[primitivesuave]

Gavin Newsom had a famous COVID scandal where he dined at the French Laundry in the midst of his own austere lockdown measures, and now the owner is telling him to not interfere with his cookware revenue. If you don't already realize that your government leaders are bought and paid for, I don't know what else to tell you.

[duxup]

I don't think you have to be paid for to want to go out to eat. Wise or not I bet the motivation was to just go out to eat, socialize, etc.

[primitivesuave]

This was during the time when people in California were being threatened with legal action (up to imprisonment) for breaking social distancing guidelines.