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Dessert destinations: New cakes, patisserie and pastry-forward coffee shops aboundAs the weather takes a turn for the chillier and nightfall hits earlier, the Peninsula has come through for locals with a...
Original post made on Nov. 12, 2022Last comment by minor character, on Nov 12, 2022 at 7:29 pm | 1 comment | 2074 Views
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Tents must come down, city says, as restaurants, customers push backThe city notified businesses that they need to remove temporary tent structures for fire code reasons. Some restaurant owners...
Original post made on Aug. 23, 2022Last comment by JAFO, on Aug 25, 2022 at 10:28 pm | 22 comments | 12120 Views
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Food hall forage: What we ate at State Street Market in Los AltosState Street Market is now open in Los Altos. Anticipation has run high with the arrival of the area's own food hall that...
Original post made on Oct. 1, 2021Last comment by MyOpinion, on Oct 1, 2021 at 2:49 pm | 1 comment | 6687 Views
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Spate of ADA lawsuits hits hundreds of local businesses still reeling from the pandemicThings were looking pretty good last month for Tai Pan, a downtown Palo Alto restaurant known for its Cantonese dim sum....
Original post made on Aug. 11, 2021Last comment by Raymond , on Aug 13, 2021 at 2:12 pm | 13 comments | 9345 Views
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Downtown Mountain View restaurant faced multiple closures after health inspectors found rats and cockroaches in the kitchenBiryaniz, an Indian restaurant in downtown Mountain View, has been temporarily shut down three times in the last three years...
Original post made on May. 13, 2021Last comment by Basha, on May 14, 2021 at 7:18 pm | 5 comments | 228991 Views
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First-ever Peninsula Restaurant Week kicks off with 102 eateriesFrom May 14-22, more than 100 restaurants, bakeries and eateries of all stripes along the Peninsula are offering prix fixe...
Original post made on May. 14, 2021Last comment by Ray, on May 14, 2021 at 5:48 pm | 2 comments | 13339 Views
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Two injured following fight in Mountain View's Monte Carlo nightclubPolice are seeking the public's help in finding a man who allegedly knocked someone unconscious during a fight in downtown...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2021Last comment by Yonatan, on Apr 28, 2021 at 9:05 am | 3 comments | 6292 Views
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Slice of the pie: How this South Bay pizza shop successfully became a worker-owned cooperativeAs calls for better treatment of restaurant workers have become louder and louder, particularly during the pandemic, A Slice...
Original post made on Jan. 13, 2021Last comment by A, on Jan 16, 2021 at 12:08 pm | 2 comments | 8676 Views
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Mixed reactions accompany South Bay minimum wage increasesPalo Alto, Mountain View and Los Altos are among the south bay cities that saw their minimum wage rates increase in the new...
Original post made on Jan. 3, 2021Last comment by Raymond , on Jan 4, 2021 at 7:44 pm | 6 comments | 10781 Views
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County supervisors approve temporary caps on food delivery service feesSanta Clara County and the South Bay's largest city, San Jose, both approved caps on food delivery service fees Tuesday in...
Original post made on Dec. 16, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Dec 16, 2020 at 7:03 pm | 2 comments | 6008 Views
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California's daily COVID-19 case average has more than doubled in two weeksCalifornia's average number of new coronavirus cases per day has more than doubled over the last two weeks, one of the state's...
Original post made on Dec. 9, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Dec 9, 2020 at 7:55 pm | 2 comments | 4324 Views
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Unlikely openings: 14 new restaurants launch locally despite COVID downturnRead a list of more than a dozen new restaurants that have opened or are opening soon on the Peninsula, representing an exciting...
Original post made on Oct. 28, 2020There are no comments yet. 7942 Views
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From chickens to llamas, temporary shelters open to animals displaced by firesFrom chickens to donkeys to rabbits, cats, dogs and even llamas, animals displaced by fires raging in the Bay Area are getting...
Original post made on Aug. 25, 2020Last comment by Ken M. , on Aug 25, 2020 at 11:31 am | 1 comment | 5684 Views
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No cars in sight: Castro Street closed to traffic for outdoor diningA long stretch of Mountain View's vibrant downtown was cut off to vehicle traffic Monday, marking the beginning of a monthslong...
Original post made on Jun. 22, 2020Last comment by Steven Goldstein, on Aug 21, 2020 at 1:41 pm | 116 comments | 35229 Views
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San Mateo County inmates accused of COVID-19 unemployment insurance fraudMore than 20 people, including multiple state and local inmates, are accused of netting more than $150,000 in fraudulent...
Original post made on Aug. 19, 2020Last comment by Ken M. , on Aug 19, 2020 at 4:46 pm | 1 comment | 5545 Views
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Flights landlord sues restaurant CEO for late rentDespite Santa Clara County's ban on evictions amid the pandemic, Flights Restaurant founder and CEO Alexander Hult is being...
Original post made on Jul. 26, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Jul 28, 2020 at 12:22 pm | 23 comments | 9578 Views
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Flood of food deliveries keeps hospital staff in high spiritsIt's been good eats lately for physicians, nurses and hospital staff at El Camino Hospital, as local restaurateurs have been...
Original post made on May. 18, 2020Last comment by Huh?, on May 19, 2020 at 8:06 am | 2 comments | 4614 Views
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From 'maddening' to a 'lifeline': Peninsula restaurant owners pin hopes on federal relief fund with uneven successSome restaurant owners have received Paycheck Protection Program loans. But are the federal funds the saving grace they're...
Original post made on Apr. 27, 2020Last comment by At Risk, on Apr 29, 2020 at 10:19 pm | 10 comments | 6606 Views
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What will it take for local restaurants to recover? Famed Peninsula brewer Dan Gordon sounds the alarm after closing in Palo AltoIn an interview, Palo Alto restaurateur Dan Gordon spoke bluntly about the ripple effects the coronavirus will have on local...
Original post made on Apr. 28, 2020Last comment by Bill, on Apr 28, 2020 at 12:29 am | 1 comment | 5473 Views
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County ramps up restrictions: Gatherings over 100 people banned, smaller events limitedGatherings of 100 or more people are now banned in Santa Clara County, the latest directive issued by Santa Clara County’s...
Original post made on Mar. 13, 2020Last comment by The Business Man, on Mar 14, 2020 at 11:15 am | 5 comments | 3969 Views
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