Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen revealed the department&#8217;s first “Counselor for Racial Equity” on Monday, announcing the appointment of Janis Bowdler. 
A <a href="https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0431">press release</a> indicated Bowdler “will be charged with coordinating Treasury’s efforts to advance racial equity including engaging with diverse communities throughout the country and to identify and mitigate barriers to accessing benefits and opportunities with the Department.”
The department described Bowdler’s resume, noting that “[m]ost recently, Janis served the President of the JPMorgan Chase &amp; Co. Foundation. Under her leadership, the firm launched several critical initiatives that have expanded capital for entrepreneurs of color, improved access to banking products and services, expanded access to new job skills, and built more inclusive neighborhoods. Janis played a critical role in developing the firm’s incremental $30 billion racial equity commitment.&#8221; 
“The American economy has historically not worked fairly for communities of color. The pandemic threw a spotlight on this inequity; people of color were often the first to lose their jobs and businesses. Treasury must play a central role in ensuring that as our economy recovers from the pandemic, it recovers in a way that addresses the inequalities that existed long before anyone was infected with COVID-19,” said Secretary Janet Yellen. “I’m excited that Janis will join us and devote her efforts to that mission.” 
“I could not be more humbled by the historic opportunity to serve as the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s first Counselor for Racial Equity,” said Bowdler. “I have spent my entire career working in solidarity with Black, Latinx, AAPI, Native communities, and other communities of color to dismantle the structural and institutional racism that perpetuates the racial wealth divide.”
“Addressing racial and gender disparities and giving underserved communities greater access to opportunities creates more broadly shared prosperity for all. Thank you to Secretary Yellen for entrusting me with this position to help contribute to the Biden Administration’s commitment to centering racial equity in its work,” Bowdler added. 
Yellen came under harsh criticism on Monday after she stated over the weekend that Senate Democrats are looking into imposing a tax on unrealized capital gains of the richest Americans. 
As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/treasury-secretary-janet-yellen-democrats-considering-to-impose-a-tax-on-unrealized-capital-gains">reported</a>, “Yellen made the remarks in response to a question from Tapper about whether a wealth tax should be part of how Democrats look to pay for Biden’s $3.5 trillion social spending bill.”
“Well, I think what’s under consideration is a proposal that Senator Wyden and the Senate Finance Committee have been looking at that would impose a tax on unrealized capital gains, on liquid assets held by extremely wealthy individuals, billionaires,” Yellen responded. “I wouldn’t call that a wealth tax. But it would help get at capital gains, which are an extraordinarily large part of the incomes of the wealthiest individuals, and right now escape taxation, until they’re realized, and often they’re unrealized in the death benefit from a so- called step up of basis.” 
“So, it’s not a wealth tax, but a tax on unrealized capital gains of exceptionally wealthy individuals,” she added.
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Scott Smith, the father of an alleged sexual assault victim from Loudoun County Public Schools, is demanding an apology and retraction from the National School Boards Association (NSBA) for writing a letter he claims described him as a “domestic terrorist.”
In a press release from the law firm representing the Smith family, their attorneys stated:
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In its September 29 letter to President Joe Biden, the NSBA characterized Scott Smith, father of the sexual assault victim, and other parents attending school board meetings to voice opposition to policies as “domestic terrorists.” 
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The press release went on to note that the “NSBA went so far as to ask for federal law enforcement assistance for ‘enforceable actions against these crimes and acts of violence under &#8230; the PATRIOT Act in regards to domestic terrorism’ as well as other federal criminal statutes.”
The legal group added that the letter branded Smith as a “domestic terrorist,” and “specifically cited Mr. Smith’s arrest at a meeting of the Loudoun County School Board.”
In a letter to Dr. Viola Garcia, the president of the NSBA, and CEO Chip Slaven, the family’s attorney noted, “Despite your factual assertions to the contrary, Scott Smith is not a domestic terrorist, and your statements contained in your September 29 letter were defamatory per se, and have impugned the good character of Mr. Smith.”
