Octavio Guzman owns La Penca Azul in Alameda. He says keeping his restaurant afloat hasn't been easy, especially in Alameda County where outdoor dining is now off the table, suspended less than a month after it was allowed to reopen.
"It's very confusing, things change overnight," said Guzman.
Outdoor dining was permitted under Alameda County health guidelines, but the county announced the state's tightening of restrictions Friday night. Restaurants, wineries and bars can only offer drive-thru, pick up or delivery under the state order.
@AlamedaCounty Update on Outdoor Dining: Today we learned the state issued updated guidance, dated July 9th, prohibiting outdoor dining in non-variance counties, which includes Alameda County. pic.twitter.com/jEEFXz3jWW
— Alameda County Public Health Department (@Dare2BWell) July 11, 2020
Under the county's reopening plan, outdoor dining , along with retail businesses and summer schools, were allowed to reopen on June 29.
The state's guidance prohibits outdoor dining in non-variance counties, which includes Alameda County.
Outdoor dining was still happening at Ole's Waffle Shop in Alameda but Robin Wright and her friends who work in food service weren't happy.
"If we're cutting back on outdoor dining, servers and bartenders may have to go back trying to depend on the government for unemployment," said Wright.
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Ken Monize had just opened his outdoor patio but is now removing most of the tables.
"Its absolute chaos, I'm not sure what we're going to do, but I can tell you our leadership here is incompetent," said Monize.
Other cities are choosing to defy the order. The City of Hayward tweeted: "The closure of downtown streets this afternoon and evening to allow for expanded outdoor dining and encourage shopping, going forward as planned.."
Livermore and Dublin won't remove outdoor dining either.
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An Alameda County spokesperson said in a statement Saturday:
"We are moving toward obtaining a variance from the state and a letter of support for a variance is on the agenda for next Tuesday's supervisors meeting."
Ken Monize is thinking about his next move possibly out of the county.
"I may relocate, I may run for mayor but we need a change," Monize said.
As of Saturday afternoon, Alameda County had 7,725 positive cases of COVID-19, the highest number of cases of any county in the Bay Area.
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