• Bay Area Shelter at Home Order (Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Mateo, San Francisco, Santa Clara, and the City of Berkeley) has been extended until May 3 and additional elements, including requirements and restrictions, have been added to the order. 
• Riverside County has released COVID-19 projections for the county: READ HERE
• California Confirmed Cases: As of March 30, a total of 6,932 positive cases and 150 deaths
• 1,617 confirmed cases hospitalized (657 in ICU), 3,439 suspected COVID-19 cases hospitalized (602 in ICU) READ HERE
• As of March 31, Los Angeles County (including Pasadena and Long Beach Public Health jurisdictions) now has more than 3000 cases, 594 people are hospitalized READ HERE
• Testing: As of March 30, approximately 86,100+ tests had been conducted in California. At least 28,704 results have been received and another 57,400 are pending. This week’s cumulative testing numbers are lower than last week due to an inadvertent over-reporting error discovered by one of the private labs.

• Revised Bay Area Shelter at Home Order (effective at 11:59 p.m. on March 31, 2020 and will continue to be in effect until 11:59 p.m. on May 3, 2020),
• Alameda County - READ HERE
• City of Berkeley - READ HERE
• Contra Costa County - READ HERE
• Appendix A - Social Distancing Protocol: READ HERE
• Marin County - READ HERE
• San Francisco - READ HERE
• Santa Clara County - READ HERE
• Appendix A - Social Distancing Protocol: READ HERE
• Marin County - Order of the Health Officer of the County of Marin Directing All Parks, Campgrounds, and Open Spaces to Further Close Motorized Access: READ HERE (effective 11:59pm on March 31 until 11:59pm on May 3)
• Riverside County - New public health recommendation to cover the face: READ HERE
• Riverside County - Amended Order of the Health Officer for the County of Riverside Clarification of Governor’s “Stay at Home” as Related to Short Term Lodging Facilities: READ HERE (effective immediately until April 30)

• Essential Businesses may only assign those employees who cannot perform their job duties from home to work outside the home. All Essential Businesses shall prepare, post, and implement a Social Distancing Protocol at each of their facilities at which they are maintaining operations.
• Businesses that include an Essential Business component at their facilities alongside non-essential components must, to the extent feasible, scale down their operations to the Essential Business component only; provided, however, that mixed retail businesses that are otherwise allowed to operate under this Order may continue to stock and sell non-essential products.
• Essential Businesses must follow industry-specific guidance issued by the Health Officer related to COVID-19.
• All travel, including, but not limited to, travel on foot, bicycle, scooter, motorcycle, automobile, or public transit, except Essential Travel is prohibited.
• This Order allows travel into or out of the County only to perform Essential Activities, operate Essential Businesses, maintain Essential Governmental Functions, or perform Minimum Basic Operations at non-essential businesses.
• The term "residences” has been expanded to include living structures and outdoor spaces associated with those living structures, such as patios, porches, backyards, and front yards that are only accessible to a single family or household unit.
• Social Distancing Requirements definition has been expanded to include avoiding all social interaction outside the household when sick with a fever or cough.
• Where a conflict exists between this Order and any state public health order related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the most restrictive provision controls.
• For the purposes of this Order, all Essential Businesses must prepare and post by no later than 11:59 p.m. on April 2, 2020 a “Social Distancing Protocol” for each of their facilities in the County frequented by the public or employees. The Social Distancing Protocol must be substantially in the form attached to this Order as Appendix A. 
• The Social Distancing Protocol must be posted at or near the entrance of the relevant facility, and shall be easily viewable by the public and employees. 
• A copy of the Social Distancing Protocol must also be provided to each employee performing work at the facility. 
• All Essential Businesses shall implement the Social Distancing Protocol and provide evidence of its implementation to any authority enforcing this Order upon demand.