The attorney also explained:
<blockquote>Most notably, your letter stated that &#8220;[i]n Virginia, an individual was arrested, another man was ticketed for trespassing, and a third person was hurt during a school board meeting discussion distinguishing current curricula from critical race theory and regarding equity issues.&#8221; Your letter then cited a news source in its footnote number 13 (NBC4: &#8220;The Meeting Has Degenerated&#8221;: 1 Arrest, 1 Injury at Loudoun School Board Meeting on Equity&#8221;), which reported the arrest of my client, Scott T. Smith for disorderly conduct and resisting arrest without force at that meeting.</blockquote>
The group&#8217;s press release noted that on October 22nd, the NSBA reportedly distributed a memorandum to its members apologizing for the letter, saying “there was no justification for some of the language included in the letter.” 
However, “[t]he NSBA’s memo on Friday did not include any specific apology to Mr. Smith for labeling him and other parents ‘domestic terrorists,’” noted Bill Stanley, attorney for the Smith family, in the release. “Today, Mr. Smith seeks that apology.” 
In the release, Smith stated, “I am a father who cares deeply for his daughter, who would go to the ends of the earth to protect both her and other students who attend public school in Loudoun County from suffering what she has suffered due to the misguided social policies adopted by the Loudoun County School Board. I am not a ‘domestic terrorist.’”
“The NSBA defamed me, impugning my reputation and that of other concerned parents who dared challenge our local school board. I am owed an apology and I deserve one. I demand the NSBA retract its statement that I am a ‘domestic terrorist,’ or I will have no other choice but to seek a court to do it for them.” 
As The Daily Wire exclusively <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/loudoun-county-schools-tried-to-conceal-sexual-assault-against-daughter-in-bathroom-father-says">reported</a>, Scott Smith alleged that a boy wearing a skirt went into a girls’ bathroom at a local high school where he sexually assaulted Smith’s ninth-grade daughter. 
“Juvenile records are sealed, but Smith’s attorney Elizabeth Lancaster told The Daily Wire that a boy was charged with two counts of forcible sodomy, one count of anal sodomy, and one count of forcible fellatio, related to an incident that day at that school,” The Daily Wire reported. 
Smith was arrested after attending a school board meeting where the topic of a transgender policy was raised. At the meeting, the superintendent said that concerns about the policy were misplaced since the school system had no record of any assault occurring in any school bathroom. 
Smith has said he was then confronted by a left-wing community activist who told him she didn’t believe his daughter. A police officer pulled on his arm, and Smith yanked it away, which led to an altercation. “Before he knew it, Smith says, he was hit in the face, handcuffed, and dragged across the floor, with his pants pulled down. Images of the incident were splashed on televisions and newspapers across the world,” The Daily Wire noted.
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/loudoun-county-update-family-of-alleged-rape-victim-to-sue-school-district">The Smith family also recently announced </a>they are pursuing civil action against Loudoun County Public Schools under the provisions of Title IX after the publication <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/loudoun-county-schools-tried-to-conceal-sexual-assault-against-daughter-in-bathroom-father-says">of The Daily Wire’s blockbuster report</a>, alleging that Loudoun County Public Schools covered up the sexual assault.
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Amnesty International will be shutting down its offices in Hong Kong by the close of the year, the human rights group announced on Monday, citing concerns over the new national security law. 
The group <a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2021/10/amnesty-international-to-close-its-hong-kong-offices/">announced</a>: 
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The local ‘section’ office will cease operations on 31 October while the regional office – which is part of Amnesty’s global International Secretariat – is due to close by the end of 2021. Regional operations will be moved to the organization’s other offices in the Asia-Pacific.
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“This decision, made with a heavy heart, has been driven by Hong Kong’s national security law, which has made it effectively impossible for human rights organizations in Hong Kong to work freely and without fear of serious reprisals from the government,” said Anjhula Mya Singh Bais, chair of Amnesty’s International Board.
“Hong Kong has long been an ideal regional base for international civil society organizations, but the recent targeting of local human rights and trade union groups signals an intensification of the authorities’ campaign to rid the city of all dissenting voices. It is increasingly difficult for us to keep operating in such an unstable environment,” she added.
The group pointed to the new national security law put in place by the Chinese government as the reason for the closure. The group noted that the law “was enacted on 30 June 2020. It targets alleged acts of ‘secession’, ‘subversion of state power’, ‘terrorist activities’ and ‘collusion with foreign or external forces to endanger national security’.”
As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/man-sentenced-to-nine-years-in-prison-in-first-ruling-under-new-hong-kong-national-security-law">reported</a> earlier this year, a man in Hong Kong was sentenced to nine years in prison in the first ruling under the new national security law.
