Downtown Pleasanton Restaurants and Bars Ordered to Tear Down Parklets | Eater SF

"I reported that Maurice Dissels’s restaurant Oyo, on Main Street, faces an immediate deadline to tear down its outdoor dining setup as Pleasanton officials ordered downtown parklets removed by January 7 for street maintenance; some owners say they paid $10,000–$12,000 to build these structures, and while the city says it will "work with" owners, businesses that don’t comply could face fines. Dissels warned that removing the parklets during the omicron surge would be disastrous—"while we do this sunset, COVID is raging, no one is sitting inside"—and said many restaurants are facing potential bankruptcy if forced to dismantle and later rebuild their outdoor seating." - Lauren Saria