During the pandemic, small business owners were on a roller coaster of uncertainty. Restaurants were especially challenged by the constantly changing regulations, and adapted to serve their customers in new ways.   From Los Angeles to Sacramento, restaurateurs throughout the state found innovative ways to ensure their doors stayed open. When their dining rooms were mandated to close, they extended onto our streets and sidewalks. They invested their time and money into building parklets and buying additional outdoor covering, all in an effort to keep serving customers.    Restaurants adapted to this additional space by adding additional kitchen and wait staff, but

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