During protests last year, Tong Ying-kit, a 24-year-old man, crashed a motorcycle into a group of police officers while holding a flag with the message, “Liberate Hong Kong, Revolution of Our Times.” 
“This overall term should sufficiently reflect the defendant’s culpability in the two offenses and the abhorrence of society, at the same time, achieving the deterrent effect required,” a group of three judges wrote in the ruling, according to <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/hong-kong-protester-sentenced-to-nine-years-under-chinas-national-security-law-11627629763">The Wall Street Journal.</a> 
Tong “was sentenced to 6½ years in jail for inciting secession and eight years for terrorism, to be served partly consecutively and partly concurrently, resulting in a total of nine years’ imprisonment,” the Journal reported. 
There was no jury for the trial and the judges were chosen by Hong Kong’s chief executive, Carrie Lam, due to the new controversial security law.
Bais recently discussed how the law has affected the region. 
“The environment of repression and perpetual uncertainty created by the national security law makes it impossible to know what activities might lead to criminal sanctions. The law has repeatedly been used to target people who have upset the authorities for any number of reasons – from singing political songs to discussing human rights issues in the classroom,” she said.
“The pattern of raids, arrests and prosecutions against perceived opponents has highlighted how the vagueness of the law can be manipulated to build a case against whomsoever the authorities choose,” Bais added.
As <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/amnesty-shut-hong-kong-offices-given-national-security-law-risks-2021-10-25/">reported</a> by Reuters on Monday:
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A Hong Kong Security Bureau spokesman said in response to a Reuters request for comment that &#8220;every person or organisation must abide by the laws of Hong Kong,&#8221; and that the security legislation &#8220;upholds human rights&#8221;.
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A recent report revealed that a rising number of teenage girls are experiencing physical tics, a phenomenon that some doctors are saying could come from their use of social media apps like TikTok. 
Girls around the world were arriving at doctors’ offices with “physical jerking movements and verbal outbursts,” per The Wall Street Journal. While doctors were initially confused, “experts at top pediatric hospitals in the U.S., Canada, Australia and the U.K. discovered that most of the girls had something in common: TikTok.”
As The Wall Street Journal <a href="https://www.wsj.com/articles/teen-girls-are-developing-tics-doctors-say-tiktok-could-be-a-factor-11634389201">reported</a>, according to medical journal articles, physicians noted that the girls had been looking at videos of influencers on TikTok who claimed to have Tourette syndrome, a condition of the nervous system which, according to the <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/tourette/facts.html">U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</a> (CDC), “causes people to have ‘tics.’”
&#8220;Tics are sudden twitches, movements, or sounds that people do repeatedly. People who have tics cannot stop their body from doing these things. For example, a person might keep blinking over and over. Or, a person might make a grunting sound unwillingly,” the CDC noted. 
The increase seemed to coincide with the beginning of the pandemic, and pediatric movement-disorder facilities around the United States have also stated they’ve seen a flood of teenage girls with similar symptoms. 
The Journal reported on the findings of various centers:
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Donald Gilbert, a neurologist at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center who specializes in pediatric movement disorders and Tourette syndrome, has seen about 10 new teens with tics a month since March 2020. Before the pandemic, his clinic had seen at most one a month. 
Specialists at other major institutions have also reported similar surges. Since March 2020, Texas Children’s Hospital has reported seeing approximately 60 teens with such tics, whereas doctors there saw one or two cases a year before the pandemic. At the Johns Hopkins University Tourette’s Center, 10% to 20% of pediatric patients have described acute-onset tic-like behaviors, up from 2% to 3% a year before the pandemic, according to Joseph McGuire, an associate professor in the university’s department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences. Between March and June this year, Rush University Medical Center in Chicago said it saw 20 patients with these tics, up from 10 the full year before.
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Physicians note that many of the teenagers had been previously diagnosed with depression or anxiety that was either a result of or made worse by the coronavirus pandemic. Others aren’t rushing to look at TikTok as a reason for the increase and reportedly pushed back on the idea that the issue should be labeled an epidemic. 
“There are some kids who watch social media and develop tics and some who don’t have any access to social media and develop tics,” said Dr. McGuire. “I think there are a lot of contributing factors, including anxiety, depression and stress.”
Some physicians aren’t confident that the TikTok influencers who purportedly have Tourettes have been diagnosed or diagnosed credibly, either, due to the fact that some of the actions shown in their posts aren’t entirely consistent with Tourette syndrome. 
