Lumpy’s Diner owner questions loan for new downtown cafe

PITTSBURG — A Pittsburg business owner has questioned why $300,000 was approved by the city for a new downtown cafe that she claims threatens the livelihood of her restaurant, money that the city said was given as a loan and without using taxpayer dollars.

Natalie Cooper Heredia, who said she is the owner of Lumpy’s Diner, expressed in a recent social media post that she was “furious” after learning that Pittsburg awarded the funds to Sean McCauley Investments for Lighthouse Cafe.

She...