SUNNYVALE — The miniature golf venue Tipsy Putt abruptly shut its downtown Sunnyvale location at Cityline Sunnyvale in the wake of a dispute and eviction battle with its landlord, a closure that jettisoned employees with minimal notice.
Two employees said the 50-person staff was given same-day or day-before notice this past weekend that Tipsy Putt would cease operations at its 150 West McKinley Ave. location.
“People got no official notice that they were being terminated, even though the owners knew 10 days ahead of time that the place was closing,” said John Dempsey, a Tipsy Putt Sunnyvale manager at the time of the shutdown. “People are very upset that they are losing this financial stability. People suddenly found out their ability to put food on the table was disappearing.”…