Voices for Children CASA Volunteer Information Session! PORTLAND, Ore. ( KPTV /Gray News) - The last two Walmart stores within Portland's city limits will be closing later this month . The Eastmont Town Center in Oakland, California, is home to a Center for Elders' Independence, Social Security offices, and a lab. Some counties have ordered mandatory 10-day quarantines for travelers. Developers have said while there are plenty of trained workers available in areas like San Francisco and Los Angeles, those workers are scarce in more rural parts of the state, potentially delaying projects in those areas. Landlords filled 17 million square feet of open-air shopping centers during the third quarter, according to CBRE data reported by The Wall Street Journal. Faced with unemployment rates that in many places top 20%, California counties are eager to reopen their economies as quickly as they can. Positive test results in the last 14 days were at 3.5%, also less than the states 8% benchmark for reopening. California Will Release Up To 8,000 Prisoners Due To Coronavirus. Seven San Francisco Bay Area counties have ordered residents to shelter in place in an effort to reduce social interaction and slow the spread of COVID-19. A statewide mandate requiring face coverings in public spaces took effect on . 3. What did Disney actually lose from its Florida battle with DeSantis? This can happen very quickly, and as we all know, its very difficult to then turn things around and start to force those numbers back down.. Major malls such as the Del Amo Fashion Center in Torrance, the SouthBay Pavilion in Carson and the Beverly Center in Los Angeles all were closed Thursday, except for essential services such as. Over the course of 2020, state leaders used a shifting series of metrics to guide decision-making. But. Heres a review of what all the color-coded tiers mean: For counties in the purple tier, California officials require that the following types of indoor settings be closed to the public: restaurant dining rooms; wineries; gyms; saunas and steam rooms; dance and yoga studios; swimming pools; movie theaters; museums; zoos; aquariums; family entertainment centers like bowling alleys and escape rooms; indoor playgrounds like bounce centers, ball pits and laser tag facilities; offices in nonessential businesses; card rooms; and satellite wagering sites. There have already been spikes of. "It was such a new thing, an indoor mall.". Personal services can be open indoors too. LOS. What a shock. California needs to build about 180,000 new housing units per year to keep up with demand, according to the state's latest housing assessment. "Everything else is gone. "Thats the good news. The new Los Angeles Health Officer order states that masks are required for unvaccinated and partially vaccinated people in indoor public settings and businesses. Further, if a persons vaccination status is unclear, masks are required. Likewise for workers at those businesses. Last year, a bill that would have overridden local zoning laws to let developers build small apartment buildings in neighborhoods reserved for single-family homes died in the state Senate. Here is where Southern California counties stand: County officials made it clear Tuesday that they want to see more retail businesses including shopping malls and restaurants reopen with social distancing restrictions as soon as possible. Both proposals in the Legislature would require developers to use a skilled and trained workforce to build the housing. afficher des publicits et des contenus personnaliss en fonction de vos profils de centres dintrt; mesurer lefficacit des publicits et contenus personnaliss; et. Parks and beaches remain open across the state. Rong-Gong Lin II is a Metro reporter based in San Francisco who specializes in covering statewide earthquake safety issues and the COVID-19 pandemic. This is not a travel free-for-all. Those exempted from the quarantine advisory include healthcare workers and emergency responders engaged in essential work, and people who routinely cross state or national borders for essential travel. Normally, the boards decision would have to be reviewed by state attorneys and wouldnt take effect until the end of the month. And there's a shared lobby between the hotel and stores. Even though daily coronavirus case counts are tumbling, Los Angeles County has now recorded 20,000 COVID-19 deaths. In 2019, after purchasing Sears and Kmart, Transformco closed 96 stores across the country including 29 in California. Michael F. McElroy for The New York Times. Are outdoor events allowed in California? He previously was a reporter and assistant city editor for the Daily Pilot, a Times Community News publication in Orange County, and before that wrote for the Santa Clarita Valley Signal. Deadline is a part of Penske Media Corporation. "The only think left in the mall is