Activist sues Whitey's over disability access

By Steve Marschke of the WesSac News-Ledger:

The bathroom at Whitey’s Jolly Kone is closed to the public. But the fact that it’s closed is not as remarkable as the reason it’s closed: A Southport man who has sued dozens of Northern California businesses over compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act has now targeted this drive-in burger stand on Jefferson Boulevard.

“He served us with papers in April,” said Paula Ericson, who owns Whitey’s with her husband, Steve. “He claimed in his papers that he tried to use our bathroom and couldn’t, and therefore he had to wet his pants. He never bothered to bring his concern to our attention, he just sued us.”

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