The issue expands to the influencers who claim to have Tourette syndrome, as well; one doctor “found that 19 of the 28 most-followed Tourette influencers on TikTok reported developing new tics as a result of watching other creators’ videos,” the Journal added. 
This type of phenomenon has existed before, but it is typically limited to a physical location. The Journal pointed to “a famous case a decade ago in which several teens in upstate New York developed tics that were diagnosed as ‘mass psychogenic illness.’”
Recent research shows that social media might allow this to expand more rapidly.
A <a href="https://movementdisorders.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/mdc3.13267">paper</a> written by two physicians from the Pediatric Movement Disorders Clinic at Texas Children&#8217;s Hospital revealed the potential connection between social media use and such disorders. 
They wrote, “Functional movement disorder is a subtype of functional neurologic symptom disorder a syndrome of involuntary physical, neurologic-type symptoms that are incongruous with ‘organic’ disease.&#8221;
“Throughout history, there have been outbreaks of functional symptoms in communities; until recently, spread had been confined to groups of people who shared a physical location. However, in the era of social media, a new mode of dissemination may have arisen,&#8221; the researchers noted.
They concluded, “Our series suggests that social media may contribute to the spread of functional neurologic symptom disorder, in a way previously requiring physical proximity.”
A TikTok spokeswoman reportedly said, “The safety and well-being of our community is our priority, and we’re consulting with industry experts to better understand this specific experience.”
The Journal noted that, among other actions, “[t]o unlearn these tics, doctors recommend cognitive behavioral therapy and tell patients to stay off TikTok for several weeks.”
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Neera Tanden is set to be the new White House staff secretary following a difficult nomination to be the leader of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and, ultimately, a failure to secure support for the OMB position. 
A White House official <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/neera-tanden-white-house-staff-secretary-omb-nomination">confirmed</a> the announcement to Fox News on Friday, with the outlet noting that Tanden has “been serving as a White House senior adviser, prior to her appointment as staff secretary.”
The Washington Post <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/neera-tanden-white-house/2021/10/22/252c0b70-32cc-11ec-93e2-dba2c2c11851_story.html">reported</a>, “The staff secretary, who reports to the chief of staff, traditionally plays the role of both traffic cop and honest broker in the White House, with control over the documents that make it to the president, whether they be briefing books or decision memos laying out the arguments on major decisions.”
After her nomination failed, President Joe Biden reportedly said he would put her in a position in his administration.
&#8220;I have the utmost respect for her record of accomplishment, her experience, and her counsel, and I look forward to having her serve in a role in my Administration. She will bring valuable perspective and insight to our work,&#8221;  Biden said in March.
The tension surrounding Tanden’s nomination mostly centered on her past tweets.
As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/breaking-biden-nomination-of-neera-tanden-to-be-omb-director-goes-down-in-flames">reported</a> in March, “President Joe Biden accepted a withdrawal letter from OMB Director nominee Neera Tanden late on Tuesday after Tanden faced bipartisan opposition due to snide remarks that she made online toward Senators.”
“I am writing to you to withdraw my nomination for Director of the Office of Management and Budget,” Tanden said. “It has been an honor of a lifetime to be considered for this role and for the faith placed in me. I appreciate how hard you and your team at the White House has worked to win my confirmation.” 
“Unfortunately, it now seems clear that there is no path forward to gain confirmation, and I do not want continued consideration of my nomination to be a distraction from your other priorities,” Tanden continued. “I am incredibly grateful for your leadership on behalf of the American people and for your agenda that will make such a transformative difference in people’s lives.” 
“Tanden was facing bipartisan opposition from senators due to past intemperate comments she made on her Twitter feed,” The Washington Post reported. “Sen. Joe Manchin III (D-W.Va.) announced last month that he would oppose her, meaning Tanden would need the support of at least one Republican to be confirmed in the evenly divided Senate.” 
<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/report-collins-unlikely-to-support-tanden-narrowing-path-for-biden-nominee">The Daily Wire</a> previously reported on Tanden’s response to criticism during her committee hearings.
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“I recognize that my language and my expressions on social media caused hurt to people, and I feel badly about that,” said Tanden. “I really regret it, and I recognize it’s really important for me to demonstrate that I can work with others, and I look forward to taking that burden, and I apologize to people on either the Left or Right who are hurt by what I’ve said.”