Walmart," Butt said. He earned his bachelors degree in journalism from the University of Arizona. California state lawmakers are grappling with a particularly 21st-century problem: What to do with the growing number of shopping malls and big box retail stores left empty by consumers shifting their purchases to the web. In a new book called "Black Friday," the photographer Seph Lawless captures the demise of many of these dead malls in images charged with a kind of haunting beauty. Los Angeles County Health Services Director Dr. Christina Ghaly on Tuesday noted that this week could bring increases in cases resulting from gatherings over Super Bowl weekend. Im trying to give maximum flexibility to local government because the more that you start telling them how they have to do it, the harder it becomes for them to actually do it.. Stores, indoor malls and libraries can open at 50% capacity. In red-tier counties, there isnt a restriction on audience members, but the events will be capped at 20 percent capacity, with other rules for suites. The bright colours may still be there, but the consumers have gone: it has become a ruin of a mall. In the red tier, indoor gatherings are strongly discouraged, but allowed, with a maximum of three households. "Logistical use would be for a warehouse distribution facility, like an Amazon fulfillment center. The pandemic, of course, accelerated this trend, prompting major retailers like J.C. Penney, Neiman Marcus and J. Velasquez told FOX 11about a recent call he got from Eddie in the middle of the night. while consumers could still flock . Gavin Newsoms reopening plan regulated how the California economy would restart in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. But I know that Im going to try to lead the way. Indoor malls common areas remain closed, and food courts must operate at a reduced capacity. Even with a negative test, those not fully vaccinated will still have to wear masks while the fully inoculated will not. Patch states, including California, arelittered with abandoned malls. She gave us a tour of the interior of the mall to show off the hand sanitizer stations, the food court without any tables and chairs and the directional arrows for foot traffic. Luke Money is a Metro reporter covering breaking news at the Los Angeles Times. Get our latest storiesin the feed of your favorite networks. The California Department of Public Health in an advisory recommends that Californians avoid nonessential travel to any part of the state more than 120 miles from their place of residence or to other states or countries. More information on the revised Covid-19 Prevention Emergency Temporary Standards issued by the Cal/OSHA board today can be found here. The vast majority of California's Covid-19 restrictions were lifted on Tuesday, but mask-wearing will continue to be a reality for non-vaccinated residents and at businesses that opt to require. Singing, shouting, chanting, cheering or exercising are strongly discouraged. Gavin Newsom loosening requirements for. Hilltop Mall in Richmond, Calif., is dead. Ron DeSantis to visit Orange County for GOP fundraiser, David O'Connell: Mass held for slain LA bishop, The Issue Is: NSC's John Kirby talks Ukraine, China and his own military service, Families asked to clear gas lines amid leaks happening across San Bernardino County homes, Tom Sizemore, 'Saving Private Ryan' Actor, Dies at 61 after suffering brain aneurysm, 'We need help': Stranded Lake Arrowhead residents plead for assistance amid food and medication shortages. Facebook. A sign on the door gave no indication as to when it would reopen. The brothers have run Metropolis Big and Tall for almost three decadesin the Westfield Culver City mall. The outbreak has only. She has been with SFGATE for more than 10 years. She also sees the bigger picture with the five Westfield properties, We have over 24 thousand people in the five malls that are still closed, and that means, theyre not bringing home money they cant consume,let alone the tax dollars that we are giving away to other counties by not allowing our stores to open.". The parking lot at Hilltop Mall sits empty on March 17, 2020 in Richmond, California. Stranded Lake Arrowhead residents, including Michelle Calkins, are pleading for help on social media as the community continues to run out of food, medication, and deal with gas leak concerns. Developers who use the law still would have to obey locally approved design standards. In malls where stores have closed shop, vacant space has been converted into religious, medical or school facilities. [See more from the state about which activities are allowed under each tier.]. New York CNN . What is allowed in the orange and yellow tiers? And 21st-century pop culture has caught onto the trend, with shows like Stranger Things capturing all the nostalgia and neon aerobics-wear of late twentieth-century suburban shopping. Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg said his county would be able to reopen some offices, small shops and restaurants by Friday. And while about 1,200 malls are still standing, many have been abandoned and sit on the outskirts of American cities like strange coffins of commerce. Heres how, To aid coronavirus fight, The Times releases database of cases, Behind the scenes of The Times tracking effort. Malls had become "the new Main Streets of America," as William Kowinski wrote in his 1985 book The Malling of America. Such a ruling would require businesses to verify workers vaccination status and make masks available to unvaccinated workers, who must wear face coverings in the workplace. A case rate of lower than four per 100,000 people would make that county eligible to move into the orange tier. LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County stands alone in keeping indoor shopping malls closed. The Bloomingdale . Weve also upgraded our air filters to the highest level of MERV13 that the CDC has recommended. Howard Davidowitz, of the national retail consultant and investment banking firm Davidowitz & Associates, predicted half of U.S. malls would close within the next decade. Daily updates to this list were gathered from a survey of county government websites, but due to rapidly changing conditions, this page may not have captured every change. Gavin Newsom loosening requirements for reopening, local officials are racing to submit plans and get approval to allow shuttered businesses to open all with social distancing restrictions. At Orland Square, anchor stores Macy's and JCPenny . You can email her at agraff@sfgate.com. Now business owners are urging county officials to reopen indoor malls. Regarding the malls, I think the compact mall/proto-mall formats are probably durable as well, especially when paired with a hotel. -Sporting events By July 2020, only 61 of the department stores remained. Download for iOS or Android. To the extent that perfect is the enemy of the good, we dont want to let that happen, Wagner said. At a time when were trying to increase production, we dont believe we should be limiting who can do the work, said Ray Pearl, executive director of the California Housing Consortium, a group that includes affordable housing developers. And Sierra County, which is in the second-least restrictive, or orange, tier, could enter the least restrictive, or yellow, tier next week. Reopening California California has moved Beyond the Blueprint to safely and fully reopen the economy. Again, those not fully vaccinated will still have to wear masks while the fully inoculated will not. All rights reserved, Emergency Crews Working to Help Residents in Snow Buried Communities, Judgment Signed Ending Lengthy Litigation Over Cemetery Care Fees, Check Your Pockets: These Coins Can Be Worth Up To $24,000, NASA Images Show Southern California Mountains Before and After Winter Storm, Glendale Neighborhood Frustrated After an Illegal Hostel Moves In, Road Rage Incident Kicks Off Pursuit, Carjacking, and Weapon Fired Out Window in Wild Chase. Professional sports venues and racetracks can operate but must be closed to in-person audiences. While nearly everyone agrees there is an affordable housing shortage, state and local leaders face different political pressures that often derail ambitious proposals. Wedding ceremonies, funerals and other cultural ceremonies can be held indoors at 50% capacity. Counties fall into different tiers based on their average numbers of new cases per 100,000 residents and their test positivity rates, with some adjustments, so new cases must continue to fall. Malls and indoor shopping can operate at 50% of capacity with restrictions. The Riverside County Board of Supervisors has voted unanimously to adopt an alternative plan to reopen the local economy. With the Blueprint gone, the state officially lifted all physical-distancing requirements and capacity restrictions at businesses and public gatherings. Outdoor professional sports venues and racetracks can open at 25% capacity; fans must live within 120 miles of the venue and are required to have reservations and assigned seating; concessions are in-seat only. But its going to be a methodical process, guided by changes in geographic areas and involving a slow return of various activities, venues and businesses. While one politician at Newsoms event touted that 70% of the states population has been vaccinated, that number includes partial vaccinations. 