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It's almost here! Hometown Holidays in downtown Redwood City is the place to be this Saturday, and it's going to be a beautiful day!

Festival goers will enjoy a parade, live entertainment, carnival rides, SNOW, Santa Claus photos, and more! Hometown Holidays, is a free, family-friendly event, taking place December 4th from 10am-6pm on Courthouse Square, for a party to celebrate the holiday season!

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! Hometown Holidays features a snow lot for the kids and so much more. Join us on December 4th, when the kids can play in the snow from 10am to 4pm. They can also take a carnival, or train ride with Fun N Games Amusement Activities. Or experience a Bungee Ride. There's so much fun for both kids and adults in Downtown Redwood City from 10am to 6pm that everyone will be thrilled to take part!

If survival relied on one bakery / cafe - which one would it be?

I'm thinking Cafe Barrone

Falling in love with Pumpkin 🎃 Season all over again ❤️

Zoppé Circus set for drive-in format in Redwood City The Zoppé Italian Family Circus is set to return to Redwood City next month, but with a new location and with a drive-in format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Hobee’s famous Blueberry Coffee Cake goes nationwide Goldbelly shipping this restaurant treat that’s been a Bay Area hit since 1975

This just in!!! Repopulation of areas in San Mateo County. Be safe everyone!

Hobee's Providing Meals to Fire Evacuees & Heroes, organized by Gigi Chijate Hello, I'm Gigi Chijate, a part of the team at Hobee's California Resta… Gigi Chijate needs your support for Hobee's Providing Meals to Fire Evacuees & Heroes

Tuesday, August 25th 3-7pm
Hot soup will be served to eat at the restaurant. If you’d like to bring some home please bring a container, we will fill it for you.
Stay safe. ❤️
Fire update: Our building is out of harms way. We can’t wait to see you again when this is all over. 🙏

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Funds for barricaded Redwood City businesses now available The organizer of a GoFundMe campaign to help Redwood City businesses which boarded up in anticipation of potentially destructive protests in June is inviting th

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Who's ready for fashion and curbside pickup? Spend $50 or more and voila.

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The moment we have been waiting for is finally here! After 3 very long months the county is now allowing indoor dining! Tables are marked to provide social distance. All health requirements are being followed closely to assure the safety of our beloved customers. With that being said, we are throwing open our doors at 11:00am today with excitement! Come on down! 🍔🍻

NEWS: San Mateo County Health Officer Dr. Scott Morrow issues a new health order to align San Mateo County with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Resilience Roadmap.

The following businesses may now open while adhering to the local order’s COVID-19 safety measures and following state guidance.

✅ Dine-in restaurants
✅ Hair salons and barber shops
✅ Casinos
✅ Family entertainment centers
✅ Restaurants, wineries and bars
✅ Zoos and museums
✅ Gyms and fitness centers
✅ Hotels (for tourism and individual travel)
✅ Card rooms and racetracks
✅ Campgrounds and outdoor recreation

The new health officer order emphasizes individual behavior: "As we ease restrictions, the power to control the spread of the virus lies with individuals and communities," said Morrow.

"If enough people, businesses, or organizations in the community do not follow the protective recommendations, the virus may spread with abandon.”

More details here: https://www.smcgov.org/press-release/new-san-mateo-county-health-order-aligns-state

Jerry is working on our faded sign and bringing it back to life! I love this sign so much! So retro and so cool. It gets beat by the sun all day. So nice to have an actual local artist do the work instead of a generic vinyl sign. This sign has stood since 1956!

Nick

NEWS: Now that outdoor dining is allowed by the County Health Orders, you may start to see some no parking signs in areas of Downtown San Mateo as we work to create outdoor dining spaces! We’re temporarily transforming some on-street parking into parklets where visitors can enjoy a meal from one of our delicious downtown restaurants.

The no parking in select areas will go into effect Tuesday, so that we can install barricades to make protected spaces for outdoor dining. We’re still working out the details and collaborating with restaurants on preferred locations, so not all areas with no parking signs will necessarily be turned into a parklet.

Restaurants will need a permit to use these common areas if they wish to serve alcohol. Restaurants and customers using these areas are required to follow the San Mateo County Health Officer’s orders and other health & safety mandates.

Some on-street spaces may be reserved for short-term parking to help make pickups and deliveries easier. Visitors wishing to dine or spend more time downtown are encouraged to park in one of our garages. We’re also considering the possibility of street closures in the Downtown. You may also start to see parklets in other parts of the City and popup dining in the parking areas of neighborhood shopping centers.

