Two strip clubs in California can remain open and set their own coronavirus mitigation rules amid Gov. Gavin Newsom’s shutdown order, a judge ruled Wednesday.
The case in San Diego County could have implications for restaurants too, many of which have been forced to close or scale back operations, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported.
Chad Cline, co-owner of the Waterfront Bar & Grill and other establishments, said he was hopeful he could soon reopen his businesses, but was unclear whether the judge's ruling applied to them. "It kind of says that restaurants can reopen," Cline told the newspaper, "but the caveat there may be that someone has to be stripping, which seems so wild to me.