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Collected Item: “San Francisco Hair Stylists Operate Outdoors”

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San Francisco Hair Stylists Operate Outdoors

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article, screenshots, photograph

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As California moved from the "watch list" system to a "color-coded tiered" system, San Francisco Bay Area businesses are still navigating re-opening plans. Only 2 counties in the Bay Area are currently in the "red" zone which allows for some non-essential businesses to re-open. All others are currently in the "purple" zone. While the time frame and requirements to re-open continue to create confusion across the region, San Francisco hair saloons were able to operate outdoors for the first time since March shelter-in-place orders. Aside from the important re-opening information in this article, the image of hair stylists operating outside of their establishment in San Francisco, with Pride flags displayed proudly in the salon's windows, caught my attention. While life as we knew it has completely changed in the San Francisco Bay Area, this image feels very "San Francisco" to me. I am curious what aspects of the COVID-19 world will stick with us long after the pandemic is over. Will some businesses, like hair salons, continue to offer outdoor services?

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HST580, ASU, San Francisco Bay Area, LGBTQ, hair, reopening

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https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Some-Bay-Area-counties-could-progress-to-red-15538808.php?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_content=headlines&utm_campaign=sfc_morningfix&sid=5e61d58c2c885e002a334f50

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Article: Kellie Hwang, Photograph: Jessica Christian

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2020-09-02
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