OUTDOOR DINING REQUIREMENTS:
Restaurants can provide sidewalk dining where the sidewalk is wide enough to allow pedestrians to pass by tables and allow six-feet social distancing. Restaurants should carefully follow the State and County Health Orders as well as the City's outdoor dining requirements.

• Tables must be arranged to ensure that no customer is sitting within six feet of any other customer at a separate table. Patrons at a single table are limited to no more than six, and they must be from the same household or living unit.
• Patrons are required to wear a face covering except when sitting at a table.
• Facilities that open for outdoor dining must offer curbside pickup, takeaway, and/or delivery service alternatives.
• Restaurants cannot block sidewalks and must follow Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guidelines.
• Alcohol may be sold to patrons with a meal, but it may not be sold independently. Bar areas must remain closed to customers.

MORE INFO & REPORTING:

CITY: Want to report a health order violation at a business? Please call our Code Enforcement Division at (650) 522-7011. Learn about City-specific Outdoor Dining requirements: https://www.cityofsanmateo.org/3307/53669/Outdoor-Dining
COUNTY - Review the Health Order (https://www.smchealth.org/post/health-officer-statements-and-orders) or call 2-1-1 for information about what businesses are allowed to operate. Visit County of San Mateo - Government for updates.
STATE - Industry Guidance (https://covid19.ca.gov/industry-guidance/_

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Hey you guuuuuuuuuuuuys! Were open for outdoor dining! Please keep these policies in mind!

So glad to see some familiar and new faces!

Prost!

Laurel Street closures to support businesses launching Saturday Starting Saturday, San Carlos will temporarily close or partially close downtown streets to vehicular traffic to allow restaurants and other businesses space to

Home - Cheeky Monkey Toys Cheeky Monkey Toys is a store where you will find a joyful collection of high quality, interactive toys to awaken the untamed mind of your child.

Enjoy what we have access to, it's a big part of why we love living here.

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San Mateo County Parks move to Phase 2 on June 8 | Support Parks in San Mateo County Thank you for continuing to do your part to keep parks safe and healthy for all. Please keep it up! Across the region, the vast majority of park and trail visitors have done so responsibly. In San Mateo County, we have an opportunity to make the parks welcoming, comforting and healing places to be a...

With counties allowing outdoor dining, over the weekend, Mountain View's Castro Street, Palo Alto's University and California avenues and Menlo Park's Santa Cruz Avenue no longer felt like ghost towns, with many people enjoying their first sit-down restaurant meal in nearly three months.
https://www.mv-voice.com/news/2020/06/08/the-first-big-exhale-in-awhile-after-months-of-takeout-restaurants-reopen-for-outdoor-dining

Paying it forward organized by Ernie Schmidt This past week I had a young man, who introduced himself as Castro Jose, who asked me if he could draw… Ernie Schmidt needs your support for Paying it forward

B Street, circa 1909. We love historical photos of Downtown, how about you?

📷: Public domain, via Wikipedia

3 Pigs BBQ is Officially Open!!! Today is the day! Everyone looking for smaller meals we are now open with our full menu for takeout! 11:30 -9 Wednesday - Sunday! Soon once we staff up we will be open 7 days a week. Hope to see some new and familiar faces today!

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A peaceful protest in Redwood City More than 1,000 protesters gathered in Redwood City’s Courthouse Square Tuesday afternoon to honor the death of George Floyd, a black Minneapolis man killed by police May 25.

Redwood City Police Officer Takes a Knee, Ends Protest Peacefully A large protest on the Peninsula ended with an unexpected gesture. After curfew Tuesday night in Redwood City, a group facing off with police erupted in cheers after an officer took a knee and hugged a protester. Jean Elle reports.

Organizers of Redwood City protest call for peaceful demonstration Organizers behind a planned protest in Redwood City today are calling for a peaceful demonstration, saying efforts to demand justice and change in the wake of G

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Beloved Milk Pail Market Returns as a Popup | KQED Once a drive-thru dairy in the 70s, 45 year-old Milk Pail market closed last June. Now it’s back as a drive-thru pickup with essential food boxes and fresh produce.

It's Time to Delete Your Delivery Apps For weeks, as restaurants begged delivery platforms to reduce their commissions, the apps refused, further profiting from the coronavirus crisis.

Our district has partnered with Second Harvest Food Bank to help families. This takes place every friday. Today they expect to feed 1,000 families, students and the community. IMPRESSSIVE effort staffed with employees who have volunteered in this effort.

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