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How being a veteran cost restaurant owner bite of COVID relief
By: Newsy Staff
and last updated 2021-07-22 18:12:12-04
Bob Freeman is the majority owner of the Buena Vista Cafe, a restaurant long known for serving Irish coffee to tourists visiting San Francisco.
Freeman is also a Navy veteran.
âThe military was good to me,â Freeman said, sitting at the same bar Andy Garcia picked up Meg Ryan in the â90s film, âWhen a Man Loves a Woman.â
Odd as it sounds, Freemanâs status as a veteran became a problem when he applied for a federal COVID relief grant for the iconic eatery just above Fisherman s Wharf.
July 22, 2021
Lawsuits blocking women and minority restaurant owners from getting COVID relief appear to be also locking out military veterans.
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Bob Freeman is majority owner of the Buena Vista Cafe, a restaurant long known for serving Irish coffee to tourists visiting San Francisco.
Freeman is also a Navy veteran.
“The military was good to me,” Freeman said, sitting at the same bar Andy Garcia picked up Meg Ryan in the ‘90s film, “When a Man Loves a Woman.”
Odd as it sounds, Freeman’s status as a veteran became a problem when he applied for a federal COVID relief grant for the iconic eatery just above Fisherman s Wharf.
The City of Madison is facing a lawsuit over a bird-safe glass ordinance. The policy, adopted last fall, is designed to prevent birds from flying into large buildings and other glass structures.
The lawsuit is being brought by the Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty (WILL) on behalf of five real estate and developer interest groups. The suit was filed in Dane County circuit court earlier this morning.
WILL Deputy Counsel Lucas Vebber says that, when the city adopted the new building policy, it violated Wisconsin’s uniform building code. Adopted by the state in 2014, the code sets building standards for municipalities across the state removing hurdles for developers.
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