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    This California town declared itself a 'sanctuary city' for business

    by Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times Jun 07, 2020 5 minutes

    ATWATER, Calif. - The leaders of Atwater had just declared it a "sanctuary city" for businesses in defiance of California stay-at-home orders when they showed up at the future home of Jessie Chauhan's Rapid XPress Car Wash.

    They came last month to the dirt lot by Highway 99 for a cheery civic ceremony that felt extra symbolic in the midst of a pandemic that has wrecked the economy: A groundbreaking ceremony.

    Chauhan, who also owns a car wash in nearby Merced, had been requiring employees to wear masks and have their temperatures taken. Each night, his mother disinfected his keys and cellphone and made him change clothes in the garage.

    He immediately noticed that officials coming to his groundbreaking on May 18 were unmasked. When the city manager approached, Chauhan extended his arm for

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