There are 86,000 restaurants in California, and the owners of most of them can tell a tale or two about navigating the state’s bureaucracy and red tape.

However, two lawmakers wrote bills sparing some of the hassle and expense for restaurants looking to provide outdoor dining or to renovate their spaces.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed those bills into law on Thursday at the Joyce restaurant in downtown Los Angeles.

Here’s a look at the legislation:

AB 592 by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel (D-Encino) helps open-kitchen restaurants by permitting windows, folding doors, or non-fixed storefronts — giving restaurant owners greater flexibility in providing outside premises.

“Neighborhood restaurants are the backbone of communities across California, but too many are barely hanging on by a thread,”

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