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In all cases, physical distancing & face coverings are required. The State lifted its Regional Stay at Home Order on January 25, 2021. Alameda County will update this list of Approved Open & Closed Businesses to reflect Purple Tier permitted and restricted activities and businesses per the State's Blueprint for a Safer Economy.

Open ✓

  • Acupuncture, Acupressure & Chiropractic Services (medically necessary only) ✓
  • Athletic Fields for use by people within the same household or for Youth Sports in compliance with State restrictions as of 12/7/20 ✓
  • Automobile & Bicycle Repair ✓
  • Car Washes ✓
  • Childcare Facilities ✓
  • Construction ✓
  • Critical Infrastructure per the State ✓
  • Dental Care ✓
  • Drive-thru food and essential item distribution event ✓
  • Financial Institutions ✓
  • Funeral Homes, Mortuaries & Cemeteries ✓
  • Gas Stations ✓
  • Golf (use of carts is limited to single users unless both users are from the same household) ✓
  • Government Services ✓
  • Grocery & Other Food Stores (35% capacity, entrance metering, and no eating and drinking in store) as of 12/7/20 ✓
  • Gyms, Fitness Centers, Non-Contact Fitness Classes, Dance Studios & Other Exercise Facilities Outdoor Only with Purple Tier modifications and County modifications as of 12/7/20 ✓
    Note: Indoor pools allowed to be open for only drowning prevention classes, including swim lessons with certified instructors. Indoor and outdoor hot tubs, saunas, and steam rooms must close.
  • Higher Education (may offer in-person instruction for clinical training or classes and laboratory or studio classes only. In-person instruction is otherwise prohibited.) ✓
  • Hotels and short-term lodging rentals open to support critical infrastructure only as of 12/7/20 ✓
    Note: Fitness centers, indoor pools, hot tubs, saunas and steam rooms must close.
  • K-12 Schools (only for schools that have opened for in-person instruction before November 18. Alameda County is not accepting elementary school waivers) ✓  
  • Laundromats & Dry Cleaning ✓
  • Library (20% capacity) as of 12/7/20 ✓
  • Malls/Shopping Centers open with Purple Tier modifications (20% capacity with entrance metering, food courts and common areas closed, and no eating or drinking in the stores) as of 12/7/20 ✓
  • Manufacturing ✓
  • Moving companies & storage ✓
  • Outdoor Basketball & Volleyball Courts for use by people within the same household only as of 12/7/20 ✓
  • Outdoor Playgrounds in compliance with State modifications as of 12/9/20 ✓
  • Outdoor Recording, Live-Streaming, Broadcasting with  County modifications ✓
  • Outdoor Recreation Facilities (outdoor operation only). No food, drink, or alcohol sales as of 12/7/20 ✓
  • Outdoor Seasonal Markets open with Purple Tier modifications (20% capacity with entrance metering, and no eating or drinking) as of 12/7/20 ✓
  • Outdoor Swimming Pools ✓
    Note:  Indoor pools, hot tubs, saunas and steam rooms must close.
  • Outdoor Wedding Ceremony & Funeral Service (100 people maximum recommended) ✓
  • Parks (including skate parks & dog parks, but BBQ and picnic areas to be closed because of no sitting and gathering per the State) ✓
  • Pet grooming, walking, training (curbside pickup and drop-off only) as of 12/7/20 ✓
  • Pharmacies & Medical Supply (20% capacity) as of 12/7/20 ✓
  • Places of Worship & Cultural Ceremonies (Outdoor only and 100 people maximum recommended) ✓
  • Political Gatherings/Protests with Physical Distancing ✓  
  • Professional Sports with the prior written approval of the Health Officer (without live audience) ✓   
  • Public & Private Transportation Services ✓  
  • Real Estate Transaction ✓
  • Residential & Commercial Maintenance Services ✓
  • Restaurants take-out and delivery only as of 12/7/20 ✓  
  • Retail Stores including auto sales (20% capacity) with entrance metering, no eating or drinking in stores, and special hours for seniors and others with compromised immune systems as of 12/7/20 ✓  
  • Retail Supply Chain Businesses ✓
  • Small Youth Cohorts (non-sport, non-school based, and non-child care related youth activities including distance learning, before/after school programs, day camps, and extracurricular activities) allowed indoors and outdoors in cohorts ✓  
  • Tennis & Pickleball Courts (singles only) ✓
  • Tutoring one-on-one or in compliance with the State cohort requirements ✓
  • Vehicle-Based Gatherings in compliance with the Vehicle-Based Gathering Order ✓
  • Veterinary Care ✓ 
  • Youth Sports (school-based and non-school based, club, and recreational programs in cohorts, outdoors only, no close contact ,and no competition – conditioning and individual skill training only) ✓     

Closed X

  • Amusement Parks & Theme Parks X
  • Bars, Brewpubs, Breweries, Pubs & Craft Distilleries as of 12/7/20 X
  • Community Centers X
  • Campgrounds overnight stay as of 12/7/20 X
  • Cardrooms, Casinos, Bingo & Satellite Wagering Sites as of 12/7/20 X
  • Door-to-Door Sales and Services X
  • Drive-thru Parades and Events as of 12/7/20 X
  • Family Entertainment Centers (bowling, climbing walls, arcade games, ice and roller skating, escape rooms, and indoor playgrounds, and outdoor activities like kart racing, mini golf, batting cages) as of 12/7/20 X
  • Float Therapy and Cryotherapy X
  • Gun Ranges as of 12/7/20 X
  • Hair Salons & Barbershops as of 12/7/20 X
  • Indoor Swimming Pools, and Indoor & Outdoor Hot Tubs, Spas, Saunas & Steam Rooms X
    Note: Indoor pools allowed to be open for only drowning prevention classes, including swim lessons with certified instructors.
  • Indoor Estate Sales X
  • Indoor or Outdoor Photos with Santa prohibited per the State as of 12/7/20 X
  • Indoor Gyms & Fitness Centers X
  • Live Entertainment, Performances, and DJs at Restaurants, Wineries, and Retail/Shopping Centers as of 12/7/20 X
  • Nail Salons as of 12/7/20 X
  • Movie Theaters as of 12/7/20 X
  • Museums, Zoos, Galleries & Botanical Gardens as of 12/7/20 X
  • Offices for Non-Critical Infrastructure Sectors (remote work only) X
  • Personal Care Services (non-medical massages,skin care, waxing services, tattoo, piercings, non-medical electrolysis, and facials or other personal care services that involve the removal of the clients’ face coverings) as of 12/7/20 X
  • Play Structures, Bounce Houses & Ball Pits X
  • Private Gatherings (only allowed to gather with people from your household as pursuant to the Regional Stay At Home Order) as of 12/7/20 X
  • Public Events & Gatherings (nightclubs, convention centers, trade shows, festivals, concerts, live audience sports, live performances etc.) X
  • Semi-Professional, Amateur, Recreational Team Sports X
  • Wine Tasting Rooms as of 12/7/20 X
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