Former U.S. Attorney Brett Tolman comments on how American business owners are struggling amid strict lockdowns.
As tens of thousands of small businesses and restaurants nationwide are forced to shutter during a second spike in the coronavirus pandemic, one Los Angeles County restaurant is pushing back.
Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom s decision to reinstate stay-at-home orders and prohibit outdoor dining on Dec. 6 dealt a shattering blow to already-wounded restaurants like Covina s Bread & Barley.
In its wake, the pub grub establishment s owner, Carlos Roman, confronted a county inspector who found customers dining outside and issued citations; a video of the encounter went viral over the weekend.
Restaurant Owner Confronts Health Department Officer Over COVID-19 Restrictions Syndicated Local – CBS Los Angeles
COVINA (CBSLA) A confrontation between a Covina restaurant owner and a Los Angeles County health inspector was caught on camera, showcasing the businessman’s frustration with coronavirus restrictions.
“I’m desperate. Who is going to pay her car payment? Who is going to pay my cook’s rent?” Carlos Roman was heard saying while his truck blocked the health inspector’s car.
The incident happened last Sunday outside of Bread & Barley restaurant in Covina, where a health inspector came to make sure coronavirus guidelines were in place at the facility.
(H/T Todd Starnes) Carlos Roman is the owner of a Bread & Barley restaurant in Covina, California, who reached his breaking point with health inspectors and COVID compliance officers when a public health dept. official ordered his restaurant to shut down.
Mr. Roman decided if he was going to lose everything; if his employees were going to lose their livelihoods; if the system was going to destroy them under the weight of unilateral decrees and fiats; then he was going to block the health inspector from doing his job.
The police were called-in to deal with Carlos Roman’s act of defiance. The situation within the video speaks for itself. People are getting desperate… Acts of resistance are spreading. American workers and Main Street are being destroyed… Meanwhile congress wants to send hundreds of millions of taxpayer funds to foreign shores.