Just over 5,800 businesses were visited, and teams found a 98% compliance rate, says Demings. Seven citations and 17 warnings were issued by the strike teams over the weekend, and nightspots the Social and Celine were each fined as part of those operations.
The Social recently returned to holding live concerts, and Celine has a fairly busy events calendar going back several months. This is at least the second time Celine has been warned by the strike team.
The fines levied against the two venues were in the amount of $300, according to Orange County spokeswoman Despina McLaughlin. She added that businesses may contest those fines.
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This article appears in Dec 16-22, 2020.