New restaurant owner can't find workers who want to give up unemployment payment
"I put out a basic signing bonus and there are many businesses that do it," he said. "And it was not an awful lot, it was $400, but I didn't even get a phone call, crickets."
Celebration of Life for Dorothy King, 'Queen of Q'
A celebration of the life of East Bay kitchen Matriarch and owner of Everett and Jones BBQ, Dorothy King, was held in Oakland Wednesday. King, known as a "compassionate rebel," died of breast cancer at 69 earlier this month.
Santa Clara, San Francisco counties expect to enter orange tier within days
Santa Clara County and San Francisco County are expecting to join San Mateo County and move into the orange tier next week, as COVID-19 cases continue to trend downward.
Dorothy King, owner of Everett and Jones BBQ, dies
She was known as The Queen of ‘Q’; East Bay kitchen matriarch, Dorothy King, owner of Everett and Jones BBQ has died.
San Franciscans enjoy return to movies and museums, but hesitant to dine indoors
San Francisco residents enjoyed the city's first weekend in the red tier, with museums, movie theaters, and indoor dining returning.
Parklets proliferate from dozens to more than 2,000 in San Francisco
The city has seen a massive proliferation from a few dozen parklets, to more than 2,000 with a thousand more in the pipeline.
Bay Area restaurants, wineries file lawsuit over outdoor dining ban
A coalition of Bay Area restaurants and wineries filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against California’s ban on outdoor dining, calling the restriction "arbitrary, capricious, and untethered to evidence."
Barstool Fund helps San Francisco's oldest restaurant stay in business during pandemic
The owner and the workers of the Tadich Grill found out this week the restaurant will soon receive more than $31,000 to make it through this crisis.
Danville restaurant temporarily told to shut down for virus violations
Incontro Ristorante had its health permit suspended last week after it was cited seven times for serving customers outside.
Big takeout orders, top-shelf alcohol make for festive at-home New Year's celebrations
Ringing in New Year's Eve at home gave people a reason to splurge on pricier alcohol and bigger takeout orders.
California restaurants seek booze, health fee refund due to coronavirus closures
California’s financially battered restaurants filed government claims Monday to recover more than $100 million in fees for liquor and health permits and tourism charges that they say were assessed even though their businesses were shuttered or only partially operating under long-running coronavirus orders.
CDC study links restaurants to higher rate of COVID-19 transmission
Dining at restaurants may have a higher rate of COVID-19 transmission than other activities like shopping or riding public transportation, a CDC study concluded.
Dining at San Francisco restaurants has plummeted by 91%
New data about San Francisco's world-renowned dining scene shows that the industry is starving for customers. Sales in high-end restaurants to hole-in-the-wall eateries have fallen by 91% during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the city's Chamber of Commerce.
Black Restaurant Week in the Bay Area
Black Restaurant Week kicks off in the Bay Area on Aug. 21 and last through the end of the month.
McDonald's to require customers wear masks at all US restaurants amid spike in COVID-19 cases
The fast food giant is the latest business to announce a mask mandate for customers in order to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
San Francisco holds off on reopening indoor dining and outdoor bars next week
Those sectors were supposed to reopen on July 13, but city leaders decided to put plans on hold as San Francisco is seeing a spike in cases.
San Francisco backs down from indoor dining
City officials say that indoor dining can't happen until coronavirus infection rates go down.
California paves way for reopening offices, malls and restaurants
Not everyone is compelled into this phase, he said, including the Bay Area and Los Angeles counties, which have not chosen to move that fast.
Bay Area restaurant owners eager to open doors but they have many questions
Many are waiting on guidance from county and state health officials before making changes.
Hard-hit restaurants await word on California reopening
Many restaurants already are practicing safety procedures they anticipate will be required to reopen.