Verbatim: Restaurants adapt to new lockdown protocols
December 11, 2020
Following a new regional stay-at-home order, local restaurants are facing further capacity and safety restrictions, and are bracing for a decline in customers over the next few weeks.
In order to decrease the transmission of COVID-19, the county has placed a person-capacity limit of 20% and prohibited the sale of food, beverages and alcohol for in-store consumption.
The Paly Voice asked local restaurants for their thoughts on the new lockdown protocols.
![Charen Yu (left), the Palo Alto Unified School District chief business officer, presents the updated 2026-2027 budget during Tuesday's board meeting. According to Yu, expenditure changes are the primary reason for the deficit. “[Compared to the adopted budget], certificated salaries are up $18.8 million (which translates to 13.4%), classified salaries are up $11 million (or 17%), benefits are up $5.6 million and all other objects are down $2.9 million,” Yu said. “These are settled agreements with our bargaining partners. They are contractual obligations and they are the primary driver of the change.”](https://palyvoice.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/budget-presentation-300x225.jpeg)
