California Restaurant Faces 30-Day Closure for Violating Lockdown Orders

A County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health "Notice of Closure" sign hangs on the door of a restaurant closed due to violations including "failure to comply with health officer order" amid increased Covid-19 restrictions on businesses, in Redondo Beach, Calif., on Jan. 22, 2021. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

ROSEVILLE, Calif.—A restaurant owner that defied COVID-19 lockdown orders amid the pandemic in 2020 is now being told by the state to close his doors for 30 days.

Matthew Oliver, owner of House of Oliver, in Placer County in Northern California, received notice in April from the California Department of Alcohol Beverage Control that a violation filed in December 2020 for keeping his restaurant open would be excused if he agreed to a 30-day license suspension.