Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the counties of Santa Clara, San Mateo, San Francisco, Marin, Alameda, and Contra Costa, and the City of Berkeley, have issued orders (the “Orders”) instructing individuals to shelter at their place of residence with certain important exceptions, which permit all businesses to maintain certain minimum operations while providing broader exemptions to certain specified industries.

The Orders from all six counties and the City of Berkeley are substantively identical, and are discussed below. The Orders became effective at 12:01 a.m. on March 17, 2020 and will continue in effect until 11:59 p.m. on April 7, 2020, or until they are extended, rescinded, superseded, or amended.