Fatima’s Grill and The Pandemic
December 7, 2020
LA County’s COVID-19 restrictions required many restaurants to close indoor dining and take extra precautions. Ali K Elreda, Fatima’s Grill owner, notes on how his business adapted to these restrictions. “We had to switch to nearly all online service and we had to figure out how to ‘cover and move’ military style,” Elreda stated. “Meaning, we had staff who had family members get sick and were unable to come to work so we had to step in and cover for each other.”
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Montserrat Gonzalez, Photo Editor
Starting her first year as a Photo Editor for The Downey Legend, Montserrat Gonzales is ready to finish her senior year at DHS off strong in order to major in psychology. Throughout high school, Gonzalez has proved to be a hard worker by taking AP classes and maintaining CSF. Because of her compassion for others, she is in the Downey High School Make-A-Wish Club and plans to help others as much as possible by becoming a therapist.
“I want to be a therapist because I’ve noticed how stigmatized admitting you’re struggling and need[ing] help is,” Gonzalez stated. “I just want to be able to provide a support system for people because everybody deserves one.”
“I want to be a therapist because I’ve noticed how stigmatized admitting you’re struggling and need[ing] help is,” Gonzalez stated. “I just want to be able to provide a support system for people because everybody deserves one.”
![Many families this year will not be able to reunite with their distant relatives and Emily Orozco, 10, describes her struggles of seeing family members during the winter holidays. “This pandemic has created more obstacles to see more of our [distant] family members,” Orozco stated. “It’s not good to spend time with too many people, so we [my family] will be wishing some of our family members a happy holiday over the phone.”](https://www.thedowneylegend.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/IMG_4235-475x317.jpg)
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