https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/12/12/fleeing-restrictions-in-the-rest-of-the-region-bay-area-residents-head-to-san-mateo-county/ > When five Bay Area counties issued a new stay-at-home mandate earlier this week, Yash Sinha already had a standing date with a friend for dinner. > Instead of canceling, Sinha, who lives in Cupertino, drove 20 minutes north to a restaurant in Menlo Park where they could still sit back and enjoy the splendor of being served a freshly cooked meal on an outdoor patio.