“As of tonight, they can go about their business as they had done,” Councilman Daniel Johnson said following the vote. Their replacements took office this week and quickly denounced the resolution and implored the business community to follow the rules. The Santa Barbara County Health Department, for example, licenses restaurants and has the power to impose fines or revoke the licenses of lawbreakers. “While I as a business owner certainly appreciate the gesture by the previous city council, it’s not enforceable, and I knew that,” she added. What’s more, she said, everyone in town knows the coronavirus is a serious threat, even if it hasn’t hit Solvang as hard as other places.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 19, 2020 17:11 UTC