80-plus business groups blast COVID restrictions as discriminatory [The San Diego Union-Tribune] Chambers of commerce and business associations from throughout the county and in other Southern California communities are sending letters to state and local elected officials protesting the latest COVID-19 restrictions as discriminatory toward small and minority-owned businesses. On the other side of the argument, Carlsbad City Councilwoman Cori Schumacher called county Supervisor Jim Desmond a “public health hazard” after he posted videos of himself at two Carlsbad restaurants that were serving customers indoors in violation of a health order restricting service to take-out only. With the local death count from COVID-19 increasing and hospitalizations rising in recent weeks, the state has enacted a regional order that restricts restaurants to take-out only and limits the number of customers at some businesses.