The new restrictions for the Southern California region go into effect at 11:59 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6, and must stay in place for at least three weeks because the region’s intensive care capacity has dropped below 15 percent.
The order came after a flurry of court activity last week in a case initially centered around two San Diego strip clubs Cheetahs Gentlemen’s Club and Pacers Showgirls International that had filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent state and local authorities from enforcing certain restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19.
The strip clubs argued that they were operating safely, with reduced capacities and heightened safety measures, and that no COVID-19 cases had been traced to the businesses.
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On Wednesday, the 4th Appellate Court of California announced it was continuing the stay issued last week. We have considered the request for a stay, the opposition, the amicus curiae brief, and the limited record before us, court papers released Wednesday stated. We conclude the stay should continue in place until this court can address the important legal and constitutional issues raised by the parties regarding the injunction. County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher addressed the public before a closed session meeting with county leaders to mull a judge s surprise temporary injunction that allowed for restaurants to reopen.
American passengers evacuated from Wuhan, China have arrived at MCAS Miramar, where they will be quarantined for up to 14 days.
It was early February. We could eat at restaurants, gather with multiple households, and shoes, pants, and a shirt were the only clothing required while grocery shopping.
Our lives were like they had always been, but there was somewhat of an elephant in the room in the form of a federal quarantine operation at MCAS Miramar. The operation gave the county its first brush with the deadly disease known as COVID-19, which had already devastated other parts of the world.
Some La Jolla restaurants maintain onsite dining after conflicting court rulings
Beaumont’s in Bird Rock, which switched to a drive-through format after a regional closure order shut down in-person dining Dec. 7, reopened Dec. 17 for onsite dining following a county judge’s ruling. The next day, a state appeals court issued a stay of that ruling.
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A stay issued by a state appeals court Dec. 18 that closed a window for in-person dining that was briefly opened by a lower court ruling left some La Jolla restaurants swinging their doors shut, while others left them open.
A Dec. 16 ruling and a clarification the next day from San Diego County Superior Court Judge Joel Wohlfeil in a lawsuit filed by two adult entertainment clubs said the state and county had not provided sufficient evidence that live entertainment venues and businesses with restaurant service operating with safety measures had contributed significantly to the spread of C