outdoor dining

After closing off its main street for almost five months due to the pandemic, Pleasanton will reopen the street to vehicle traffic and parking starting Tuesday. The planned reopening has generated mixed feelings.

After closing off its main street for almost five months due to the pandemic, Pleasanton will reopen the street to vehicle traffic and parking starting Tuesday. The planned reopening has generated mixed feelings. Robert Handa reports.

Senate Bill 314, authored by State Senator Scott Wiener, D-San Francisco, would grant businesses with expanded outdoor dining space a one-year grace period to apply for a permanent expansion.

Boozehounds is about yummy meals and swanky sips, yes, but the special spotlight is on the four-footed guests and their snacky hankerings.

San Francisco is making outdoor dining in former parking spots a permanent fixture in the city.

San Francisco is poised to make outdoor dining in former parking spots – a permanent fixture in the city. Supervisors could vote Tuesday night on an ordinance that establishes rules for what are commonly called “parklets.” Thom Jensen reports.

People can continue to dine al fresco on certain streets in Palo Alto. Marianne Favro reports.

People can continue to dine al fresco on certain streets in Palo Alto.

A man charged with barreling his pickup truck into a San Jose bar, killing a woman and seriously injuring two other people, was having oral sex at the time, according to court documents.

A woman is speaking out after her friend was killed when a pickup truck crashed into a patio at the Agave Bar and Grill in San Jose on Friday night.

A woman is speaking out after her friend was killed when a pickup truck crashed into a patio at the Agave Bar and Grill in San Jose. Marianne Favro reports.

A new video released Saturday shows the terrifying moments as a pickup driver hit and killed a woman in an outdoor patio of a San Jose bar and grill on Friday night.

A new video released Saturday showed the terrifying moments as a pickup truck hit and kills a woman in an outdoor patio of a San Jose Bar and Grill on Friday night. Marianne Favro reports.

Police said a driver in San Jose crashed into an outdoor dining area Friday night, leaving one dead and two injured. Thom Jensen reports.

A driver in San Jose crashed into an outdoor dining area Friday night, leaving one dead and two injured, police said. Sergio Quintana reports.

Police have identified and arrested a suspect in the fatal crash into an outdoor dining area in San Jose Friday night.

San Jose’s Al Fresco program, which has allowed restaurants and small businesses to operate outside during COVID-19 restrictions, will be extended until the end of the year. Kris Sanchez reports.

San Jose’s Al Fresco dining program, which has allowed restaurants and small businesses to operate outside during COVID-19 restrictions, will be extended until the end of the year.

Let the parklet’s stay forever. That’s the idea behind a new petition that’s gaining steam among San Francisco’s legendary restaurant scene.

Let the parklet’s stay forever. That’s the idea behind a new petition that’s gaining steam among San Francisco’s legendary restaurant scene. Thom Jensen reports.