January 29, 2021
It looks like The Wine Country Coalition for Safe Reopening won’t be suing Governor Gavin Newsom. After filing a lawsuit last week in Napa County Superior Court, the coalition dismissed it yesterday. This comes after the Stay-At-Home Orders were lifted, but the group said it’s ready to sue again if an outdoor dining ban is reimposed.
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Coalition of Bay Area Restaurants and Wineries Dismisses Lawsuit Filed Against Governor Newsom For Arbitrary and Irrational Outdoor Dining and Wine Tasting Ban
Wine Country Coalition for Safe Reopening announces the dismissal after Governor Newsom lifted the Bay Area s stay at home order, allowing for outdoor dining and wine tasting to resume; says it is ready to refile if the ban is imposed again
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CALISTOGA, Calif., Jan. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Wine Country Coalition for Safe Reopening (the Coalition ) announced today the voluntary dismissal without prejudice of its January 19, 2021 lawsuit against Governor Gavin Newsom and California State Public Health Officer Tomás J. Aragón. The lawsuit alleged that the state s ban on outdoor dining and wine tasting was arbitrary, irrational, and unfair and brought devastating effects on local businesses and the thousands of workers who lost their jobs.
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Wine Country Restaurants and Wineries Get Relief as California Lifts Ban on Outdoor Dining and Wine Tasting
Business owners in Napa and Sonoma argued that banning outdoor dining and tasting to bring down COVID-19 cases made little scientific sense Napa Valley business owner Carl Dene is part of a coalition that challenged California s ban on outdoor dining. (Courtesy Carl Dene) By Jan 26, 2021
After a month of strict restrictions on California businesses, including bans on outdoor dining and wine tastings, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced an easing of shutdown rules last night. The move is welcome news to a coalition of 50 impacted businesses in the Bay Area that filed a lawsuit last week against Newsom and the state s public health officer, Tomás Aragón.
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The San Francisco Bay Area, a destination for foodies and wine drinkers across California and abroad, is resuming outdoor dining, even as the pandemic continues to threaten the region.
The state’s relaxation of stay-at-home orders could provide a big boost to the region’s tourism industry, with some caveats.
Like much of California, the Bay Area remains a tapestry of limits on social gatherings, a product of individual counties setting their own rules based on state guidelines, which can be hard for people outside the region and even inside to follow. Though the area’s county health officials have been more unified than their counterparts in Southern California, the re-openings announced Monday could change depending on infection rates caused by new strains of the virus.