LA County official seen eating out after voting to ban outdoor dining

Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehl dined al fresco at her favorite restaurant – shortly after she voted to uphold the ban on alfresco dining.

Last week, in the midst of a coronavirus outbreak in southern California, the Los Angeles County Supervisory Board voted to maintain the ban on outdoor dining if certain case counts and hospitalization measures were taken. were respected, according to NBC Los Angeles.

Los Angeles County topped the case count just before Thanksgiving and the ban went into effect Wednesday night, a day after the board of directors voted 3-2 to maintain the ban.

Before voting to uphold the ban, Kuehl said it was “a bit magical” to believe that a waiter or a bus at any restaurant can still maintain the six-foot distance recommended by officials in the city. public health to protect themselves from the coronavirus.

“We’re sitting there without a mask,” Kuehl said of most of the alfresco diners.

“I think it’s sad, but I support this,” she said, voting for a ban on outdoor dining last Tuesday. A few hours later, she was reportedly seen having dinner outside.

Barbara Osborn, spokesperson for Kuehl, confirmed the information.

“Supervisor Kuehl dined al fresco at Il Forno on the very last day it was allowed,” Osborn wrote in an email to NBC News, referring to Il Forno restaurant in Santa Monica, Calif.

“She loves Il Forno, was saddened to see it, like so many restaurants, suffer from a drop in income,” Osborn said. “She ate there, taking the proper precautions, and won’t be going there until our public health orders allow.”