"This Sunday, tens of thousands of people will pass a mysterious burned sign on their way to Levi's Stadium for Super Bowl 60. A few NFL fans will likely strain their eyes to read the charred words "David's - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner," but few, if any, will know the heartache that sign represents. The sign is for David's Restaurant, a beloved local eatery and event space that once hosted thousand-person events and even a presidential candidate."
"Six years ago, the city of Santa Clara evicted Ebrahimi and the building was demolished to develop a 240-acre multi-use development. It was the culmination of a yearslong legal dispute over the property that left the city paying out over a million dollars in damages to Ebrahimi. The planned development still hasn't broken ground, but it has ensured that this beloved local institution couldn't take advantage of this year's Super Bowl."
Thousands of people heading to Levi's Stadium will pass a burned sign reading "David's - Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner," marking the former David's Restaurant and banquet hall. David Ebrahimi opened the business in 1986; it seated 500 and hosted large events, including a presidential candidate. A bitter legal dispute with the city ended in 2020 when the banquet hall closed, and six years ago the city evicted Ebrahimi and demolished the building to make way for a planned 240-acre development. The city paid over a million dollars in damages to Ebrahimi. The development has not broken ground, and Ebrahimi remains deeply depressed and haunted by the loss.
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