DIXON, CA (MPG) - As last Monday’s announcement by Governor Gavin Newsom shuttered more businesses back down, outdoor dining, it seems, was given grace. Great news for Dixon’s Cattlemens Restaurant as they had just set up 20 tables that can socially distance diners with 165 seats. “We haven’t done any promotions for this other than sharing with our customers when they call to order take out. We let them know and word is spreading,” Gilbert said. The company will be adding shade covers and fans but for the most part, the area is covered by solar panels and there seems to be some slight wind each evening. The lights add to make a real western ambiance, too. “We’ll have more staff working and we’ll continue marketing this way!” she said.

As many restaurants in Dixon and the surrounding Solano County areas are struggling to find a way to make it work, Gavin Newsom seems to fail to realize that his last minute “dimmer switch” approach might work for putting children to bed, it doesn’t work for small business owners that have to put in their orders for food inventories every week.

When will this on again, off again, on again game end with the Governor? When lawsuits pile up against the State of California and Governor Newsom and private citizens return the favor ov overwhelming system. Maybe the recall isn’t such a bad idea afterall?  November can’t get here soon enough. Until then, let’s all support the local restaurants and merchants as much as possible to keep our friends, families and neighbors working.