"It was really disheartening to have the electricity on and gas. I'm just running everything and making no money. I literally was there for nothing, because the little money that I did make, I had to pay my staff with that."
"If she had been informed ahead of time, Pleasant said she could have preemptively closed for the day or set up a pop-up tent with a special menu."
A spokesperson for the City of Compton said in a statement that the city would identify "opportunities for more efficient film permit communication to our community" in the future.
"Businesses in Compton, especially small businesses, are the backbone of our city. We want to continue to keep an open line of communication and do everything we can to support economic growth."
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