“Social media does lead to too many personal comments, and my approach will be radically different,” she added.
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Members of President Joe Biden’s team also <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-team-seeking-help-from-asian-american-groups-to-rescue-neera-tanden-nomination">reportedly</a> sought the help of Asian-American groups in a last-ditch effort to save Tanden, as the likelihood of her being confirmed by the Senate continued to shrink.
<a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2021/02/24/biden-asian-american-save-tanden-471558">Politico</a> reported that the groups were calling Senate offices, sending letters to them, and utilizing social media in order to advocate on behalf of Tanden. The groups were labeling opposition to Tanden as “structural racism” and “institutional racism.”
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On Friday, the Supreme Court declined to halt a Texas pro-life law but agreed to give two cases regarding challenges to the law expedited review, with oral argument set for Monday, November 1.
In the <a href="https://apps.npr.org/documents/document.html?id=21090565-scotus-on-united-states-v-">opinion and order</a>, the high court stated: 
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Consideration of the application (21A85) to vacate stay presented to Justice Alito and by him referred to the Court is deferred pending oral argument. 
In addition, the application is treated as a petition for a writ of certiorari before judgment, and the petition is granted limited to the following question: May the United States bring suit in federal court and obtain injunctive or declaratory relief against the State, state court judges, state court clerks, other state officials, or all private parties to prohibit S.B. 8 from being enforced.
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Justice Sonia Sotomayor concurred in part, but also dissented in part, writing an opinion about the court’s action. 
Sotomayor acknowledged, “[t]he Court is right to calendar this application for argument and to grant certiorari before judgment in both this case and Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson…in recognition of the public importance of the issues these cases raise. The promise of future adjudication offers cold comfort, however, for Texas women seeking abortion care, who are entitled to relief now.”
She added, “These women will suffer personal harm from delaying their medical care, and as their pregnancies progress, they may even be unable to obtain abortion care altogether. Because every day the Court fails to grant relief is devastating, both for individual women and for our constitutional system as a whole, I dissent from the Court’s refusal to stay administratively the Fifth Circuit’s order.”
As Politico previously <a href="https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/21/texas-supreme-court-abortion-ban-516505">reported</a>, &#8220;Texas on Thursday urged the Supreme Court to turn away a Biden administration effort to halt enforcement of the state&#8217;s six-week abortion ban but broached the possibility that justices could also opt to use the matter to more broadly consider decades-old precedents affirming abortion rights.&#8221;
As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/doj-officially-asks-supreme-court-to-block-texas-pro-life-law">reported</a> earlier this week, the Biden administration’s Justice Department officially asked the Supreme Court to weigh in on Texas’s pro-life law yet again and temporarily halt the law while legal actions continue.
As <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/18/us/politics/texas-abortion-law-supreme-court.html">reported</a> by The New York Times: 
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The court signaled that it may act quickly. Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr., who oversees the federal appeals court responsible for Texas, asked officials there to file their response to the Justice Department’s application by Thursday at noon. The court could rule in the following days.
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The Justice Department’s brief <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/21/21A85/196650/20211018120230336_US%20v.%20Texas%20application%20final.pdf">stated</a> that the law is “clearly unconstitutional.”
“Allowing S.B. 8 to remain in force would irreparably harm those interests and perpetuate the ongoing irreparable injury to the thousands of Texas women who are being denied their constitutional rights. Texas, in contrast, would suffer no cognizable injury from a preliminary injunction barring enforcement of a plainly unconstitutional law,” it went on. 
The brief also requested that the high court go around the appeals court and take it on as a case this year. 
Texas’ Heartbeat Act effectively outlaws abortion after the sixth week of pregnancy, when fetal cardiac activity can be detected. As The Daily Wire previously <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/supreme-court-rejects-abortion-providers-request-to-stay-texas-heartbeat-law">reported</a>, “The Texas law allows citizens to sue abortion providers and those who ‘aid and abet’ illegal procedures for a financial reward if the lawsuit is successful.” 
The Biden administration has attempted to block the law in the courts prior to this most recent effort. 
The Supreme Court previously refused to block the law and notably didn’t rule on the constitutionality of it when it did so. Rather, it made its decision based on specifics of the law’s enforcement mechanism.
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The White House collaborated with the National School Boards Association (NSBA) before the group sent its letter stating that the classification of actions carried out by some at school board meetings &#8220;could be the equivalent to a form of domestic terrorism and hate crimes,” and requesting federal intervention, per a new report.
