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Immigration protest curfews wallop downtown restaurants
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Immigration protest curfews wallop downtown restaurants

By Stephanie Breijo
 and Mark E. Potts
Some of L.A.’s most lauded and popular restaurants and bars are struggling to recoup business losses from curfews, protests and road closures.

Some are pivoting business models and changing their hours until the curfew lifts.

“We’re dealt cards and it’s on us to make the most of it and make the best of it,” one operator said.
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Stephanie Breijo

Stephanie Breijo is a reporter for the Food section and the author of its weekly news column. Previously, she served as the restaurants and bars editor for Time Out Los Angeles, and prior to that, the award-winning food editor of Richmond magazine in Richmond, Va. Born and primarily raised in Los Angeles, she believes L.A. to be the finest food city in the country and might be biased on that count but doesn’t believe she’s wrong.

Mark E. Potts

Mark E. Potts is the senior editor for video at the Los Angeles Times. A native of Enid, Okla., Potts graduated from the University of Oklahoma with a master’s degree in broadcast journalism. He has created and edited video for DreamWorks, YouTube, Microsoft, Sony and BET.

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