La Perla Taqueria in East San Jose has for decades pushed its tables together for family meals, birthdays and even baby showers. That will all end before January. Owner José Huitron has tried to reconcile his staggering overhead costs with the restaurant’s duty as a neighborhood mainstay. The crowds aren’t as big as they used to be. Economic hardship and a widespread fear of immigration raids have families thinking twice about leaving home for dinner. His decision to close on Dec. 29 marks the end of a chapter for the East Side. “We have had so many phone calls (saying)…
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