San Francisco moves into yellow tier, meaning non-essential offices can reopen
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco is the only Bay Area county that moved into the yellow reopening tier Tuesday, granting a long list of new reopening guidelines.
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Here are the big takeaways:
Starting next Tuesday, non-essential offices can reopen indoors at 25 percent capacity
San Francisco resident Kristen Luetto can't wait.
"I really miss it... I feel like you're constantly in zoom meeting after zoom meeting," Luetto said.
Robert Sammons, a senior researcher for Cushman and Wakefield, expects more than 60 percent of San Francisco companies will have staff physically return to the office.
"There are a lot of tenants that really want and need to get back into the office to have that culture again and have that work relationship that they're missing right now," Sammons said.
Here's what will reopen October 27:
- Indoor climbing and fitness gyms will be allowed to reopen at 25 percent capacity. This does not include cardio and aerobic classes. Plus, face masks are required.
- Personal care services like spas and massage parlors providing waxing and skin treatments can reopen at 25 percent capacity.
- Colleges and other institutions providing higher education can increase capacity of outdoor classes to 25 people.
