We need to have a voice : Restaurateurs sue Gov. Newsom over outdoor dining closures
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Upset with the state s decision to shut down outdoor dining this past December, a consortium of over 50 restaurants, wineries, tasting rooms and suppliers across Napa and Sonoma counties has filed a lawsuit Tuesday against California Gov. Gavin Newsom, The Chronicle reported. The group of restaurant owners says there is no rational basis for the ban on outdoor dining, calling December s order arbitrary, irrational, and unfair.
Pointing to the lack of scientific evidence stating that outdoor dining furthers the spread of COVID-19 among other issues with the ban the lawsuit says December s shutdown order constitutes a violation under the California Constitution s equal protection and due process.
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CALISTOGA, Calif., Jan. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Wine Country Coalition for Safe Reopening (the Coalition ) announced today its filing of a lawsuit against Governor Gavin Newsom and California State Public Health Officer Tomás J. Aragón alleging that the state s ban on outdoor dining and wine tasting is arbitrary, irrational, and unfair. The impact of the ban has brought ravaging effects not just on local businesses but thousands of workers who have lost their jobs, the Coalition contends. The Coalition comprises more than 50 restaurants, wineries, tasting rooms, and suppliers across Napa and Sonoma Counties and other parts of the Bay Area.