Gavin Newsom’s Consumer Affairs case against Randy Mitchell (Upper Cut Barber Shop, now known as Upper Cut Social Club) was continued from July 27, 2023 to September 7, 2023 in Auburn, CA. Upper Cut supporters were planning to attend the hearing when postponed by the state on the 26th.
Mitchell is being sued for $122,198 and court costs. The state wants reimbursed for expenses to investigate Mitchell. For what? He refused to close his barber shops and salons in Yuba, Sutter, Butte and Placer Counties during the Covid Con.
Marysville Police (MPD) drew statewide attention to Mitchell when they confronted him and his fellow workers for staying open. Officers threatened to arrest him but instead issued a citation with a fine. Mitchell told television media he had a Constitutional right as an American to earn a living and he was not violating the law. Yuba County District Attorney Clint Curry did not pursue the MPD citation.
Since that incident, for three years Consumers Affairs agents have continued to harass, threaten and intimidate Upper Cut workers. Agents have photographed and videoed customers. They threatened workers with jail and no work in the state if they did not leave Upper Cut. If the government cannot prevail legally, they will destroy with the process.
Yuba County officials discussed cutting the power and water to businesses to force Covid compliance. At that time, Upper Cut’s 40 workers were supporting themselves and 64 other family members.
No Upper Cut workers were eligible for unemployment benefits, Small Business Administration help or Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans. Options were work or lose all. Ironically, county supervisors and government employees never missed a meal, a check or benefits. Furthermore, some supervisors collected hundreds of thousands of dollars in forgiven PPP loans.
Mitchell’s refusal to close led to a zoom court hearing on December 22, 2020 where a Sacramento judge found him guilty and suspended his licenses. Continuing to work, the state then permanently revoked the licenses. Mitchell maintained that an American had a right to work. Sadly, small businesses had become the enemy of the state.
Now, the “Covid Crime” grew from refusing to close at the governor’s whim to operating without a license. Mitchell told officials he need not be in contract with the state to make a living. Mitchell then formed a nonprofit members-only social club to continue his trade.
Gov Newsom pressured local District Attorneys to go after Mitchell but they declined including the Placer County District Attorney who after an initial hearing dropped the case.
United States House Speaker Sam Rayburn (1882-1961) said “Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a carpenter to build one." The nation sees Newsom as the “Covid Jackass” who destroyed the state over a “psyop.”
Newsom enacted the nation’s harshest Covid policies, first to lockdown, last to open schools, all extremely destructive. People had to live with a bad heart valve or a tumor. Other fragile souls prevented from interaction, ended their lives. Permission was needed to “watch the sunrise” or “wash the car.” He sued churches.
Newsom’s dictatorial Covid rule was riddled with billions of dollars in scandals.
Meanwhile, he enjoyed the privileged life. While he closed restaurants he dined shoulder to shoulder, maskless with medical lobbyists at the French Laundry. He partied at the 49ers-Rams game without a mask. His kids attended private school and wore no masks at camp. Closed stores opened for the wife to shop.
Nancy Pelosi could get her hair done at a “closed” San Francisco salon but Randy Mitchell got the Gestapo. Gavin praised looting George Floyd rioters while the CHP arrested peaceful taxpayers at mandate demonstrations.
Gavin wanted doctors that did not follow government medical directives to lose their licenses. This “Josef Mengele” even tried to force experimental jabs on all children. His health officials ignored the true crises of fentanyl and sexually transmitted infections.
Self-absorbed Gavin loves power. People are expendable.
During the Covid crisis he caused, Newsom was a failure. But barbers must be crushed for fleeing the authoritarian plantation to care for their families.
(Lou Binninger can be heard on No Hostages Radio podcast, live on KMYC 1410AM 10-1 Saturdays, read at Live with Lou on Facebook and at Nohostagesradio.com)
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