Las Cruces restaurants bristle at loss of indoor dining, some adding outdoor patios
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s revamped public health order took effect this week, and some restaurant owners weren't happy that they had to roll back indoor dining.
Many restaurants around Las Cruces are trying new concepts to try and keep their doors open and their employees working - most notably, creating new patio spaces to comply with the order, which still allows outdoor dining.
Some restaurants have big tents set up or patio furniture with umbrellas in an effort to keep diners at their facility.
Restaurants in Las Cruces recently joined others across the state in protesting the governor's prohibition of dine-in service. The New Mexico Restaurant Association has also helped organize an online petition.
The association estimates that out of the 82,000 people employed by the industry statewide, more than 50,000 jobs have been lost due to the pandemic and the resulting public health orders. Association CEO Carol Wight said only about 20,000 of those jobs had come back when restaurants were allowed to resume some limited indoor dining in June.
The industry also argues that going to a restaurant is a more regulated, safer experience than shopping at any of the big box stores which have operated throughout the pandemic.
Republican lawmakers also have been critical of the Democratic governor, saying her policies have amounted to picking winners and losers amid the economic fallout. A lawsuit over fines levied against any businesses found in violation of the state's public health order is pending before the state Supreme Court.
So this is the beginning of the new caliphate here in the US?
This came of of AOC’s twitter page before she deleted it. “It is vital that Governors maintain restrictions on businesses until after the November elections because economic recovery will help Trump be re-elected. A few business closures or job losses is a small price to pay to be free from his presidency.” This was posted by her at 1:09 PM, 20 May 2020.
What states have the most draconian closures? Those run by democrat governors.
WHY? Read above! This is politically motivated in large part.
Yeah its all a plot from the deep state.
What states have more mob violence? Damnocrat states!
Stop the stupidity, vote red!
You can’t fix her stupid.
Actually that was proven false by Snopes. It originated from a fake tweet generator and was posted on a satirical Facebook account.
Snopes? Really digging low. Very funny. Nonetheless she is one big joke but dangerous.
Snopes has been proven false many times.
Snopes has no credibility anymore. Try to cite it on your college thesis. The owner was in a scandal of fraud and lying. They nearly went bankrupt. Had to beg morons for donations to keep it afloat. Who fact checks Snopes?
Forbes did an article on Snopes, and found that they blend truths with false information to support their political agenda.
Snopes? Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha! ………..ROFL.
In the intelligence community, blending half-truths with lies is called “Grey Propaganda”.
How would an idiot like you know?
Because unlike you I served 20 years in the Army,15 in strategic intelligence. You spent 15 years in three prisons