Emails <a href="https://www.scribd.com/document/534214413/Email-Correspondence-NSBA-Letter-to-President-Biden-Redacted#download">obtained</a> through public records requests by Parents Defending Education and provided to <a href="https://freebeacon.com/campus/white-house-knew-about-letter-that-compared-parents-to-domestic-terrorists/">The Washington Free Beacon</a> have led to questions about the Biden administration’s involvement with the contents of the letter, and its motives for actions taken afterward.
While the original letter did acknowledge &#8220;recent discussions with White House and U.S. Department of Education staff on many critical issues facing public schools, including threats school officials are receiving,&#8221; the released emails revealed details showing the NSBA was in talks with the White House before the letter was released.
They also showed that the letter was sent without prior approval from the organization&#8217;s board.
On September 29, Chip Slaven, the CEO of the group, sent an email announcing the letter “was sent to President Biden concerning threats to public schools and school board members.”
He went on to write, “Additionally, in talks over the last several weeks with White House staff, they requested additional information on some of the specific threats, so the letter also details many of the incidents that have been occurring.”
In an email sent on October 2, after the letter was sent to Biden, Viola Garcia, the president of the organization, wrote, “NSBA has been engaged with the White House and the Department of Education on these and other issues related to the pandemic for several weeks now.”
On October 4, several days after the letter was sent to Biden, the Justice Department <a href="https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justice-department-addresses-violent-threats-against-school-officials-and-teachers">announced</a> that Attorney General Merrick Garland &#8220;directed the FBI and U.S. Attorneys’ Offices to meet in the next 30 days with federal, state, tribal, territorial and local law enforcement leaders to discuss strategies for addressing” the “disturbing trend” in an “increase in harassment, intimidation, and threats of violence against school board members, teachers and workers in our nation’s public schools.”
The announcement stated:
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The Justice Department will also create specialized training and guidance for local school boards and school administrators. This training will help school board members and other potential victims understand the type of behavior that constitutes threats, how to report threatening conduct to the appropriate law enforcement agencies, and how to capture and preserve evidence of threatening conduct to aid in the investigation and prosecution of these crimes.
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According to the Free Beacon, “Garland testified before the House Judiciary Committee on Thursday that he did not speak to the White House about his memo creating the school board task force. But he did say it is likely that White House and Justice Department officials discussed the association&#8217;s letter raising concerns about school board meetings.”
It appears, too, that not all members of the organization were happy about the decision to send the letter, although some seemed to agree with the general message.
The emails also included expressions of disapproval and the sentiment that many members would likely not have given their approval of the letter due to its language and “extreme” terms.
John W. Halkias, director of the Central Region for NSBA, wrote, “I have no doubt that this was done with the best of intentions,&#8221; but went on to say, &#8220;I agree with many of my colleagues that the Board of Directors should have been consulted before a letter like this was sent out publicly, and no less to the President of the United States and the National Press.”
“I also agree that the letter took a stance that went beyond what many of us would consider to be reasonable and used terms that were extreme, and asked for action by the Federal Government that many of us would not request,” he added.
“This letter has created a new and renewed firestorm,” he noted.
The Daily Wire has reached out to the National School Boards Association with a request for comment but did not receive a response in time for the publication of this article.
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NSBA Collaborated With White House Before Letter Describing Potential ‘Domestic Terrorism’ At School Board Meetings: Report

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Indiana officials are encouraging Chicago police officers to move one state to the east in light of the city’s recent vaccine mandates.
Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) told Fox News in a <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/sen-braun-welcomes-chicago-police-officers-fired-vaccine-mandate-indiana-you-deserve-respect">statement</a> this week, &#8220;Our police do the hardest job in the world, and they deserve respect — not losing their pay or being fired for refusing to comply with a ridiculous vaccine mandate.”
Braun is encouraging the &#8220;3,000 Chicago cops defying this government overreach&#8221; to go to his state of Indiana.
&#8220;Indiana’s police departments are hiring now and will welcome you with the respect you deserve,&#8221; Braun told the outlet.
&#8220;My office stands ready to help connect Chicago police officers to an Indiana police department that is hiring now and doesn’t have a vaccine mandate,&#8221; Braun said. &#8220;Welcome to Indiana!”
