Can our 5 year option be taken away because we missed 2 payments during Covid and our business was mandated to shutdown? ?

Sounds like your location and your business are worth fighting for. You should have this all done via counsel. You may have excellent arguments...

We paid a business by check and it defrauded us for 20x the amount by changing the amount on the check and depositing it.

This seems highly unlikely as the amount a check is negotiated for by the bank is the WRITTEN amount not the NUMERICAL one. Good luck with it...

Is legal for a dealer to ask to bring back my car to have it smog? ?

New cars do not have to be smogged in CA. Cars that are 4 years old or less do not have to be smogged in CA. The first "person" to bring the car...

Sorry, post is hard to follow. You have stated that you knew it was a 2010 model and you "thought" it had only 1,900 miles on it? That makes no...

I bought a car from shady dealership I kept asking for the smog certificate he kept avoiding it, after I bought it 2 mos I got

Sorry for your issues. You can check the smog history here: https://www.bar.ca.gov/pubwebquery/vehicle/pubtstqry.aspx

If "some lady" is IN your house, that is a huge no no whether she is renting or buying. Talk to an attorney as soon as possible.

What can I do??

If the dealer cannot fix it consider fixing it somewhere else.

Trying to make money with ad revenue from mobile app while on unemployment (California). At what point is is considered a job?

If you are collecting unemployment they will ask every week or two, actually, for you to certify your income or lack thereof. If you are making...

The procedure you need is to go sit down with a business attorney immediately. Then s/he will fill you in on how to proceed.

What can happen if I have operated a small deli with no health permit for 4 years?

Hire a business attorney as you will more issues to get right.