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On Dec. 5, a Los Angeles County-based restaurant owner went viral after posting a video of herself showing off her outdoor dining area, which she was forced to shut down after November orders from California Gov. Gavin Newsom. In the clip, the woman, Pineapple Hill Saloon & Grill owner Angela Marsden, pans away from her patio, its picnic-style table and chairs situated 7 feet apart to comply with COVID-19 restrictions, to reveal a series of large white tents with similarly distanced seating a mere 50 feet away.
The second outdoor dining area wasn’t for another restaurant, though. It was the catering setup for the NBC series Good Girls, which was shooting near her Sherman Oaks eatery. “Tell me that this is dangerous but right next to me, as a slap in my face … this is safe?” asks Marsden, her voice breaking behind her mask. “Everything I own is being taken away from me, and they set up a movie company right next to my outdoor patio.”
The restaurant owner’s frustration highlights what many feel is a double standard in the state of California: Why is the film industry allowed to keep working when so many other businesses have been forced to shut down? Growing tension over this very question has created friction between the film industry and the local community in Los Angeles, where much production takes place. Even some within the entertainment industry say they don’t think filming should be up and running right now: “The human inclination to move forward is overriding common sense,” says one talent attorney with several clients on set.
By Bryn Sandberg | 9 Dec 2020
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