San Francisco Shuts Down In-N-Out Burger After Refusing To Enforce The City’s Vaccination Mandate For Indoor Dining
The San Francisco Department of Public Health quickly shut down the city’s one and only In-N-Out Burger location last week because the store was not properly checking vaccination documentation.
Since August it has been a requirement to show proof of vaccination for all indoor settings and even if vaccinated people are still expected to wear masks expect while eating or drinking.
In-N-Out Chief Legal & Business Officer Arnie Wensinger previously said in a statement, “We refuse to become the vaccination police for any government, we fiercely disagree with any government dictate that forces a private company to discriminate against customers who choose to patronize their business.”
Public health officials have stated that they warned the business about not checking vaccinations numerous times, but the company did not comply.
City officials say they first took a visit to the restaurant on September 24 after they received a complaint and then took another trip again on October 6 where they found out the restaurant still was not following the law. Then a week later officials sent a notice of violation saying, “cease all operations on site immediately because of the threat it poses to public health.”
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Arnie is fighting to prove that the city officials are wrong for making their decision he had more to say in his statement by saying it is “unreasonable, invasive, and unsafe” to ask staff to “segregate customers into those who may be served and those who may not.”
“We fiercely disagree with any government dictate that forces a private company to discriminate against customers who choose to patronize their business,” he wrote. “This is clear governmental overreach and is intrusive, improper, and offensive.”