again, her name is theresa francisco. in new york state, the idea of opening back up because it's safer now to open up in a way that it wasn't before, that's complicated as maybe it should be in terms of the way the state is approaching it. the state is divided into ten different regions, so like new york city is just one of the ten regions. and then the state government, governor andrew cuomo has set seven different metrics that all have to be met in each of the ten districts if any of those districts wants to start opening up. so you need a 14-day decline in hospitalizations, a 14-day decline in deaths. your per capita hospitalizations have to be under a certain threshold for a three-day rolling average. 30% of your hospital beds need to be open and available. 30% of your icu beds as well. you have to be testing a certain percentage of your population every day. you need to have contact tracers in place and working a certain number per capita based on your infection rate. of the ten regions in new york state, five regio

jaxon: theresa palmer's mother, bernice, turns 103 next month. she's covid-19-free here at the san franciscoampus for jewish living. but theresa, a geriatrician, got worried when she heard the nursing home's plans to create a covid-only wing. she feels better now after learning the home will install special ventilation and take a host of other precautions. theresa: i'm still afraid, but not as afraid as i was when i hear they're doing all this. jaxon: but now, she's alarmed by the state department of social services' strategy to encourage assisted living facilities, which don't have the medical staff or protective equipment that nursing homes do, to create their own covid-only wing. theresa: but i don't think it's safe. jaxon: the state is offering as much as $1,000 per day for each covid-positive patient an assisted living home takes in, while also waving some regulations. critics call that a bounty. jodi spiegel: it's russian roulette. jaxon: jodi spiegel is an attorney who advocates for residents of assisted living homes. she says the state needs to provide more protection for residents,

. >> reporter: theresa palmer's mother bernice turns 103 next month. she's covid-19 free, here at the san francisco campus for jewish living. but theresa, a ge richlt atrician, got worried when she heard the nursing home's plan to create a covid-only wing. she feels better now after learning the home will install special ventilation and take a host of other precautions. >> i'm still afraid but not as afraid as i was when i heard they're doing all this. >> reporter: but now she's alarmed by the state department of social services' strategy to encourage assisted living facilities, which don't have the medical staff or protective equipment that nursing homes do, to create their own covid-only wing. >> i don't think it's safe. >> reporter: the state is offering as much as $1,000 per day for each covid-positive patient an assisted living home takes in while also waiving some regulations. critics call that a bounty. >> it's russian roulette. >> reporter: jody spiegel is an attorney who advocates for residents of assisted living homes. she says the state needs to provide more protection for residents, not

francisco. moran alameda santa clara and contra costa counties they're all under tighter restrictions kron four's theresa takes a closer look at what mayors in those counties are saying about when they may ease the shelter-in-place orders. >>the kinds of guidelines that will continue to protect public health, this is a long term. >>plan san francisco mayor london breed tackling the topic on almost everyone's mind when will businesses reopen the governor's spelling out that faced who can take place allowing low risk workplaces like for us to welcome back customers well following state health guidelines, however that's not the case in 6 counties and in the city of berkeley they remain under a local shelter in place order that has stricter rules in other counties. >>it's hard there is no question about it. frankly when we first closed, i thought it was going to be the end of my company a lame petrocelli is the owner book passage with locations in san francisco and marin county. she along with many other small business leaders are eagerly checking in with local health departments to learn all of the steps. >

theresa kron 4 news. >>so a day after san francisco entered face to allowing retailers to reopen for curbside pickup, the city's health director says it could be at least another 2 to 4 weeks before the city can move further into phase 2 and that is concerning for local restaurants which are not included until face 3. so now there's a proposal to help struggling restaurant. stay alive and we'll get the details right now from kron four's dan kerman whose reporting live for us in san francisco. good evening down. >>justine whether it's a frozen yogurt shop like this one are a pizzeria right now they're only able to do a takeout and delivery some stores are closed altogether even when they are reopened in phase 3 likely they will only be able to see half the number they normally do so what to do about it, especially when rents are where they have always been state senator scott wiener has a proposed. shelter orders in the bay area have forced most restaurants to either close or offer pickup or delivery. either way it's causing havoc with their bottom line. >>it was a business is down about 7%. >>john darcy

but that could change on may 18th at least in san francisco was local leaders watching closely. the data coming in an covid-19 theresa kron 4 news. alameda county health officials announced charges against a pleasanton store accused of price gouging the district attorney's office says multiple consumers complained about the grocery store. >>ap and bizarre increasing prices after the state of emergency was declared on march 4th california law prohibits increasing prices by more than 10%. during the investigation officials confirm prices were increased to some of them being marked up 300%. this marks the rst ever price gouging action in the county officials say they continue to investigate complaints and take necessary action when appropriate. so whether you're symptomatic or asymptomatic free testing for covid-19 is now available for all residents in contra costa county kron 4 sweep to call reports the public health department is encouraging everyone to eventually get tested, especially health care workers, a high risk of being exposed to the virus. >>medical insurance is not required and you don't necessarily have to

theresa kron 4 news. let's talk about our forecast now as we take a live look outside here at a very gray may looking san francisco along the embarcadero windy out there as well and rain came down across much of the bay area. >>let's check in now with our chief meteorologist lawrence karnow to find out of more rain our forecast to aren't i doing. >>good justine enjoying some of the raindrops out there today just some light showers popping up around most the bay area but yeah kind of damp up there from time to time, especially the morning hours, the by the afternoon things begin to settle down out so we've got a lot of clouds continue to linger outside and we do have some more rain in the forecast. the clouds sitting over san francisco right now in a good part of the bay area overnight tonight that is going to break up just a little bit we've got one last week little branch of the system beginning to rotate in california can see it right there are some that moisture billion just north of the bay area see the clouds there as well that was all part of a weak system sliding in the state right now so certainly there's

theresa susto in the newsroom with more hi theresa heidari a we have a very big day with a lot going on uber has a big major announcement and we're live in san francisco for that also testing testing and more testing, we're looking to see what the white house has to say about getting more tests. this as new york says that they are now looking to test those people who are asymptomatic to make sure that - people are safe to go back to restaurants and work plus we have a kron 4 hero to tell you about someone doing really good stuff during this pandemic so a lot back to daryn thanks a lot to reset. where is going to spend a million to thank its employees for their work in this pandemic the company owns food co own a lot of us stores in the bay area and they say that the onetime payment to workers is to acknowledge their dedication look at all the cleaning and work they're doing and the way they have to protect themselves to protect everybody. >>in the span tennis is part of the thank you for giving and thank you pay full time employees are going to get an extra 401 time pay $400 and part timers get half of that. and that's after the company also handed ou