{"id":7806,"date":"2021-12-17T14:12:12","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T21:12:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=7806"},"modified":"2021-12-17T14:12:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T21:12:12","slug":"californians-are-ignoring-newsoms-latest-mask-mandate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sandiegonewsdesk.com\/?p=7806","title":{"rendered":"Californians are Ignoring Newsom\u2019s Latest Mask Mandate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Written by William Hale<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just as the COVID hysteria and subsequent \u201cpublic health\u201d tyranny seemed to be sunsetting, Governor Gavin Newsom has announced another statewide mask mandate. The new mandate stems from concern over a potential winter wave of cases from the Omicron variant \u2014 39 cases of the latest variant were recorded in California on December 14.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But despite the overwhelming consensus that Omicron is a relatively mild variant, Governor Newsom and Democrats persist with their disruptive mandate. However, after nearly 2 years of flip-flopping on different masking, social distancing, and vaccine policies, many Californians are simply ignoring the mask-mandate this time around.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/news\/politics-government\/capitol-alert\/article256634946.html\">Since there is no clear mechanism of enforcement<\/a> for the new mask-mandate, Newsom has fallen back on encouraging self-enforcement. The Governor told a reporter on Wednesday that \u201cI think people are more capable once they\u2019re given the \u2018why\u2019 and the \u2018what\u2019 to apply themselves\u2026and I think a lot of people will self-enforce and do the right thing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The vast majority of Californians will either mask-up or not comply, but residents in San Francisco \u2014 where Newsom was formerly Mayor \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/15\/gavin-newsom-exempts-san-francisco-gyms-offices-latest-mask-mandate\/\">can dismiss the mask-mandate completely<\/a>, as the Democratic Governor recently exempted San Francisco and surrounding counties like Contra Costa, Alameda, and Marin from masking when indoors with fully-vaccinated individuals. Indeed, Newsom and his administration appear to be picking and choosing who must abide by their policy.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yet for those residing outside the liberal paradise of San Francisco, indoor masking remains the expectation \u2014 even if not legitimately enforced. The actual efficacy of masks compared to the social cost of not seeing the faces of coworkers, teachers, students, and fellow citizens in general never seems to be considered. There is a previously unrecognized value in living alongside people unmasked, perhaps Californians are starting to realize this as more and more ignore the mandate.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Photo Cred: AP Photo\/Evan Vucci<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Written by William Hale Just as the COVID hysteria and subsequent \u201cpublic health\u201d tyranny seemed to be sunsetting, Governor Gavin Newsom has announced another statewide mask mandate. 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