California restaurant owner defies coronavirus outdoor dining ban with ‘picnic protests’

A child in California with "severe underlying medical conditions" has died after contracting the novel coronavirus, a health official in the state said this week.  Dr.

The owner and an employee of a Southern California bar and restaurant could each face a year behind bars following a dispute at the business in mid-December, according to a report. Authorities say the Costa Mesa bar’s manager, Luiza Mauro, is accused of physically trying to prevent a uniformed police officer from entering the Westend Bar on Dec.

Less than two weeks after being hit for backlash for hosting a Christmas carolling event in the midst of California’s stay-at-home order attempting to quell the surge of COVID-19 cases in the state, Kirk Cameron was at it again on New Year’s Eve.

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A restaurant in swanky Beverly Hills, Calif., is facing a backlash, accused of inserting invitations inside to-go bags to a "discreet" New Year’s Eve dinner inside the restaurant -- in violation of coronavirus restrictions. Both indoor and outdoor dining have been banned in Southern California as the region faces a shortage of ICU beds amid a sharp uptick in confirmed infections.

As the number of Covid-19 hospitalizations continued its record ascent in Los Angeles County on Tuesday, 30% of the respondents to a recent survey indicated they had visited a friend, neighbor or relative or had visitors at their residence. The survey was conducted by the University of Southern California’s Center for Social and Economic Research, which does a weekly representative survey of L.A. County residents about their actions through the pandemic.

A California restaurant is suing California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other state officials over an order that forced it to close due to the spread of the coronavirus pandemic after its owner shared a video of a television production with tables set up next to it.

Big city restaurant owners in New York and California are frustrated after lawmakers banned indoor dining and flip-flopped on bathroom restrictions, driving away even more of their customers amid the worsening coronavirus pandemic.  In New York, local lawmakers implemented a new rule Thursday barring outdoor diners from using indoor restrooms at restaurants, only to backtrack shortly after an outcry from business owners and patrons alike.  New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said Friday that a

A California judge ruled that all San Diego County restaurants can reopen for on-site dining, falling in line with an earlier ruling that strip clubs could remain open despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s novel coronavirus-related health order that calls for such establishments to close up shop.

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Ben Smith’s Bachelorette story over? Some of Bachelor Nation is convinced that he will pop back up in the two-part finale, which begins on Monday, December 21.The California native was sent home during the Tuesday, December 15, episode of the ABC dating series after he was unable to express his love for Tayshia Adams during his hometown date.“The last two weeks showed me a lot about the things I was feeling for you,” the personal trainer told Tayshia, without using the “L” word.Although Ben, 30,

A California restaurant owner cited for keeping his business open in violation of a state coronavirus lockdown joined Fox News Wednesday to discuss the viral video of his confrontation with health inspectors.

Kirk Cameron doesn’t believe pandemic rules apply to him.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom's "ineptitude" and "gross mismanagement" are on full display after reports the state gave away billions in fraudulent coronavirus unemployment benefits, a Southern California restaurant owner told "Fox & Friends." Bank of America said California likely paid at least $2 billion in fraudulent benefits since March, having reached "unprecedented levels" compared to other states.

Tayshia Adams is heading to hometowns. Or rather, the hometowns are heading to Tayshia Adams. This week's episodes of — that's right, there are two! — will see Tayshia connect with her final four men and their family members at La Quinta Resort & Club in Palm Springs, California.

An undocumented immigrant serving time for the killing of a child was released from a California prison earlier this month despite an ignored request from federal immigration agents that he be handed over so they could take him into custody to begin deportation proceedings, officials said Monday. Carlos Morales-Ramirez, 44, left the Valley State Prison in Chowchilla on Dec.

NASCAR is shuffling its 2021 Cup Series schedule due to challenges presented by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (Robert Laberge/Getty Images) The series has announced the cancellation of its Feb. 28 race at California’s Auto Club Speedway and will replace it with races on the Daytona International Speedway’s road course on Feb.

California on Tuesday recorded more COVID-19 deaths than any other day during the pandemic, according to a report.  At least 219 died from the virus on Tuesday, which eclipsed the previous single-day death toll of 214, recorded on July 31, according to data compiled by The Los Angeles Times.  "The latest figure may be a harbinger of higher death tolls," the paper reported. "Until this past week, California had topped 200 daily coronavirus-related deaths only four times.That number has been

A California judge issued a ruling on Tuesday that said Los Angeles County acted “arbitrarily” and without rational justification when it banned outdoor dining late last month, according to reports. "The Restaurant Closure Order is an abuse of the Department’s emergency powers, is not grounded in science, evidence, or logic, and should be adjudicated to be unenforceable as a matter of law," wrote Los Angeles Superior Court Judge James C.