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- ADVERTISEMENT - Derf Batshon, general manager at Baddeley’s Pourhouse, said he’s had to close the business three times. “Enough is enough,” he said. “I have a whole staff that has left me wondering, ‘What are we going to do?'” A group of people have gathered outside City Hall in Long Beach to call for businesses and schools to continue in-person services. @LongBeachPostpic.twitter.com/IJPhHYJEdL The state recently transitioned to restrictions tied to intensive care unit capacity and divided the state into regions. The Southern California region—which includes Los Angeles and...

A few dozen protesters rallied outside Long Beach City Hall on Saturday, Dec. 12, in opposition to California’s regional stay-at-home order issued last weekend in response to the worsening pandemic. Demonstrators carried flags and posters that read “reopen our schools” and “reopen our businesses.” The protest was organized by Long Beach resident Eric Christopher, who said he operates a few businesses around the region and believes that the restrictions are doing more harm than good. Similar protests were planned around Southern California this weekend — including...