https://www.siliconvalley.com/2022/09/22/judge-waives-5000-fine-dismisses-case-against-restaurant-owner-who-violated-covid-restrictions/

A Long Beach Superior Court judge this week waived a more-than $5,000 penalty and dismissed a misdemeanor criminal case against the owner of a now-closed Long Beach restaurant who refused to shut down during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic when restrictions were in place.

Judge Christopher J. Frisco on Monday, Sept. 21, set aside the monetary penalty because Dana Tanner would be unable to pay it and had lost her Fourth Street business, which closed in April 2021, Long Beach City Prosecutor Douglas Haubert said.