They just can't bring themselves to say the truth.
CA will find a way to tax those that leave.
Its the forth time in the last week that that has happened.
Perhaps a real reporter will begin to observe, investigate, and interview the businesses that actually remain open for business. What on Earth is the reason(s) you are NOT closing/moving your business? History, tradition, and/or promises made to loved ones is all well and good. Safety (especially for staff) , and some kind of profit, will be the real determining factors.
There is a jewelry store in Santa Monica that is by-appointment only. The doors are always locked. Perhaps, in democRAT-run cities this will become the model for every retail owner. Or, no one ever enters the store. You tell a clerk at a window what you want to purchase, and they ‘fill up’ your bag (only after you pay money does the bag leave the store).
Browsing in person through big box stores began to die before the Plandemic. The lock down just accelerated the transition to home delivery of just about anything.
There is a Safeway Grocery Store near our home. For quite a while they were paying police to be in the store and parking lot. There was also private security. They ceased paying the police, but found a much better private security company that seem to know what they are doing.
Also, some people permanently confined to wheelchairs recently used the ADA (American Disability Act) to clear out some large homeless encampments. Under large freeway overpasses, the homeless had occupied all of the sidewalks. These are wide sidewalks, but the wheelchairs could not navigate to get their regular appointments, shopping for food, etc. They sued, and in one single night at least six large encampments were swept away. They must have used those high-power, pressure washers. By the morning there was no evidence that they had ever pitched a tent or lean-to. Apparently, the Homeless Industrial Complex is still not as powerful as the ADA.
“specializes in a vast collection of classic fedoras...”
MIB to hold protest next weekend.