax, San Francisco’s director of public health, did not provide details on how the city will enforce the order, but said anyone who does not comply could be affected by a misdemeanor.

SFGATE news editor Amy Graff contributed to this report.

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SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) – San Francisco has expanded both its travel advice and stay at home ordering service.

The city said Thursday it doesn’t appear that the Bay Area will have 15% of the available intensive capacity by Jan. 7. At this point, your home stay order should likely expire as long as the COVID numbers improve.

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Mayor of London Breed and Health Director Dr. Grant Colfax also expanded the travel advice that requires a 10-day quarantine for all people coming to San Francisco from outside the Bay Area, with a few exceptions for important travelers.

No expected date has been set for the cancellation of the orders.

“The renewal of both health mandates will continue until the Bay Area is no longer subject to the state’s regional residency ordinances. Once the state repeals its regional home stay ordinance, San Francisco will reassess key health indicators to see if they support easing current restrictions on businesses and activities and resuming the measured reopening process that adheres to the state framework oriented. “

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Another reason a new expiration date has not been set is because the country has not yet recognized the consequences of people who ignored stay-at-home orders over the Christmas and New Year holidays.

“We have proactively ensured that order remains at home and quarantine on travel is in place to protect the Franciscans and in the hope that by acting quickly we can flatten the curve and reopen it more quickly,” said Breed. “It seems to be working, but we need more time to realize that we are going in the right direction and that the December holidays are not throwing us back. There are glimmers of hope and now is not the time to let up. ”

The following activities must be temporarily closed until further notice:

• Personal services: hair and nail salons, hairdressers, tattoos, piercings, beauticians and massages must cease operations, including indoor and outdoor operations.
• Outdoor dining: Restaurants can only deliver or take away.
• Open-air museums, aquariums and zoos
• Indoor gyms
• Drive-in meetings. Driving in theaters and other performances offered in a drive-in context must be discontinued.
• Outdoor family entertainment centers
• Open-air bus and boat operators

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The following activities must still be performed at a reduced capacity:

• Sale. All retail stores such as shopping malls, hardware stores, convenience stores, equipment rentals, and specialty stores must reduce capacity to 20% (and implement a metering system. Stand-alone grocery stores can operate at 35% capacity.
• Retail with little contact. Service-oriented retail such as dog groomers, electronics repair services, and shoe repair services can only operate in a roadside context.

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The following activities can continue with changes:

• Hotels may only accept reservations from key workers traveling for work purposes or to support critical infrastructure, including accommodation for isolation and quarantine purposes. If a person from another state who is not traveling for essential purposes makes a reservation, it must be at least the number of days required for quarantine. The people specified in the reservation must be quarantined in the hotel or accommodation for the entire required time. Reservations made by non-essential CA residents may not be accepted or recognized.
• Small gatherings. Small outdoor gatherings must be limited to members of a household with a maximum of 12 people or a maximum of 2 people from 2 households. Face covering should always be left in place, except when eating or drinking. Indoor gatherings between different households are not permitted.
• Outdoor gyms. Outdoor fitness or fitness center activities, as well as outdoor fitness group classes (such as boot camps, dance, yoga, tai chi, etc.) are limited to groups of 12 people, including staff, and must maintain strict spacing requirements for face covering. Running groups are prohibited.

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• Youth sports. Youth sports activities associated with a childcare program, an after-school time program, or any other organized and supervised youth sports program may only be continued outdoors without competitions or spectators and with strict social distancing and face protection requirements.
• Indoor activities open to the public. Any facility that allows members of the public to access indoor areas, including shopping malls, grocery stores, corner stores, financial services, hardware stores, pharmacies, etc., must put in place a metering system to monitor capacity thresholds and ensure that capacity does not exceed the limits. In fact, a company needs to assign a specific person on the staff to monitor the number of people in the facility and to ensure that the 20% capacity threshold (or the 35% capacity for standalone grocery stores) is met at all times. In addition, special hours should be set up for the elderly and other people with chronic illnesses or a weakened immune system.
• Adult recreation. Non / low contact adult activities such as golf, tennis, pickle ball and bocce can continue outdoors subject to restrictions (golf is limited to two people and members of different households are not allowed to share a cart; tennis and pickle ball are for singles without sharing limited) equipment).