• The Social Distancing Protocol must explain how the business is achieving the following, as applicable:
• Limiting the number of people who can enter into the facility at any one time to ensure that people in the facility can easily maintain a minimum six-foot distance from one another at all times, except as required to complete the Essential Business activity;
• Where lines may form at a facility, marking six-foot increments at a minimum, establishing where individuals should stand to maintain adequate social distancing;
• Providing hand sanitizer, soap and water, or effective disinfectant at or near the entrance of the facility and in other appropriate areas for use by the public and employees, and in locations where there is high- frequency employee interaction with members of the public (e.g., cashiers);
• Providing for contactless payment systems or, if not feasible to do so, the providing for disinfecting all payment portals, pens, and styluses after each use;
• Regularly disinfecting other high-touch surfaces;
• Posting a sign at the entrance of the facility informing all employees and customers that they should: avoid entering the facility if they have a cough or fever; maintain a minimum six-foot distance from one another; sneeze and cough into one’s elbow; and not shake hands or engage in any unnecessary physical contact; and
• Appendix A Some of the Measures Listed - Businesses must implement all applicable measures listed below, and be prepared to explain why any measure that is not implemented is inapplicable to the business.
• Measures To Protect Employee Health
• Everyone who can carry out their work duties from home has been directed to do so.
• All employees have been told not to come to work if sick.
• Symptom checks are being conducted before employees may enter the work space.
• All desks or individual work stations are separated by at least six feet.
• Break rooms, bathrooms, and other common areas are being disinfected frequently
• Hand sanitizer effective against COVID-19 is available to all employees / Soap and water are available to all employees
• Measures To Prevent Crowds From Gathering
• Limit the number of customers in the store at any one time
• Post an employee at the door to ensure that the maximum number of customers in the facility set forth above is not exceeded.
• Placing per-person limits on goods that are selling out quickly to reduce crowds and lines.
• Measures To Keep People At Least Six Feet Apart
• Placing signs outside the store reminding people to be at least six feet apart, including when in line.
• Placing tape or other markings at least six feet apart in customer line areas inside the store and on sidewalks at public entrances with signs directing customers to use the markings to maintain distance.
• Separate order areas from delivery areas to prevent customers from gathering.
• All employees have been instructed to maintain at least six feet distance from customers and from each other, except employees may momentarily come closer when necessary to accept payment, deliver goods or services, or as otherwise necessary.
• Measures To Prevent Unnecessary Contact
• Preventing people from self-serving any items that are food-related.
• Not permitting customers to bring their own bags, mugs, or other reusable items from home.
• Providing for contactless payment systems or, if not feasible, sanitizing payment systems regularly.
• Measures To Increase Sanitization
• Disinfecting wipes that are effective against COVID-19 are available near shopping carts and shopping baskets.
• Employee(s) assigned to disinfect carts and baskets regularly.
• Hand sanitizer, soap and water, or effective disinfectant is available to the public at or near the entrance of the facility, at checkout counters, and anywhere else inside the store or immediately outside where people have direct interactions.
• Disinfecting all payment portals, pens, and styluses after each use.
• Disinfecting all high-contact surfaces frequently.

• Limitation added to outdoor recreation activity 
• Added - To attend a funeral with no more than 10 individuals present.
• Added - To move residences, but only if it is not possible to defer an already planned move, if the move is necessitated by safety, sanitation, or habitability reasons, or if the move is necessary to preserve access to shelter. When moving into or out of the Bay Area region, individuals are strongly urged to quarantine for 14 days. To quarantine, individuals should follow the guidance of the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

• Added - Construction, but only of the types listed 
• Added - Service providers that enable residential transactions (including rentals, leases, and home sales), including, but not limited to, real estate agents, escrow agents, notaries, and title companies, provided …
• Clarification added for plumbers, electricians, exterminators, and other service providers
• Added - Arborists, landscapers, gardeners, and similar service professionals, but only to the limited extent necessary to maintain the habitability, sanitation, operation of businesses or residences, or the safety of residents, employees, or the public (such as fire safety or tree trimming to prevent a dangerous condition), and not for cosmetic or other purposes (such as upkeep)
• Added - Funeral home providers, mortuaries, cemeteries, and crematoriums, to the extent necessary for the transport, preparation, or processing of bodies or remains;
• Clarified - Businesses that supply other Essential Businesses with the support or supplies necessary to operate, but only to the extent that they support or supply these Essential Businesses. This exemption shall not be used as a basis for engaging in sales to the general public from retail storefronts;
• Clarified - Businesses that have the primary function of shipping or delivering groceries, food, or other goods directly to residences or businesses. This exemption shall not be used to allow for manufacturing or assembly of non-essential products or for other functions besides those necessary to the delivery operation;
• Added - Services to assist individuals in finding employment with Essential Businesses;
• Added - Moving services that facilitate residential or commercial moves that are allowed under this Order;

• The minimum necessary activities to maintain and protect the value of the business’s inventory and facilities; ensure security, safety, and sanitation; process payroll and employee benefits; provide for the delivery of existing inventory directly to residences or businesses; and related functions; and
• The minimum necessary activities to facilitate owners, employees, and contractors of the business being able to continue to work remotely from their residences, and to ensure that the business can deliver its service remotely.

• Added - Travel to manage after-death arrangements and burial
• Added - Travel to arrange for shelter or avoid homelessness
• Added - Travel to avoid domestic violence or child abuse;
• Added - Travel for parental custody arrangements;
• Added - Travel to a place to temporarily reside in a residence or other facility to avoid potentially exposing others to COVID-19, such as a hotel or other facility provided by a governmental authority for such purposes.

• March 31 - Governor Newsom Launches Campaign to Protect Health and Well-Being of Older Californians During COVID-19 Pandemic: READ HERE
• To combat social isolation, ‘Stay Home. Save Lives. Check In.’ campaign urges all Californians to check in on vulnerable neighbors with a call, text or physically-distanced door knock
• In coordination with non-profit local 2-1-1 systems, California also launches hotline to help Californians answer questions
• March 30 - Governor Newsom Signs Executive Order Providing Relief to California Small Businesses: READ HERE
• Order provides 90-day extension in state and local taxes, including sales tax
• Order extends licensing deadlines and requirements for a number of industries