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A Burbank saloon. A pho restaurant in Laguna Niguel. A brewery in Anaheim. What do they have in common? They re among the growing number of restaurants openly defying California s ban on outdoor dining, even as the number of coronavirus cases continues to rise and the ICU capacity at SoCal hospitals has dropped to 1.7%. Per anecdotal reports and social media, we ve only heard of a few eateries in Southern California defying the in-service dining ban, like Tinhorn Flats in Burbank. Owner Baret Lepejian reopened the sports bar last Thursday and said he would serve customers outside from noon to 9 p.m., Tuesdays through Sundays. ....