Cupertino is holding its first-ever Restaurant Week In celebration of the city's 70th anniversary. From Monday, Oct. 6 to Sunday, Oct. 12, local dining spots will offer exclusive promotions and specials. Participating restaurants will offer limited-time deals and dishes created especially for the occasion. Cupertino was incorporated on Oct. 10, 1955. For a full list of participating restaurants and what they're offering, visit cupertino.gov/taste70.
Santa Monica, long a beacon of economic strength in Southern California, has endured its share of struggles in recent years. Its once-bustling downtown shopping district has taken a post-pandemic hit, with the Third Street Promenade in need of reinvention and the upscale Santa Monica Place mall about to lose its anchor Nordstrom. Other factors include post-pandemic shifts in the entertainment industry and new tariffs.
It was a perfect storm. We added positions to respond to needs, we negotiated new labor standards, and there was also the expenditure to purchase the theater, and, frankly, we have some internal overtime spending controls that need to be tightened up,