EMERYVILLE, Calif. — Viviana Masarweh dumped more pots of coffee down Doyle Street Cafe’s drains than into warm mugs back in March 2020.
Barely two weeks had elapsed during the first COVID-19 lockdown before she and her husband, George Masarweh, returned to unlock the doors of the Emeryville eatery they’ve owned for more than three decades — just in case.
Every time Viviana, 56, saw someone walking by the restaurant, she rushed to offer them a cup of coffee, a sandwich or anything else she could whip up.
