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These are the California businesses that can reopen, and these are the rules

Debra Consani, with the flower shop Growing Wild in Manhattan Beach, prepares for the upcoming Mother's Day holiday and fulfilling online orders.
(Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
By Hannah Fry
, Priscella Vega and Luke Money
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After weeks of stay-at-home orders, California will allow some retailers to reopen on Friday.

Here is what is open and what is not based on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan:

Open with curbside service

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Bookstores
Music stores
Toy stores
Florists
Sporting goods retailers
Clothing stores
Other “low-risk” retailers

The governor’s office said it also was hoping to allow some manufacturing and logistics businesses to reopen with social distancing and safety rules.

SEAL BEACH, CA -- FRIDAY, MAY 8, 2020: Christina Dagle, center, and her daughter Eleanor Eades, 4, of Seal Beach, wait in line six feet apart from others to buy flowers for a friend from Devynn's Garden in Seal Beach, CA, on May 8, 2020. Some businesses are reopening under a relaxation of the state's stay at home order. Bookstores, music stores, toy stores, florists, sporting goods retailers, clothing stores and others can reopen for pickup and curbside service. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

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Parts of California, including Los Angeles County, are allowing some businesses to offer curbside service Friday.

Guidance for businesses before they reopen

  1. Perform a detailed risk assessment and implement a site-specific protection plan
  2. Train employees on how to limit the spread of COVID-19, including how to screen themselves for symptoms and stay home if they have them
  3. Implement individual control measures and screenings
  4. Implement disinfecting protocols
  5. Implement physical distancing guidance

Best practices for reopening

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  • Retailers should increase pickup and delivery service options and encourage physical distancing during pickup — such as loading items directly into a customer’s trunk or leaving items at their door
  • Retailers should install hands-free devices, if possible, including motion sensor lights, contactless payment systems, automatic soap and paper towel dispensers, and timecard systems
  • Manufacturing companies should close break rooms, use barriers or increase distance between tables and chairs to separate workers and discourage congregating during breaks. Where possible, create outdoor break areas with shade covers and seating that ensures physical distancing
  • Warehouses should minimize transaction time between warehouse employees and transportation personnel. Perform gate check-ins and paperwork digitally if feasible
  • Warehouse workers should clean delivery vehicles and equipment before and after delivery, carry additional sanitation materials during deliveries, and use clean personal protective equipment for each delivery stop

Source: State of California

VENICE, CA - MAY 07, 2020 - - Salt women's clothing store owner Holly Boies, 53, right, talks with longtime shopper Enid Koffler at the front door of her store on Abbott Kinney Blvd. in Venice on May 7, 2020. Boies is is planning to open her store for curbside pick-up tomorrow. "We'll see how it goes. I'll be here," Boies said about opening her business for curbside pick-up. She's really struggling. She's owned the clothing store on Abbott Kinney for the past 17 years. Her landlord is cutting her some slack right now on paying rent and she's waiting for an SBA loan. She's applied for unemployment for a small business loan and but does not qualify for a PPP loan because she is the sole person who runs the store. Retail businesses, such as book stores, clothing stores, toy stores and florists, can reopen for curbside pickup starting Friday. In order to do so, they are being asked to develop contactless payment procedures, have hand sanitizer available for employees and customers, ensure employees have proper protective gear, and ask employees to deliver goods to customers' cars when possible. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times)

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What’s coming next

Newsom has said he hopes to have more information about restaurants in the coming days. Schools could reopen under modifications in the summer.

What remains closed

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Offices, shopping malls and dine-in restaurants are still ordered shut. Personal grooming businesses, entertainment venues, live concerts and sports are also not included in the first phase of Newsom’s reopening plan.

Los Angeles County

Some business can reopen Friday.

Nonessential businesses reopening for curbside pickup with adherence to distancing and infection-control protocols

  • Bookstores
  • Clothing stores
  • Florists
  • Music stores
  • Sporting goods stores
  • Toy stores
  • Car dealership showrooms (open for sales with adherence to distancing and infection control protocols)

Many outdoor parks and recreational facilities will reopen Saturday, provided all users adhere to distancing and infection-control protocols

  • Golf courses (not including pro shops or dine-in restaurants)
  • Trails and trailheads
  • Parks

These rules remain

  • Wear a face covering while on trails and when running errands
  • Wash hands throughout the day
  • Stay six feet away from people who don’t live with you

The city of Long Beach is allowing golf courses, as well as trails and their associated parking lots to reopen under similar restrictions Friday.

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San Francisco

The following businesses can do pickup service beginning May 18:

  • Bookstores
  • Florists
  • Music and record stores
  • Hobby, toy and game stores
  • Home furnishings and home goods stores
  • Cosmetics and beauty supply stores
  • Arts supplies stores
  • Musical instrument and supplies stores
  • Sewing, needlework and piece goods stores

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Hannah Fry

Hannah Fry covers breaking news for the Los Angeles Times. She most recently covered Orange County for The Times and has written extensively about criminal trials, housing, politics and government. In 2020, Fry was part of the team that was a Pulitzer finalist for its coverage of a boat fire that killed 34 people off the coast of Santa Barbara. Fry came to The Times from the Daily Pilot, where she covered coastal cities, education and crime. An Orange County native, Fry started her career as an intern at the Orange County Register.

Priscella Vega

Priscella Vega is a former staff writer for the Los Angeles Times. Since joining The Times in 2019, Vega has covered breaking news and the Inland Empire for Metro and worked with the obituaries team to chronicle the legacies of California luminaries. She previously worked for the Daily Pilot, the Daily Breeze and the Long Beach Press-Telegram. Vega earned her journalism degree at Cal State Long Beach. She is based in the San Gabriel Valley.

Luke Money

Luke Money is an assistant editor on the Fast Break Desk, the Los Angeles Times’ breaking news team. He joined the newsroom as a reporter in 2020, specializing in breaking news and coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic. He previously was a reporter and assistant city editor for the Daily Pilot and before that covered education, politics and government for the Santa Clarita Valley Signal. He earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Arizona.

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