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"I made a bad mistake. Instead of sitting down, I should have stood up and walked back, got in my car, and drove back to my house."
The governor telling Californians not to gather dined with twelve people — including the CEO and top lobbyist of the California Medical Association, who were simultaneously funding ad campaigns urging Californians to wear masks. The dinner was indoors (initially described as outdoor). The rule-writers and the rule-enforcers are the same social circle. The press covered the hypocrisy. It did not cover the architecture.