Steve Scheckel, chief of police in Munster, Indiana, made a similar statement in an interview with Fox, saying there is a &#8220;brighter future right over the border.”
Fox News reported: 
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“We&#8217;ve been seeing more and more Chicago police officers when we do an emergency hire, which is basically a lateral transfer. They already have the academy&#8221; Scheckel said, adding that he is &#8220;absolutely&#8221; open to the idea of working alongside those &#8220;looking for a better quality of life for their family&#8221; who may have been ousted from their jobs.
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&#8220;Here in northwest Indiana, in Munster, we have one of the top-rated school systems in the state,&#8221; Scheckel said.
&#8220;[Officers] can send their kids to public school. It&#8217;s a low-crime community. Even though we&#8217;re 30 minutes from Chicago, we&#8217;re rated one of the 10 safest cities in the state of Indiana. So, it&#8217;s really just a step across the state line to a better life for the officer.”
“From the governor on down, in Indiana, we support our law enforcement,&#8221; said Scheckel. &#8220;I think there&#8217;s a clear contrast between what&#8217;s going on in the city of Chicago right now and what&#8217;s happening in the state of Indiana.”
On Tuesday, Sergeant. Glen Fifield, per an official Twitter account for an Indiana state police district reiterated the support in a <a href="https://twitter.com/ISPLowell2/status/1450657263241269251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1450657263241269251%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https://www.fox32chicago.com/news/were-hiring-indiana-officials-recruit-chicago-cops-fed-up-with-vaccine-mandate">tweet</a>, writing, “Hey Chicago Police Officers, we’re hiring!  No vaccine mandate. Apply today […] Lower taxes, great schools, welcoming communities.”
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Hey Chicago Police Officers, we’re hiring! No vaccine mandate. Apply today at <a href="https://t.co/lTkLS6Jc9V">https://t.co/lTkLS6Jc9V</a> Lower taxes, great schools, welcoming communities. <a href="https://t.co/u6ggZoxbcU">pic.twitter.com/u6ggZoxbcU</a>
&mdash; Sgt. Glen Fifield (@ISPLowell2) <a href="https://twitter.com/ISPLowell2/status/1450657263241269251?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 20, 2021</a></blockquote>
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Fox News reported on additional police departments in the state that do not have a vaccine requirement, noting, that, “according to Braun&#8217;s team, [those] include Schererville Police Department and Merrillville Police Department, as well as the Lake County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.”
As <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/chicago-mayor-lightfoot-and-police-unions-sue-each-other-over-vaccine-mandate">reported</a> by The Daily Wire, the Democratic Mayor of Chicago Lori Lightfoot has been in a back-and-forth battle with Chicago police and its main union over the city’s vaccine mandate. The city and the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) have taken the matter to court in combatting lawsuits over the city’s vaccine mandate requirements. 
The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/police-officers-across-nation-fight-vaccine-mandates">reported</a>, “City employees in Chicago were required to report their vaccination status to the city on Friday, but more than 3,200 Chicago police officers were refusing to do so as of Monday, according to the police union. Chicago police officials warned last week that officers who refuse to comply with the vaccine mandate may face being disciplined or fired.” 
Last week, Chicago FOP President John Catanzara put out a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWPl--cAG7I&amp;t=7s">video</a> in which he <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/lori-lightfoot-accuses-fraternal-order-of-police-leader-of-trying-to-induce-an-insurrection-over-vaccine-mandate">said</a>, “Do not fill out the portal information. … I’ve made my status very clear as far as the vaccine, but I do not believe the city has the authority to mandate that to anybody — let alone that information about your medical history.” 
He continued, “I can guarantee you that no-pay status will not last more than 30 days. There’s no way they’re going to be able to sustain a police department workforce at 50% capacity or less for more than seven days without something budging.”  
On Monday, Lightfoot discussed the situation, saying, “What we’ve seen from the Fraternal Order Police, and particularly the leadership, is a lot of misinformation, a lot of half-truths, and frankly flat-out lies, in order to induce an insurrection.”
She added, “And we’re not having that. So we want to make it very, very clear that the law’s on our side. We feel very confident about it and what he said even after, what I heard that he said even after the lawsuit was filed and we notified them, is urging members of the department to ignore their chain of command.”
