Another In-N-Out Burger in northern California gets shut down for failing to check customers for proof of COVID vaccinations
Northern California officials have shut down a second In-N-Out Burger location for failing to check customers for proof of COVID-19 vaccinations or negative coronavirus test results, the Los Angeles Times reported.
What are the details?
The first In-N-Out shutdown occurred earlier this month at a restaurant in San Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf for the same reason. The Times said that location has since reopened for outdoor dining only.
But on Tuesday, Contra Costa Health Services said the the In-N-Out at 570 Contra Costa Blvd. in Pleasant Hill was shut down after repeatedly violating county rules, the Times reported.
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Officials in Contra Costa County, located east of San Francisco and Oakland, said they gave the In-N-Out in Pleasant Hill ample opportunities to comply, but it created a public health hazard by "repeatedly violating" the county order. That order, in effect since Sept. 22, requires restaurants and some other indoor establishments to verify that all customers 12 or older are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or have had a negative coronavirus test within the previous 72 hours.
Officials said the Pleasant Hill In-N-Out garnered four citations over several weeks and had to pay fines totaling $1,750 for violating the order, the Times said, adding that the restaurant can appeal the permit suspension but must stay closed "until the hazard is abated."
The paper said two other area In-N-Outs — in Pinole and San Ramon — have received notices of violating the vaccination order, the paper said.
San Francisco Bay Area public health officials have enacted some of the strictest COVID-19 rules in California, the Times added.
What did In-N-Out have to say?
"It is unreasonable, invasive and unsafe to force our restaurant associates to segregate customers into those who may be served and those who may not, whether based on the documentation they carry or any other reason," Arnie Wensinger, In-N-Out's chief legal and business officer, said in response to the Pleasant Hill shutdown, according to the paper. "This is clear governmental overreach and is intrusive, improper, and offensive."
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George Conway says Lincoln Project 'should shut down' or open its books
George Conway has called for the Lincoln Project — an anti-Trump super PAC he was part of until last August — to be "shut down," unless the remaining leaders in the scandal-riddled organization show where the tens of millions in donations have gone.
What are the details?
Conway, the husband of former senior Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, tweeted Monday, ".@ProjectLincoln should shut down, absent full disclosure of its finances. As this detailed story shows, there's simply too much money that hasn't been accounted for, and, I fear, never will be."
.@ProjectLincoln should shut down, absent full disclosure of its finances. As this detailed story shows, there's si… https://t.co/aN6aV8zlvp— George Conway (@George Conway) 1615228837.0
Conway linked to a New York Times story claiming that founding members and fellow anti-Trump Republicans Steve Schmidt, John Weaver, Reed Galen, and Rick Wilson "agreed to pay themselves millions of dollars in management fees" shortly after they created the Lincoln Project in late 2019.
All told, the organization took in more than $87 million in their campaign to defeat former President Donald Trump, but now, people want to know where the money went.
The Lincoln Project has been in disarray since earlier this year when the Times (following The American Conservative and Forensic News) reported that at least 21 males — including a 14-year-old boy — have come forward accusing Weaver of using his powerful position in politics to solicit them for sex in exchange for career opportunities.
Amid backlash over the reports, the remaining group distanced itself from Weaver and expressed disgust over his behavior — but several reports indicate that Lincoln Project leaders were aware of Weaver's conduct last summer and even earlier.
What's next for Lincoln Project?
Despite that, as of last fall, founding members of the Lincoln Project still wanted to include Weaver in a new project aimed at building even more wealth than was realized in their political action initiatives with a "billion-dollar media" company.
The Times reported Monday:
Mr. Weaver took a medical leave in August, quieting internal dissent. But soon afterward, he was included as an equal partner in Mr. Schmidt's proposed private media venture. Axios reported in late October that the Lincoln Project was "weighing offers from different television studios, podcast networks and book publishers."
Fox News noted that the Lincoln Project has been "long derided as a so-called 'scam PAC' by critics on the left and right."
The outlet reported:
The Times story is the latest in a series of bombshell reports about the disgraced organization, which has tried to soldier on despite allegations of covering up their knowledge of Weaver's alleged behavior, financial self-dealing, a toxic work environment, and calls by even its own former members to shut down.
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