Banners with the faces of Carpinteria High School’s graduating Class of 2020 hang from light posts along the downtown area of Carpinteria and Linden avenues on Tuesday, May 26. 
Banners with the faces of Carpinteria High School’s graduating Class of 2020 hang from light posts along the downtown area of Carpinteria and Linden avenues on Tuesday, May 26. 
Carpinteria businesses let customers know they are open for businesses with storefront signage. 
The Alcazar Theatre in Carpinteria thanks the city staff and public works department on its marquee on Tuesday, May 26. 
“Postponed” movie posters hang outside the Alcazar Theatre in Carpinteria on Tuesday, May 26. 
Linden Laundry and Laundromat in Carpinteria reminds people to wear a face covering while inside the business on Tuesday, May 26. 
A business along the downtown area of Carpinteria on Linden Avenue reminds people to wear a face covering and the number of shoppers allowed inside its store on Tuesday, May 26. 
A mask hangs from a vehicle mirror. Santa Barbara County has mandated face coverings in most businesses and workplaces. 
The city of Santa Barbara installed portable toilets along Cabrillo Boulevard near local beaches and closed public restrooms during Memorial Day weekend. 
Outdoor restaurant seating at the Santa Barbara FisHouse along East Cabrillo Boulevard in Santa Barbara on Memorial Day. 
A group rides a rented surry along Santa Barbara’s waterfront path. 
People headed to Santa Barbara’s East Beach to get some sun on Memorial Day. 
Pedestrians head down State Street, which was closed to vehicle traffic, on Memorial Day weekend. 
People wait in line outside Mission Street Ice Cream & Yogurt in Santa Barbara. 
A Santa Barbara High School graduating senior is honored with front lawn signs ahead of Monday’s commencement. 
A giant teddy bear wears a face covering sits outside a business in Old Town Goleta on Thursday, May 28. 
A mannequin wears a face covering at Tienda El Rodeo in Old Town Goleta on Hollister Avenue on Thursday, May 28. 
A woman grabs a shopping cart outside the Albertsons at Camino Real Marketplace in Goleta on Thursday, May 28. Grocery stores have been sanitizing carts between uses. 
People get some sun at the Camino Real Marketplace in Goleta on Thursday, May 28, as local restaurants and retail stores start the reopening process. 
A sign in the parking lot at the Camino Real Marketplace in Goleta advises customers that a parking spot is designated for to-go orders and a 10-minute limit only. 
A sign at the Jonny D. Wallis Neighborhood Park in Old Town Goleta reminds people to maintain social-distancing while visiting the area. 
The skate park is closed at Old Town Goleta’s Jonny D. Wallis Neighborhood Park.
Large banners with the smiling faces of Carpinteria High School's graduating Class of 2020 hang from light posts along the downtown corridor of Carpinteria and Linden avenues.
“Warrior Spirit Never Dies!” the banners read.
The Carpinteria Unified School District is holding a drive-in graduation ceremony for its high schools next week to address novel coronavirus concerns, which won't be like any commencement they have held before.
Other schools have handed out colorful lawn signs, as a way for families to celebrate their graduating seniors.
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many industries to change operations, and South Coast communities moved into a wider reopening effort in late May.
As businesses start reopening to serve customers, with modifications, they have posted signs reminding customers to wear face coverings, and keep their distance from others, among other things.
Some outdoor recreation areas are as busy as ever, while park amenities like picnic tables, playgrounds and skate parks remain closed.
These photos offer a glimpse into what South Coast communities looked like last week.
— Noozhawk staff writer Brooke Holland can be reached at bholland@noozhawk.com. Follow Noozhawk on Twitter: @noozhawk, @NoozhawkNews and @NoozhawkBiz. Connect with Noozhawk on Facebook.
