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Era of fewer public restrooms

I hate to rain on the parade of those believing this is a viable option, but how can the government expect a business owner, the most over-taxed over-regulated demographic in California, to spend even more of their hard-won profits building or converting another space to make room for a transgender bathroom?

The majority of store owners have neither the time, nor the inclination, nor the money to take this on! What we will see instead is a mass conversion to “employee only” restrooms as only businesses that are legally obligated to maintain public restrooms will do so.

Mike Beavers, Fresno

This story was originally published May 17, 2016 at 4:15 PM with the headline "Era of fewer public restrooms."

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