Maskless San Francisco mayor bucks health order at nightclub

[left-of-center2012]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) —
The mayor of San Francisco was spotted dancing and singing along to live music without a mask at an indoor nightclub, despite a strict order by her public health department that requires wearing masks at indoor establishments unless someone is actively eating or drinking.

Mayor London Breed, a Democrat, has promoted restrictive measures aimed at curbing the coronavirus, frustrating business owners who have had to shut down or limit customers. The San Francisco Chronicle reported the mayor was at the Black Cat nightclub Wednesday for an impromptu late night performance by two of the original three members of popular R&B act Tony! Toni! Toné!

August’s health order by San Francisco and other Bay Area counties requires people to wear “well-fitting mask indoors in public settings” regardless of vaccination status. The delta variant is so contagious that even inoculated people have been able to catch the virus and spread it to others. “Indoor settings, whether public or private, are higher risk for COVID-19 transmission, especially when you are with people you do not live with,” the Aug. 2 health order states.

Danielle Rabkin, owner of CrossFit Golden Gate gym and critic of the mayor’s policies, told NBC Bay Area affiliate KNTV-TV that Breed has consistently said that people need to do their part because of the continuing threat posed by the coronavirus. “San Francisco’s rules have been very restrictive, and I don’t see her playing her part.” Rabkin said.

Her office did not respond immediately on Friday to a request by The Associated Press to explain the mayor’s actions.

https://apnews.com/article/lifestyle-california-recall-business-coronavirus-pandemic-san-francisco-8312a56a39527bfb9a8e33f86a38f745

https://wgntv.com/news/coronavirus/maskless-san-francisco-mayor-bucks-health-order-at-nightclub/

[ProfessorGAC]

1. A Bad Look

This was not a brilliant move by the mayor.

[demmiblue]

2. FFS, c'mon.

[MustLoveBeagles]

3. Great

[JanMichael]

4. What is it with Cal politicians and having to party maskless then get photographed?

Are they dense?

[jcmaine72]

5. It doesn't matter.

[left-of-center2012]

7. Why? n/t

[jcmaine72]

8. Well, does it matter?

You tell me.

[left-of-center2012]

10. Oh hell

I guess I'll just put you on 'ignore'.

Not going to waste my time with you.

[Ace Rothstein]

11. Why should anyone follow orders if the person ordering them is not following?

[Treefrog]

16. Yes it matters.

Ask Newsome.

[Raine]

33. Yes it matters, setting a good example matters. nt

[Raine]

6. Rules for everybody but them seems to be their thinking, arrogance and contempt is

what they show to the public.

[ripcord]

12. She violated the city's ban on gatherings in November

She needs to get her shit together.

[Treefrog]

23. Yeah, didn't she go o he Rench Laundry a day after Newsom did?

Not a good learning curve lol.

[Sympthsical]

13. This is not her first rodeo

She got busted for something similar last year.

One law for the ruled, one law for the rulers.

This is partly why Newsom's polls looked the way they did over the summer. People hate this shit. Luckily for Newsom, Elder decided to go full Trump. Breed isn't as lucky. There are plenty of qualified Democrats willing to have a go at her.

And of course, way to give the Right and anti-maskers fodder, London. We all appreciate you "doing your part" in that one. It's now all over the media.

[Treefrog]

17. This.

[senseandsensibility]

14. Has she responded to this yet?

Not responding will just make things worse.

[Sympthsical]

19. Her response made it worse

https://www.ktvu.com/news/mayor-london-breed-seen-maskless-at-san-francisco-nightclub

"No, I'm not going to sip and put my mask on, sip and put my mask on, sip and put my mask on, eat and put my mask on," Breed said. "While I'm eating and I'm drinking. I'm going to leave my mask off."

Pictures and videos show quite a bit more than eating and drinking. Dancing, singing, taking selfies with supporters. And it's hilarious, because her own mask mandates require exactly what she didn't feel like doing.

She needs to go already. Not only for this. She's just one of those politicians with lots of problems and severe entitlement about the position. It's about them - not the people. This is the person who threw an epic shit fit because she didn't get Harris' senate seat when Kamala became VP. She got a lot of blowback for that one, especially as Padilla is the state's first Latino U.S. Senator.

S.F. can do a lot better.

[fescuerescue]

15. sHe's vaccinated so it's ok

I'm sure she took the proper precautions.

[Treefrog]

18. Nope, the health order applies to everyone regardless of vax status.

[fescuerescue]

25. She understands the order better than anyone since she wrote it

So she knows its ok.

[Treefrog]

29. How is it ok?

Did YOU read it?

She was violating it.

When we ignore or excuse the wrong things our “leaders” do, we are no better than the other side.

[left-of-center2012]

20. "She's vaccinated so it's ok"

Did you read the OP?

August’s health order by San Francisco and other Bay Area counties
requires people to wear “well-fitting mask indoors in public settings”
regardless of vaccination status.

[fescuerescue]

24. come on. She's the mayor

I think we can cut her a little bit of slack.

The goal of such orders is to get MSOT people to comply.

But we all know that 100% compliance is not possible.

Besides. I really doubt the mayor of San Francisco would go out in public if she had Covid.

It's ok. Really.

[left-of-center2012]

26. Lax attitudes are why covid spreads. n/t

[Treefrog]

30. She is setting a fine example.

People pay no attention when they see that people in leadership positions think it’s “do as I say, not as I do.”

No, it’s not ok. Really.

[cadoman]

28. it's also worth noting: this was a very refined and sophisticated crowd

These are the kinds of people I think we can be assured are trusting the science and taking COVID very seriously. We shouldn't let one photo be the judgement of them.

I think even if they appear to let their guard down in photos, they likely are vaccinated and asymptomatic, or maybe just sipping their beverages for a brief moment before properly re-masking to stop the spread.

[lame54]

21. She didn't learn from the recall?

[cadoman]

27. what she learned from the recall is we have her back because there is a bigger enemy

People make mistakes and slip up. I'd happily vote for a Democratic candidate who made a mistake and apologized for it, over a right wing extremist any day.

What we need to do now is let the mayor know we have her back. Yeah she slipped up once, but it's infinitely better than racists who openly violate the scientifically proven mask mandates.

[Treefrog]

31. This wasn't her first "slip-up."

[LAS14]

22. Wow! Anyone that stupid shouldn't be in politics. What was she thinking???

I'm not talking about COVID. I'm talking about optics.

[11 Bravo]

32. I know. Fox"News" is beating the story to death.

Thanks for bringing it to DU.

[maxsolomon]

34. Liberal hypocrisy means Covid is a Radical-Leftist plot!

Jesus, stop giving them ammunition. Liberal Pols know they're being tracked specifically to create these scandals, and California even more specifically, yet they still fuck up.

FFS...