On Tuesday afternoon, the Mountain View Walmart made an impressive barricade the height of its doors from pallets of bagged garden supplies, reinforced by all of their shopping carts hooked together to make a train in front of the pallets. Trader Joe's blocked its doors with their red shopping carts as well. Today, Wednesday, Target was covering each of its glass doors with plywood as I left at the end of my shopping trip. Serious business.

I don’t get it, why would PA’s curfew affect MV’s Castro St?? Is Castro St also somehow closed? I hadn’t heard that.
A sign informs shoppers and diners of Castro Street in Mountain View about Palo Alto's newly imposed curfew that went into effect on June 2. Photo by Lloyd Lee.

The "Castro Closed" sign is about Caltrain construction, and has absolutely nothing to do with curfews. After displaying "Castro Closed," the sign cycles through information about which days and times the intersection is closed.

While the police should watch for looters and arsonists, so should business operators and private security guards and representatives of insurance companies. They have a direct financial stake. The police cannot be everywhere at once. Oh yeah, also add extra surveillance. And nightime marches passing by retail businesses? Too risky. Protest by day and in areas where you won't be joined by criminals - domestic and foreign. And if you think you can protest whenever and wherever you like, GOOGLE or YAHOO: First amendment - limits on protests. Oh. One more thing. Covid-19 cases will be sharply on the rise shortly. Stay tuned.

The voice is desperately trying to follow in the footsteps of the fake news network. As already indicated in the forum, the signs on Castro are to inform people of the railroad crossing construction closures. That’s it. Nothing to see here. Move along. Voice is FAKE NEWS.

I did not see a story about Castro Street closing on Fox Fake News. Which other "fake news network" are you referencing?

i hate to say this but...

When the shelter in place order was announced many business should have done this. the protesters are only one possible threat. But in reality if you are not present at your business for more that a week, boarding up windows is a best practice for security if you have valuable inventory.

I worked retail in the past in electronics.

And now i am a business security professional.

Glass is simply to easy to break into, when no one is around for security.

Maybe it is about time it was done.

Why not simply place sliding metal entrance & window guards like they do in various cities where break-ins are commonplace?

Palo Alto has lifted its curfew as of Today, Thursday June 4th as noted on PaloAltoOnline.com

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