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COVID In San Francisco: Mayor London Breed Faces Scrutiny After Dining At French Laundry

Breed's office told KPIX 5 that she was at a friend's birthday dinner with seven other people at the famed restaurant in Yountville.

(CBS San Francisco)

December 1, 2020 at 5:35 pm

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – San Francisco Mayor London Breed dined at the French Laundry in Napa Valley with several people last month, the latest elected official to face scrutiny for attending a gathering while also urging people to stay home to slow the coronavirus.

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Breed’s office told KPIX 5 that she was at a friend’s birthday dinner with seven other people at the famed restaurant in Yountville, confirming an earlier report in the San Francisco Chronicle. The dinner was held at an open-air table and that she paid for her own meal, the mayor’s office said.

At the time, both indoor and outdoor dining were allowed in Napa County and in San Francisco. It’s unclear how many households gathered for the meal.

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