2023 Deadline Hollywood, LLC. Developers could choose to use the bill or not. This button displays the currently selected search type. He said Eddie went out for a run at 3 a.m. to get his mind off the business. Indeed,. Newsom imposed additional restrictions in 30 of California's 58 counties, forcing indoor operations to close at malls, fitness centers, places of worship and hair salons as well as offices for. Heres what we know about the measures. But there are warning signs that could slow progress or even cause spikes in cases. Businesses such as bookstores, clothing stores, florists and sporting goods stores will be available to open up shop for curbside pickup. "My first job was at JC Penny's my sophomore year.. Eddie has three children including his son, Adrian who didnt go back to Southern University because money is tight. However, with a stubborn housing shortage pushing prices to all-time highs, state lawmakers are moving to pass new laws to get around those barriers. He said Destiny USA is privately owned, but partnerships are important to help keep the property safe. (In the purple tier, all of those are allowed to operate outdoors only.). In both the purple and red tiers, though, wineries can operate outdoors, and starting Saturday, breweries and distilleries will also be able to open outside, too. Still open on beach bl and. Meanwhile, the Starbucks on Genesee and Balboa was completely shut down. Despite initial popularity, the mall's early years were marred by two shootings in 1979. And, worse, the shop is right across the way from a store that can welcome customers. Another proposal would pay local governments to change the zoning to let developers build affordable housing. Visual look at the third phase to reopen California amid the coronavirus outbreak. Indoor family entertainment centers, including arcades, ice skating rinks and playgrounds, can reopen at 50% capacity. An increase in the behaviors that facilitate transmission can still very easily lead to an uptick in the number of hospitalized patients in just a couple of weeks, Ghaly said. This time, it seems, the reopening of California will be different. San Francisco-based Prologis, among the world's largest industrial property owners, purchased Hilltop for $117 million this week. Chris Lion says. Amid falling coronavirus case rates and rising numbers of inoculations, California officials are easing what have for months been some of the nations most stringent lockdowns. Now business owners are urging county officials to reopen indoor malls. Robbie Hunter, president of the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, dismissed that argument as just greedy developers trying to maximize their profits. January 13, 2020 at 8:17 am. If you do travel into Los Angeles County from outside of California, you need to self-quarantine for 10 days after you arrive and must limit your interactions to people in your household/people with whom you live. While just about 20 percent of the states population lives in a county thats been able to move out of the purple tier, Mr. Newsom recently hinted that the balance could shift significantly in the next few weeks., [Sign up for our California Today newsletter, for top news and features from across one of Americas largest and most dynamic states.]. (Video), Easter, Passover Services In Banning, Beaumont, Riverside County: 2022. California entered Stage 2 of reopening with the permission of Gov. But as. When there is a demand for workers, we rise with the demand, Hunter said. Guests can enjoy upscale food courts, fancy interiors and live entertainment. With new information coming out every day, many California residents (especially those in the Bay Area dealing with stricter guidelines than the state) have questions about what's open and when . Still, some malls though are thriving, like outlet malls. . Museums, zoos and aquariums can open indoors at full capacity but must follow modifications. Lets open as much as possible. The full text of the governors executive order can be found here. Newsom. The shopping palace once home to a Macy's, an ice-skating rink and a movie theater has struggled for years and a Walmart is all that remains. -At state and local correctional facilities and detention centers Museums and zoos may open indoor exhibits at a reduced capacity.. In San Francisco, developers recently announced plans to build nearly 3,000 homes in the parking lot that surrounds Stonestown Mall a sprawling, 40-acre site that has lost some anchor retail tenants in recent years. I will miss them so much along with the 80s! She was born and raised in the Bay Area and got her start in news at the Daily Californian newspaper at UC Berkeley where she majored in English literature. They would prefer to find new retailers because sales taxes produce more revenue than residential property taxes. Houses of worship can open indoors at a maximum of 25% capacity. Only 56% of state residents over age 12 have been fully vaccinated. Wedding ceremonies, funerals and other cultural ceremonies can be held indoors at 25% capacity. The number of people in intensive care units statewide was 1,933 on Sunday, down 60% from its peak of 4,868 on Jan. 10 and at its lowest number since Dec. 1.