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San Francisco health officials extended the district’s stay-at-home order indefinitely Thursday as coronavirus cases rose and outdoor restaurants and a host of other businesses remained closed.

Individuals traveling to the county from outside the Bay Area must be quarantined for 10 days upon arrival, while gyms and personal care services, as well as outdoor restaurants, museums, and entertainment centers such as roller skating rinks must remain closed until the order is canceled.

The decision came as California had its worst coronavirus surge since the pandemic began, and a day after southern California health officials identified a more contagious strain of COVID-19. Given that intensive care unit capacity is unlikely to shift significantly in the coming weeks – and in anticipation of even more cases due to holiday gatherings – extending the order is the safest way forward, said Grant Colfax, Breed and Health Officer by Mayor London Breed, on Thursday.

“We have proactively kept order at home and quarantine on travel to protect the Franciscans and in the hope that by acting quickly we can flatten the curve and reopen it faster,” Breed said in an explanation. “It seems to be working, but we need more time to realize that we are going in the right direction and that the December break is not throwing us back. There are glimmers of hope and now is not the time to let up. “

The most recent contract was awarded nationwide on December 3 and regionally strengthened two weeks later by the state when hospital capacity in the Bay Area fell below 15%. Although the state could try to overturn the order on Jan. 7, infection rates and intensive care unit capacity suggest it is unlikely, Breed said.

Retail businesses such as malls, hardware stores, and convenience stores may have 20% occupancy, while standalone grocery stores may have 35% occupancy. Low-contact retail – such as electronics and shoe repair shops – may only be operated in connection with the delivery on the roadside.

Small outdoor gatherings are allowed, but only with one household and a maximum of 12 people or two people from two separate households. We strongly advise against unnecessary travel.

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SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – A health ordinance that provides for a mandatory 10-day quarantine for anyone traveling to or returning to San Francisco from outside the Bay Area has been extended beyond the January 4th end date.

Dr. Grant Colfax, Mayor of San Francisco’s Race and Health Mayor of London, announced the extension of the quarantine that will apply to returning residents, those moving to San Francisco, those who work in San Francisco, and visitors if so is not expressly excluded from the regulation.

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The travel quarantine order introduced on December 17 also strongly advises against non-essential travel of any kind and distance, including from one place to another within the Bay Area.

San Francisco already extended its local Order Stay Safer at Home regulation on December 3rd, which was reflected in California’s regional stay-at-home regulation on December 17th, when the availability of intensive care beds in the Bay Area was under 15% fell. While the state might not cancel the Bay Area stay-at-home order until Jan. 8, the city doesn’t expect the state’s ICU capacity to cancel the order to be reached by that date.

The city is extending both mandatory quarantine and stay-at-home orders until the Bay Area region is no longer subject to the state’s regional stay-at-home order.

“We have proactively ensured that order remains at home and quarantine for travel is in place to protect the Franciscans, and in the hope that by acting quickly we can flatten the curve and reopen it more quickly,” said Mayor Breed in a press release. “It seems to be working, but we need more time to realize that we are going in the right direction and that the December break is not throwing us back. There are glimmers of hope and now is not the time to let up. “

San Francisco’s mandatory quarantine allows exemptions for health professionals, first responders, official government business, critical infrastructure work, and other activities, including travel to get medical care or travel required by a court order. Travelers arriving at San Francisco International Airport on connecting flights and not staying overnight are also exempt.

Individuals in need of quarantine must stay at home without physical interaction with anyone outside their household, except in emergency situations or in healthcare. You are not allowed to go to work, school, or anywhere outside of your home for 10 days.

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As of Wednesday, ICU capacity in the Bay Area was around 7.5% and cases continued to rise regionally, suggesting that critical care demand is unlikely to decline in the coming weeks, the city said in a press release With.

Also, with the first case of a new, contagious strain of COVID originating in the UK discovered in San Diego County and Colorado, reducing travel expenses as much as possible and quarantined after traveling outside of the Bay Area is crucial important to stop the virus from spreading.

