Nearly a week after the July 13 expiration of temporary outdoor business operations permits in San Diego, some La Jolla establishments are scrambling to adjust to the city's new outdoor dining initiative while others appear to be waiting for further direction.
From behind his counter at 2165 Avenida de la Playa, Dave Schutz has watched the popularity of his Cheese Shop grow along with the number of tourists to La Jolla Shores.
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
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Following a Dec. 16 ruling and a clarification the next day from a San Diego County Superior Court judge that coronavirus-related restrictions limiting restaurants to takeout service were no longer applicable, several La Jolla restaurants reopened for onsite dining service.
Restaurants, along with several other businesses, were asked to close their doors Dec. 7 to in-person dining after the state enacted regional closures based on the region’s hospital intensive care capacity dropping below 15 percent.
Judge Joel Wohlfeil ruled in a case filed by adult entertainment clubs that the state and county had not provided sufficient evidence that restaurants and live entertainment venues operating with safety measures in place contributed to the spread of COVID-19.