Nevada County restaurants continue operating despite having food permits pulled

Doug Johnson reports

RESTAURANTS STILL ALLOWINGPEOPLE TO GO INSIDE AND EATAND THIS COULD END UP COSTINGTHEM BIG.3 FACILITIES RIGHT NOW BUTAS OF THE 21ST WERE ISSUEDNOTICES OF VIOLATION THOSERESTAURANTS ARE FRIAR TUCK SONABOUT A CITY.OLD TOWN CAFE IN SURGESCAFE BOTH ON THE SAME BLOCK INGRASS VALLEY ABOUT THECOUNTY'S DIRECTOR OFENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH IN IRAN.HE SAYS THOSE 3 RESTAURANTSWERE IGNORING GOVERNOR NEWSOMEJULY 13TH ORDERED AN INDOORDINING AND THEY WERE ALLOWINGCUSTOMERS TO EVEN SAIF SO THECOUNTY TOOK ACTION.SHE NOTICES OF VIOLATIONAND CLOSURE SIGNS WERE HUNG ONTHE FACILITY DOORS AND THEREIT'S A SILLY PERMITS HAVE BEENSUSPENDED OVER TODAY OLD TOWNCAFE AND SERGIO SAID CUSTOMERSEVEN INSIDE AND OUTSIDE.PRIOR TO ITS BUSINESS HOURSSTART AT 05:00PM WE DON'T KNOWIF THEY PLAN TO OPEN.I BELIEVE THAT THEY THINKTHAT THE MANDATEUNCONSTITUTIONAL.THAT'S FRUSTRATING TO MARDIMARSHALL WAS THE DIRECTOR OFTHE GRASS VALLEY DOWNTOWNASSOCIATION.

THE GROUP WHICHWORKED WITH THE CITY TO CLOSEMILL STREET AND PROVIDE BOTHRESTAURANTS, AN OUTDOOR DININGAREA.AND FRUSTRATED PROVIDEDFROM TABLE AND.

WE'RE USINGTHEM AND THEY'RE OFF A DININGINSIDE SO MARSHALL SAYS THE 2BAD APPLES ARE GETTING ALL THEOTHER RESTAURANTS IN GRASSVALLEY, A BAD NAME.SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE BEENFOLLOWING THE RULE OF ANDTRYING TO DO THINGS RIGHT SOYEAH MEGA BOUT IN DEATHVALLEY, A BAD NAME ARE TRYINGTO DO RIGHT.ESSENTIALLY THEY'REOPERATING WITHOUT A VALIDCOMMENT IF WE HAVE A FACILITYIS THAT IS OPERATING WITHOUT APERMIT.

WE'LL NOTIFY LOCALBUSINESS LICENSE DIVISION ANDWE ALSO KNOW THAT BY ABC.THE COUNTY SAYS THIS ACT OFDEFIANCE WILL START TO COSTTHESE RESTAURANTS AND LESLIESEES INDOOR DINING.

A RAINYSAYS THEY WILL BE FINED EACHDAY TO OPERATE WITHOUT ALICENSE STARTING AT $25 A DAY,BUT EVERY DAY THEY'RE OUT OFCOMPLIANCE WE WILL DOUBLE THEFINE.AND WE WILL NOT EXCEED THEMAXIMUM OF $1000 TODAY.NOW WE DID CONTACT THEOWNERS OF ALL 3 OF THOSERESTAURANTS AND THEY JOINTLYTOLD US THAT THEY ARE WORKINGON A JOINT STATEMENT.

WE STILLHAVE YET TO RECEIVE THATSTATEMENT WE'RE NOT SUREEXACTLY WHEN THEY'RE GOING TOBE SENDING THAT STATEMENT BUTTHEY SAY THEY ARE WORKING ONIT.

MEANWHILE, THEY ARE STILLOPEN RIGHT NOW PEOPLE STILLGOING TO EAT WE TALKED TO AFEW OF THOSE CUSTOMERS ANDTHEY TOLD US THEY DON'T MINDARE OPERATING WITHOUT A