Strict Covid-19 Restrictions Prompt Defiance and Anger in California Restaurants are staying open despite a state ban on outdoor dining, while officials reversed the closure of playgrounds after complaints A threesome eating their takeout on the patio of the Peasant and Pear in Danville, Calif. By
Worth said he will open up his outdoor patio soon, adding he has already lost five other Bay Area restaurants during the pandemic, his house is in foreclosure and he is on the brink of bankruptcy. I am physically, mentally, emotionally broke down, he said. This is way too long. I ve lost everything.
Danville Police Chief Allan Shields said he understands their struggle, but continues to urge businesses and customers to follow the law. He said it is the police department s obligation to enforce it. If there are businesses that are serving food outside, serving food at tables, we will be obligated to enforce the order and issue a citation, Shields said.