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  2020-05-29

  Phase 2 Reopening - Restaurants on Santa Barbara State Street

  As reopening moves to phase 2, many restaurants have decided to allow to sit in dining. However, since enclosed spaces have a higher risk of virus transmission than outdoor spaces, Santa Barbara city has taken a special approach. Santa Barbara's bustling State Street has been shut down so that restaurants can place their seating, either a part or all of it outside, right on the street. This is a unique scene of people eating at restaurants, but seated on the roads previously meant for cars.
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  2020-05-29

  Phase 2 Reopening - Restaurant Dining Inside

  As reopening moved into phase 2, some restaurants decided to allow for dining indoors. This is Noodle City, a Vietnamese restaurant in Goleta. The seating used to be highly packed inside to maximize the number of occupants, but now features more indoor space to separate the guests. Previously it could be found to be packed at almost all times, but even though it is now legal to dine inside, people are still choosing to order take out. People are still cautious of the fact that the virus transmits easier indoors than outdoors.
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  2020-05-29

  Santa Barbara City College Desolate Dining Area

  Due to schools moving to online only education, there is no longer a need for dining services at schools. This is Santa Barbara City College's outdoor dining area, which has been stripped as maintenance activities have been cut back. Even though non students often come to the school to take walks and enjoy the scenery, the entire school is empty and devoid of people.
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  2020-05-14

  Boba Tea Shop's Open Floor

  Tan Cha is a popular boba tea shop chain. This is the newly opened Irvine location. They have prepared tables and seats for indoor seating but are unable to utilize them due to the ban on dining in. To facilitate social distancing, all the tables and chairs have been shoved to the walls, leaving an unusually large open floor in the middle.