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Photos: All Bay Area counties join coronavirus phase 2 reopening, allowing storefront retail pickup

Guidance follows piecemeal approach from counties last week

  • SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- MAY 18: Stanley "Skip" Pas (right), owner...

    Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group

    SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- MAY 18: Stanley "Skip" Pas (right), owner of West Coast Leather, in San Francisco's Union Square, talks with a vendor after opening up his shop on Monday, May 18, 2020, for the first time since the coronavirus shutdown began. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

  • SAN MATEO, CA - MAY 18: A sign asking customers...

    (Dai Sugano/ Bay Area News Group)

    SAN MATEO, CA - MAY 18: A sign asking customers to wear mask and keep social distance is seen on Monday May 18, 2020 at Bay Home and Linens in downtown San Mateo, Calif. This store is one of many businesses that reopened Monday as part of Phase 2 of Gov. Gavin Newsom's reopening guidance. (Dai Sugano/ Bay Area News Group)

  • SAN MATEO, CA - MAY 18: Bay Home and Linens...

    SAN MATEO, CA - MAY 18: Bay Home and Linens owner Lina Yea works inside her store in downtown San Mateo, Calif., on Monday May 18, 2020. YeaÕs store is one of many businesses that reopened Monday as part of Phase 2 of Gov. Gavin Newsom's reopening guidance. (Dai Sugano/ Bay Area News Group)

  • OAKLAND, CA - MAY 18: A man rides his bike...

    OAKLAND, CA - MAY 18: A man rides his bike past a "We Are Open" sign along College Avenue in the Rockridge district of Oakland, Calif., on Monday, May 18, 2019. Gov. Gavin Newsom said that most California counties will have the opportunity to reopen new businesses like in-store retail and hairdressers within the next few weeks. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

  • SAN MATEO, CA - MAY 18: An interior view of...

    SAN MATEO, CA - MAY 18: An interior view of Bay Home and Linens is photographed in downtown San Mateo, Calif., on Monday May 18, 2020. This store is one of many businesses that reopened Monday as part of Phase 2 of Gov. Gavin Newsom's reopening guidance. (Dai Sugano/ Bay Area News Group)

  • BURLINGAME - MAY 18: Owner John Kevranian, left, receives money...

    BURLINGAME - MAY 18: Owner John Kevranian, left, receives money from customer Anne Crouch, right, who purchased some candy corn at Nuts for Candy & Toys in Burlingame, Calif., on Monday, May 18, 2020. Some businesses were allowed to open today as part of Phase 2 of Gov. Gavin Newsom's re-opening plan. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)

  • SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - MAY 18: David Mulvehill, left, a...

    SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - MAY 18: David Mulvehill, left, a partner at O'Flaherty's Irish Pub, helps Miguel Gonzalez, a general manager at San Pedro Square Market, hang up a sign on the patio in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, May 18, 2020. They opened 10 of the 15 restaurants at San Pedro Square Market for online ordering, pickup only. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - MAY 18: A San Pedro Square...

    SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - MAY 18: A San Pedro Square Market manager talks to a customer on the patio in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, May 18, 2020. They opened 10 of the 15 restaurants at San Pedro Square Market for online ordering, pickup only. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • BURLINGAME - MAY 18: A pickup station is set up...

    BURLINGAME - MAY 18: A pickup station is set up at the front door of Nuts for Candy & Toys in Burlingame, Calif., on Monday, May 18, 2020. Some businesses were allowed to open today as part of Phase 2 of Gov. Gavin Newsom's re-opening plan. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)

  • SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - MAY 18: A San Pedro Square...

    SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - MAY 18: A San Pedro Square Market manager talks to customers on the patio in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, May 18, 2020. They opened 10 of the 15 restaurants at San Pedro Square Market for online ordering, pickup only. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • BURLINGAME - MAY 18: Owner John Kevranian fills a bag...

    BURLINGAME - MAY 18: Owner John Kevranian fills a bag up with candy corn at Nuts for Candy & Toys in Burlingame, Calif., on Monday, May 18, 2020. Some businesses were allowed to open today as part of Phase 2 of Gov. Gavin Newsom's re-opening plan. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)

  • BURLINGAME - MAY 18: Owner John Kevranian sorts through boxes...

    BURLINGAME - MAY 18: Owner John Kevranian sorts through boxes of puzzles at Nuts for Candy & Toys in Burlingame, Calif., on Monday, May 18, 2020. Some businesses were allowed to open today as part of Phase 2 of Gov. Gavin Newsom's re-opening plan. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)

  • OAKLAND, CA - MAY 18: A sign shows the Perle...

