2 strip clubs can stay open and set own COVID rules, California judge rules (CBS News)

Two San Diego strip clubs can remain open and make their own determinations about providing a safe environment for dancers and patrons during the pandemic, a judge ruled Wednesday. The decision dealt a setback to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s health order that calls for such establishments to be shuttered.

The scope of San Diego Superior Court Judge Joel Wohlfeil’s preliminary injunction appeared to extend far beyond the two clubs that sued the state to potentially all of the thousands of restaurants in San Diego County, the state’s second-largest county after Los Angeles. On Wednesday night, Supervisor Jim Desmond tweeted that the judge “has directed the county to allow businesses with resturant services to operate their business safely and responsibly.”

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BREAKING: A judge just ruled that he could not find a connection between resturant services and the spread of COVID. He has directed the county to allow businesses with resturant services to operate their business safely and responsibly.

— Supervisor Jim Desmond (@jim_desmond) December 17, 2020