California Shut Off Power to Restaurant for Refusing to Comply With Shut Down, So They Are Using Generators to Stay Open Anyway
The Southern California city of Burbank shut off power to the popular restaurant Tinhorn Flats’ for refusing to comply with COVID shut down orders — so they got generators and continue refusing to back down.
The Los Angeles Superior Court authorized the city to shut off power to the restaurant over the weekend. The city had also asked for permission to padlock the doors shut, but the judge deemed that move to be a step too far and denied it.
The restaurant owners have stayed open for outdoor dining throughout the various draconian orders set by the city, prompting the loss of their public-health permit.
The county filed a complaint against the restaurant, accusing it of “violating emergency health orders and county codes and of acting as a public nuisance.” On March 8,
