When Los Angeles city officials launched the city’s temporary L.A. Al Fresco program during the COVID-19 pandemic, Angela Marsden, the owner of the popular Pineapple Hill Saloon and Grill in Sherman Oaks, installed a large tent in the parking lot behind her restaurant.
She repaved the floor of the outdoor patio and installed string lights and large planter boxes with ficus trees. A large white tent stretched across 12 parking spots, covering the newly purchased tables. It cost her more...