Resources to Support Arts Organizations and Artists During COVID-19 Emergency

Otros Recursos Para Apoyar a las Organizaciones Artisticas y Artistas Durante la Emergencia de COVID-19

Iba pang pagkukunan ng impormasyon tungkol sa pagtulong sa mga Organisasyon sa Arte at Artista sa Panahon ng Emerhensya ng COVID-19

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Reopening Guidelines

(Updated 06/15/2021)

San Francisco and the Bay Area now have very low COVID-19 case rates and increasing vaccination rates. In connection with the State terminating the Blueprint for a Safer Economy as of June 15 and putting in its place new, limited COVID-19 guidance, the Health Officer has issued:

Safer Return Together Order C19-07y -- UPDATED June 11*

The Safer Return Together Order,will go into effect on June 15 and will continue until amended or rescinded by the Health Officer. Along with issuing this new order the Health Officer will be terminating many of the orders and directives relating to COVID-19, though some others will continue. The Health Officer's declaration of a health emergency arising from the pandemic also will continue to be in effect.

Click on this link for updates from the Mayor's Office
Click on this link for more information on the City's Reopening
Click on this link for the updated mask/face covering Guidance
Click on this link for Cal/OSHA Guidance for Offices
Click on this link for the COVID-19 Outreach Toolkit for Businesses

To apply for rent assistance for April 2021 and after, visit the website for the Emergency Rental Assistance Program

Large Indoor Gatherings
Individuals who are neither fully vaccinated nor tested are urged to wear well-fitted masks and maintain physical distance when they are in large indoor gatherings with members of other households whose vaccination status is unknown, such as public meetings. Nothing in this section limits any requirements that apply under this Order to indoor Mega-Events or that Cal/OSHA or other State authority may impose on any indoor setting involving large gatherings.

Mega-Events
While most health orders will be terminated starting June 15, some will continue including those that fall under the category of "Mega-Event."

A "Mega-Event" is an event with either more than 5,000 people attending indoors or more than 10,000 people attending outdoors. A Mega-Event may have either assigned or unassigned seating, and may be either general admission or gated, ticketed and permitted events.

For indoor Mega-Events, personnel and patrons age 12 and up are required to show proof, before entering the facility, that they are fully vaccinated or have a negative COVID test. A written self-attestation of vaccination signed (including an electronic signature) under penalty of perjury and containing the name of the person vaccinated, type of vaccine taken, and date of last dose administered is acceptable as proof of full vaccination only if all Personnel and patrons two-years-old and older wear a Well-Fitted Mask at all times other than while actively eating or drinking.
The host or organizer of an indoor or outdoor Mega-Event or series of Mega-Events must submit to the Health Officer a proposed plan detailing procedures that will be implemented to minimize the risk of transmission among patrons and personnel. The plan should include the following:
- Description of event details (date/time; expected capacity; location; and type of event)
- Contact name for the event (i.e., a person who can be reached in the event of an outbreak and/or who can be contacted to discuss the proposed plan)
- An explanation of how the host or organizer will have attendees meet requirements for providing their vaccination and/or testing status (if applicable)
- An explanation of how the host or organizer will communicate/message: (1) information to ensure that guests are aware of testing and vaccination requirements (indoors)/recommendations (outdoors); (2) encouragement for attendees to have completed their vaccination at least 2 weeks before the event; (3) the safety measures being taken
- If the Mega-Event is taking place indoors, an explanation of how the host or organizer will address face coverings
- A description of the strategies that will be implemented to avoid stagnant crowds (this can include traffic flow, advanced ticketing, touchless payment, etc.)

Plans must be submitted to HealthPlan@sfcityatty.org at least ten business days before the planned event or, if earlier, ten business days before the date on which tickets will begin to be sold or offered to the public. If tickets are already on sale as of the date of this Order, the host or organizer must submit the plan within 30 days of the date of this Order. The host or organizer does not need advance written approval of the Health Officer or the Health Officer’s designee to proceed with the Mega-Event consistent with the plan. But in the event the Health Officer identifies deficiencies in the plan, DPH will contact the host or organizer, and the host or organizer is required to work with DPH to address any and all deficiencies.

Youth Classes/Summer Programs
Cohorting is no longer required in programs for children and youth. If someone in your program tests positive for COVID-19, SFDPH will no longer assume that everyone in a class, team or group was a close contact. Only people who were within 6-feet of the person with COVID-19 for at least 15 minutes, over the course of 24 hours, will be considered close contacts. See more information about Programs for Children and Youth

Staff and volunteers may work with more than one group
Children may participate in more than one group in their program each day (i.e., a child can be with a regular group for most of the day, but also attend an additional programs/class in the afternoon)
There is no maximum group size
There is no minimum duration for programs. Single-day programs and drop-in programs are allowed. Programs can add new children and youth at any time
Programs must record daily attendance for each activity or group, to help determine who may be a close contact if someone in the program tests positive for COVID-19
To reduce the number of people who may need to quarantine, consider ways to track who is within 6-feet of other each day. Examples include assigned seating or recording who is next to each other when unmasked indoors
Children and youth who have been fully vaccinated do not need to distance themselves from each other. Physical distancing is not required when children are wearing face masks, however physical distancing is still required when children who are not fully vaccinated are not wearing masks, for example during meals and naps.