Woodside loses outdoor dining spaces while Cañada Corners project awaits approval

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Buck’s Restaurant co-owner Rowan MacNiven, left, takes apart a gazebo while Village Bakery staff dissemble the outside dining parklet in front of the Village Bakery in Woodside on the morning of Nov. 25, 2024. Photo by Anna Hoch-Kenney.

Woodside’s only outdoor dining spaces at The Village Bakery and Buck’s Restaurant were taken down indefinitely as rain came down hard on Monday morning, Nov. 25. The parklets popped up in 2020 when outdoor dining gained popularity during the COVID-19 pandemic.

An application to construct permanent outdoor dining spaces and to expand the Cañada Corners parking lot has been a contentious topic among residents. In 2021, Woodside residents voted to approve Measure A, a land use measure that allows for any improvement projects in Town Center to promote art and cultural events. The measure also allows improvements to parking, trails and play structures to accommodate new permanent outdoor dining.

The Town Council discussed the application on Oct. 22, but did not take any action to approve or deny it. The council will revisit the application on Dec. 10 with its new council members…

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