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A barber from The Barber Shop in Santa Barbara, Calif. cuts a client's hair outside. Screenshot from Fox 11 KKFX News.

Outdoor Hair Salons? California Hairdressers Want to Take It Outside

By Btc Lauren Rees·May 08, 2026

Calif. Governor Should Allow Hair Salons To Operate Outside, Stylists Say

When the California governor this week ordered salons to close—again—in 30 counties, the state offered businesses a way to continue seeing customers: They could remain open if they could modify their business to operate outside. Salon and barbershop owners quickly tried to pivot their offerings to outside-only service, but the California Board of Barbering & Cosmetology says that’s against the rules.

The state board says its code “requires that all barbering, cosmetology and electology services be performed in a licensed establishment. Therefore, establishments that are within…

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