Angela Marsden, owner of Pineapple Hill Saloon & Grill in Sherman Oaks, decried Los Angeles’ COVID restrictions, which currently includes a ban on outdoor dining, in a video on Friday. In the video, Marsden revealed that a TV production crew just feet from her restaurant had been approved to have outdoor dining for its production.
“I’m losing everything. Everything I own is being taken away from me and they set up a movie company right next to my outdoor patio, which is right over here. And people wonder why I’m protesting and why I have had enough,” Marsden said.
She later continued, “This is dangerous. Mayor Garcetti and Gavin Newsom is [sic] responsible for every single person that doesn’t have unemployment, that does not have a job, and all the businesses that are going under.”
Meanwhile, she described the impact of the restrictions on her staff as “devastating.”
“They can’t pay their rent, they have to tell their kids they don’t have a job or money for Christmas,” Marsden told the Times.
According to the New York Times, Garcetti said he empathizes with Marsden but, in the same breath, claimed the restrictions are “necessary.”
“My heart goes out to Ms. Marsden and the workers at the Pineapple Hill Saloon who have to comply with state and county public health restrictions that close outdoor dining,” Garcetti said.
“No one likes these restrictions, but I do support them as our hospital ICU beds fill to capacity and cases have increased by 500%. We must stop this virus before it kills thousands of more Angelenos,” he added.
Watch:
This is an excerpt from The Blaze.
Scroll down to leave a comment and share your thoughts.
