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Helen Nasser-Elddin, the owner of Pacifica Brewery, said she organized the protest out of frustration.
“The small businesses, the hair salons and gyms, the breweries and restaurants, we’re all being snuffed out and nobody’s hearing our pleas,” said Nasser-Elddin. “I reached out to Congress, the county, the health department.”
She specifically questioned the science behind the state’s decision to ban outdoor dining.
“We’ve asked the city, the county, the state to show us the data that indicates outdoor dining is connected to transmission, and we’ve received zero data,” she said.
In Los Angeles County, a superior court judge ruling would’ve required health officials to conduct a risk-benefit analysis to keep the outdoor dining ban in effect, but an appeals court allowed the ban to remain in place until at least February.
We are going to fight to the end : Bay Area brewery protests ban on outdoor dining
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On Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020 co-owners Helen Nasser Elddin and Sylvain Montassier plan to protest the state s ban on outdoor dining. Pacifica Brewery opened four months before the coronavirus pandemic and like many businesses around the Bay Area has struggled to stay afloat.Pacifica Brewery
Nearly a month into the regional ban on outdoor dining, one Bay Area brewery owner says it s time to protest.
Helen Nasser-Elddin, co-owner of Pacifica Brewery, announced her business will host its very first peaceful protest Wednesday, which she hopes will lift the ban on outdoor dining in the Bay Area.