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A small tourist town is refusing to comply with California s shutdown. It may not be the only one.
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Solvang Julefest on December 6, 2020Julie Tremaine
On Sunday at midnight, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s stay-at-home order went into effect for the greater Southern California region. The order shuttered all in-person dining, closed hotels to everyone but essential workers, and further reduced capacity in retail establishments. Breweries and wineries were closed to all but retail sales.
But the small tourist town of Solvang is refusing to comply even as the pandemic surges.
On Monday, Solvang Mayor Ryan Toussaint filed an emergency motion in a Solvang City Council meeting that the town would not comply with the order. It passed 5-0.