A second In-N-Out restaurant in California has been forced to close after refusing to enforce Covid-19 vaccination rules.
On Tuesday, health officials indefinitely shut the Pleasant Hill location of the popular burger chain after it ignored repeated warnings to verify that customers who wanted to dine indoors had vaccination cards or proof they had tested negative for covid.
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The Guardian reports: Officials also issued warnings and fines to In-N-Out restaurants in Pinole and San Ramon.
Public health authorities see vaccination enforcement requirements as vital tools in slowing Covid-19 at a time when 1,500 or more Americans are dying each day from the virus. However, In-N-Out, based in Irvine, in southern California, has consistently refused to heed the requirements in the Bay Area, which are some of the strictest in the state.
“We refuse to become the vaccination police for any government. 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,” In-N-Out said in a statement.
The only In-N-Out in San Francisco, which is located on the city’s popular Fisherman’s Wharf, was closed for several days in October for defying the city’s public health rules, which a company executive had described as “clear governmental overreach”.
“We fiercely disagree with any government dictate that forces a private company to discriminate against customers who choose to patronize their business,” Arnie Wensinger, the company’s chief legal and business officer, wrote.
The restaurant reopened last week but is supposed to only offer takeout and outdoor dining. EaterSF reported on Tuesday that the location was again under investigation by the city’s public health department over a complaint that it has continued to allow indoor dining.
The city’s health department told the outlet it would “take next steps to address any observed violations”.
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Linda Rinstadt was right, after moving to San Fran Cisco to retire because it was the best planned city going, she packed her bags and fled. Just in time to escape the revolution that sunk that city into the pits of hell.
Yeah-I knew this cabal run business was setting up a scene. And here it is.
It is time for In-N-Out burger to expand to states that want people to work and have freedom to make their own choices. Show California that they do not own us…