https://www.siliconvalley.com/2020/10/20/after-surprising-crackdown-by-police-san-jose-downtown-outdoor-dining-to-stay-open-until-midnight/ > Downtown San Jose restaurants and businesses are expressing dismay and frustration with San Jose officials after police ordered several restaurants to shut down their outdoor dining service early Saturday night. > Restaurants on San Pedro Street in downtown were paid a surprise visit Saturday night by members of the San Jose Police Department’s new downtown patrol team who informed the restaurants — after months of operating under normal business hours — that the city’s Al Fresco program required that they wrap up service to customers in public outdoor spaces by 10 p.m.