A judge says the DA is violating state law and creating an ethical dilemma for prosecutors by requiring them to seek the dismissal of most sentencing enhancements in current cases.
California’s Second District Court of Appeal allowed LA County officials to continue its ban on outdoor dining yesterday, stating they can do so until at least early February. This decision leaves the decision up to county officials and supersedes the state rules, writes the
The last two months saw busy activity concerning indoor dining in LA. As cases began to surge throughout the region, LA County rolled back outdoor dining for three weeks on November 25. A lawsuit by the California Restaurant Association and local restaurants followed, who hoped to block the ban.
But on December 2, L.A. County Superior Court Judge James Chalfant gave public health officials one week to make a data-driven case as to why restaurants should temporarily cease on-site dining. That early December period also saw considerably fewer coronavirus infection rates. As of December 29, the daily number of infected LA residents was 11,806.
A Los Angeles restaurateur is suing Gov. Gavin Newsom in federal court, seeking to overturn a ban on outdoor dining implemented across vast swaths of California in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Pineapple Hill Saloon & Grill in Sherman Oaks. The owner, Angela Marsden, was seen in a viral video fighting back tears over the ban, which had forced the closure of her restaurant even as an outdoor dining area was set up by a Hollywood movie crew a short distance away.
The legal team, led by famed attorney Mark Geragos, seeks to overturn the ban, calling it an unconstitutional stretch of power by Newsom that is not supported by scientific evidence.