    OAKLAND, CA - MAY 18: A sign shows the Perle Wine Bar open for takeout in the Montclair district of Oakland, Calif., on Monday, May 18, 2019. Gov. Gavin Newsom said that most California counties will have the opportunity to reopen new businesses like in-store retail and hairdressers within the next few weeks. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

  • BURLINGAME - MAY 18: A portrait of owners Nora and...

    BURLINGAME - MAY 18: A portrait of owners Nora and John Kevranian at Nuts for Candy & Toys in Burlingame, Calif., on Monday, May 18, 2020. Some businesses were allowed to open today as part of Phase 2 of Gov. Gavin Newsom's re-opening plan. (Randy Vazquez / Bay Area News Group)

  • SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - MAY 18: Customers line up at...

    SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA - MAY 18: Customers line up at Voyager Craft Coffee at San Pedro Square Market in San Jose, Calif., on Monday, May 18, 2020. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)

  • SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- MAY 18: Stanley "Skip" Pas, owner of...

    SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- MAY 18: Stanley "Skip" Pas, owner of West Coast Leather, in San Francisco's Union Square, opens up his shop on Monday, May 18, 2020, for the first time since the coronavirus shutdown began. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

  • SAN MATEO, CA - MAY 18: Pedestrians are seen in...

    SAN MATEO, CA - MAY 18: Pedestrians are seen in downtown San Mateo, Calif., on May 18, 2020. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)

  • OAKLAND, CA - MAY 18: A Peet's Coffee employee fills...

    OAKLAND, CA - MAY 18: A Peet's Coffee employee fills takeout orders for customers on the sidewalk in the Montclair district of Oakland, Calif., on Monday, May 18, 2019. Gov. Gavin Newsom said that most California counties will have the opportunity to reopen new businesses like in-store retail and hairdressers within the next few weeks. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

  • SAN MATEO, CA - MAY 18: Bay Home and Linens...

    SAN MATEO, CA - MAY 18: Bay Home and Linens owner Lina Yea works inside her store in downtown San Mateo, Calif., on Monday May 18, 2020. YeaÕs store is one of many businesses that reopened Monday as part of Phase 2 of Gov. Gavin Newsom's reopening guidance. (Dai Sugano/ Bay Area News Group)

  • OAKLAND, CA - MAY 18: Rigo Gomez, left, and Andrea...

    OAKLAND, CA - MAY 18: Rigo Gomez, left, and Andrea Sarber eat takeout outside of Mountain Mike's Pizza in the Montclair district of Oakland, Calif., on Monday, May 18, 2019. Gov. Gavin Newsom said that most California counties will have the opportunity to reopen new businesses like in-store retail and hairdressers within the next few weeks. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

  • OAKLAND, CA - MAY 18: Two women walk past a...

    OAKLAND, CA - MAY 18: Two women walk past a message of hope along College Avenue at Birch Court in the Rockridge district of Oakland, Calif., on Monday, May 18, 2019. Gov. Gavin Newsom said that most California counties will have the opportunity to reopen new businesses like in-store retail and hairdressers within the next few weeks. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)

  • SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- MAY 18: Stanley "Skip" Pas, owner of...

    SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- MAY 18: Stanley "Skip" Pas, owner of West Coast Leather, in San Francisco's Union Square, opens up his shop on Monday, May 18, 2020, for the first time since the coronavirus shutdown began. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)

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Dai Sugano, staff photojournalist and senior multimedia editor, The Mercury News, for his Wordpress profile. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group)San Jose Mercury News video editor Randy Vazquez.  (Patrick Tehan/Bay Area News Group)Nhat V. Meyer, staff photojournalist, The Mercury News, for his Wordpress profile. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group)Karl Mondon, staff photojournalist, San Jose Mercury News, for his Wordpress profile. (Michael Malone/Bay Area News Group)Jane Tyska, photojournalist, The East Bay Times, for the Wordpress profile. (Laura A. Oda/Bay Area News Group)

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After sticking with some of the strictest stay-at-home orders in California to curb the spread of coronavirus, the entire Bay Area is advancing in lockstep through the second phase of reopening the state by allowing curbside retail pickup to start on Friday.

The new directive, signed Monday by six public health officials in Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, San Francisco and Santa Clara counties and the city of Berkeley, replaces one issued just two weeks ago that permitted construction and other outdoor businesses and activities to resume.

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