“The steps we have taken together have served us well, but the fact remains that San Francisco is in the middle of its worst climb yet,” said Dr. Colfax in a prepared statement. “We need to keep taking preventive measures that we know will slow the spread of the virus and save lives. Please continue to avoid gatherings, wear face covering, and keep your distance. We’ve squashed the curve before and can do it again. “

San Francisco’s Stay Safer at Home order means the following activities must be temporarily closed until further notice:
• Personal services. Facilities providing personal care services, including hair and nail salons, hairdressers, tattoos, piercings, beauticians and massages, will have to cease operations, including both indoor and outdoor operations.
• Eating outdoors. Restaurants and other establishments that offer catering services may only be operated for delivery or take-away. Eating and drinking on the premises, including in common areas, is prohibited.
• Open-air museums, aquariums and zoos. Outdoor installations or exhibits associated with museums, aquariums, or zoos may not allow visitors to enter. Outdoor botanical gardens and historical sites can remain open.
• Indoor gyms. The limited 1: 1 personal training in gyms and fitness centers that was permitted under the previous health ordinance must be discontinued, but can take place outdoors (see below).
• Drive-in meetings. Driving in theaters and other performances offered in a drive-in context must be discontinued.
• Outdoor family entertainment centers. Outdoor family entertainment centers such as skate parks, roller and ice rinks, batting cages, go-kart racing, and miniature golf must be closed.
• Open-air bus and boat operators. Open-air bus operators offering sightseeing and other tours, as well as open-air boat excursions, including recreational and fishing expeditions, must cease operations.

The following activities must still be performed at a reduced capacity:
• Retail trade. All retail stores such as malls, hardware stores, convenience stores, equipment rentals, and specialty stores must reduce capacity to 20% (and implement a metering system (see below). Standalone grocery stores can operate at 35% capacity.
• Low-contact retail. Service-oriented retail such as dog groomers, electronics repair services, and shoe repair services can only operate in a roadside context.

The following activities can continue with the changes indicated:
• Hotels and accommodation. Hotels may only accept reservations from key workers traveling for work purposes or to support critical infrastructure, including accommodation for isolation and quarantine purposes. If a person from another state who is not traveling for essential purposes makes a reservation, they must do so for at least the number of days required for the quarantine. The people specified in the reservation must be quarantined in the hotel or accommodation for the entire required time. Reservations made by non-essential CA residents may not be accepted or recognized.
• Small gatherings. Small outdoor gatherings must be limited to members of a household with a maximum of 12 people or a maximum of 2 people from 2 households. Face covering should always be left in place, except when eating or drinking. Indoor gatherings between different households are not permitted.
• Outdoor gyms. Outdoor fitness or fitness center activities, as well as outdoor fitness group classes (such as boot camps, dance, yoga, tai chi, etc.) are limited to groups of 12 people, including staff, and must adhere to strict spacing requirements for face covering. Running groups are prohibited.
• Youth sports. Youth sports activities associated with a childcare program, an after-school time program, or any other organized and supervised youth sports program may only be continued outdoors without competitions or spectators and with strict social distancing and face protection requirements.
• Indoor activities open to the public. Any facility that allows members of the public to access indoor areas, including shopping malls, grocery stores, corner stores, financial services, hardware stores, pharmacies, etc., must put in place a metering system to monitor capacity thresholds and ensure that capacity does not exceed the limits. In fact, a company needs to assign a specific person on the staff to monitor the number of people in the facility and to ensure that the 20% capacity threshold (or the 35% capacity for standalone grocery stores) is met at all times. In addition, special hours should be set up for the elderly and other people with chronic illnesses or a weakened immune system.
• Adult recreation. Non / low-contact adult activities such as golf, tennis, pickle ball and bocce can continue outdoors subject to restrictions (golf is limited to two people and members of different households are not allowed to share a cart; tennis and pickle ball are for singles without sharing limited equipment). Also, the government’s limited-stay home ordinance remains in effect, which requires non-essential businesses to close to the public between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m., and restrict gatherings during that period.

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The state limited-stay-at-home ordinance does not affect takeaway and delivery by restaurants, key workers, or public transportation.

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