A group of 35 Bakersfield-area restaurant owners filed suit in Kern County Superior Court Wednesday accusing Gov. Gavin Newsom and four other top state officials of exceeding their authority by restricting diners' business operations during the pandemic. The 26-page suit, one of several across the state to challenge guidelines that have decimated much of the industry, results from months of collaboration among local restaurateurs who say the state's actions are unreasonable. As a legal remedy, the suit calls for stopping the state from banning outdoor service and allowing restaurants to offer indoor dining at up to 25 percent of their capacity or not more than 100 people "if the restaurant complies with all other regulations such as masking and distancing."