San Diego restaurants face Tuesday deadline to downsize parklets
San Diego restaurants could face daily fines of up to $10,000 if they do not scale back their parklets for outdoor dining by Tuesday.
and last updated 2021-07-12 20:39:51-04
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) San Diego restaurants could face daily fines of up to $10,000 if they do not scale back their parklets for outdoor dining by Tuesday.
The city has set that deadline for restaurants to bring their parklets within federal, state and local fire codes. To do that, restaurants would have remove their permanent rooftops and move the portion of their parklets that block red curbs, among other requirements. The city has extended temporary outdoor permits through July 13, 2022, but gave a July 13, 2021 deadline to get up to code.
Without fixes, city could revoke restaurant parklet permits
Restaurant owners who have already spent tens of thousands of dollars on outdoor parklets to accommodate diners could soon have their outdoor permits revoked.
and last updated 2021-05-19 20:58:43-04
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) â Restaurant owners who have already spent tens of thousands of dollars on outdoor parklets to accommodate diners during the pandemic could soon have their outdoor permits revoked.
The city is giving them a deadline of July 13, 2021 to get their parklets up to code. Doing so would allow them at least another year to operate on city sidewalks and streets, because the City Council voted this week to allow those operations through July 13, 2022.
San Diego Police issue citations to repeat violators of public health order
and last updated 2021-01-05 21:20:13-05
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) From New Yearâs Eve through January third, San Diego Police officers contacted more than 100 businesses in violation of the countyâs public health order.
While dozens of businesses were visited by officers in the City of San Diego, police issued only seven citations to repeat violators.
Six citations were linked to restaurants operating outside of the health order, while one was given to the host of a large warehouse party in Miramar.
A spokesperson for San Diego Police said officers are still focusing on education first when they find a business owner or host in violation of current orders, but officers will give citations to repeat violators.
Restaurant converts to fast casual as minimum wage increases
A trendy Little Italy restaurant is making a permanent move to fast-casual as Coronavirus restrictions persist and the minimum wage rises to $14
and last updated 2021-01-01 20:15:11-05
SAN DIEGO â A trendy Little Italy restaurant is making a permanent move to fast-casual as Coronavirus restrictions persist and the minimum wage rises to $14 on New Years Day.
Cloak & Petal, a Japanese sushi and tapas restaurant on India Street, will not shift back to full service even when the restrictions lift. Restaurant managing partner Cesar Vallin said in an interview that Cloak & Petal has experimented with the system four times amid the pandemic, and found that the order amounts are similar, tips increased, and labor costs dropped.