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Indiana Invites Chicago Cops To Move To State: ‘We’re Hiring’

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Chicago Police

Indiana

On Thursday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R-FL) announced his plans to call a special session of the legislature in order to address COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
As <a href="https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/state-politics/article255170202.html">reported</a> by the Miami Herald, “At a Thursday news conference in Clearwater, Gov. Ron DeSantis laid out a litany of legislative policy priorities that would undermine federal requirements that workers be vaccinated against the coronavirus.”
&#8220;We have got to stand up for people&#8217;s jobs and their livelihoods,&#8221; DeSantis <a href="https://www.wtxl.com/news/local-news/gov-desantis-calls-special-legislative-session-to-fight-vaccine-mandates">said</a>. &#8220;What we are going to be doing, in addition to mounting aggressive legal challenges to federal mandates, we are also going to be taking legislative action to add protections for people in the state of Florida.&#8221;
“That&#8217;s something that can not wait until the regular Legislative session next year; it needs to happen soon. So we will be calling the Legislature back for a special session. We want to make sure individuals in Florida have their livelihoods and jobs protected,” DeSantis added.
“Your right to earn a living should not be contingent upon COVID-19 shots,” he <a href="https://www.wftv.com/news/local/happening-this-morning-gov-desantis-make-announcement-clearwater/IQJGFUG4CRHSBMUOAZNXINM4VY/">said</a>.
He also <a href="https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/state/gov-desantis-calls-for-special-legislative-session-to-fight-vaccine-mandates">reportedly</a> noted how mandated vaccinations would especially harm the economy of the state.
The Tampa Bay Times <a href="https://www.tampabay.com/news/florida-politics/2021/10/21/desantis-plans-to-call-a-special-legislative-session-on-vaccine-mandates/">reported</a>: 
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Among the laws DeSantis wants to see passed:
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<li class="p1">A proposal making businesses liable for any medical harm that results from a mandatory vaccination</li>
<li class="p1">A measure allowing parents to collect attorney’s fees if they win a lawsuit against a school district for enacting illegal coronavirus restrictions</li>
<li class="p1">A law making it clear that it’s illegal for governments to mandate the vaccine for government employees</li>
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“I don’t think you can wait until next year,” the governor reportedly noted.
The Miami Herald added that the regularly scheduled legislative session begins on January 11th of next year. 
Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Chris Sprowls <a href="https://www.wptv.com/news/state/gov-ron-desantis-news-conference-at-pinellas-county-sheriffs-office">released</a> a memo, per West Palm Beach outlet WPTV, stating: 
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This morning Governor DeSantis announced that he plans to call the Legislature into a Special Session. At this time, we have not received the dates or details regarding any proposed call. We are in communication with the Governor’s Office and our partners in the Senate, and we will share details with you as they emerge. 
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Lawmakers have taken action to push back against vaccine requirements in several states. 
Last week, Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) issued “an <a href="https://gov.texas.gov/uploads/files/press/EO-GA-40_prohibiting_vaccine_mandates_legislative_action_IMAGE_10-11-2021.pdf">executive order</a> entirely banning vaccine mandates in the state by employers, including private employers,” per <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/abbott-completely-bans-vaccine-mandates-by-any-employer-in-texas">The Daily Wire</a>. 
He wrote: 
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No entity in Texas can compel receipt of a COVID-19 vaccine by any individual, including an employee or a consumer, who objects to such vaccination for any reason of personal conscience, based on a religious belief, or for medical reasons, including prior recovery from COVID-19. I hereby suspend all relevant statutes to the extent necessary to enforce this prohibition.
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He also noted that he had previously issued executive orders to bar “governmental entities and certain others from imposing COVID- 19 vaccine mandates or requiring vaccine passports,” but in “yet another instance of federal overreach, the Biden Administration is now bullying many private entities into imposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates, causing workplace disruptions.”
He concluded: “This executive order shall remain in effect and in full force unless it is modified, amended, rescinded, or superseded by the governor. This executive order may also be amended by proclamation of the governor.” 
“Abbott also called on the Texas state Legislature to pass a law with the same effect. The executive order would be rescinded upon the passage of such legislation, the governor’s office said,” <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/10/11/politics/texas-vaccine-mandate-greg-abbott/index.html">CNN</a> reported.
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DeSantis To Call Special Legislative Session To Address COVID-19 Vaccine Mandates

COVID-19 Vaccine

Ron DeSantis

Vaccine Mandate

On Wednesday, unions representing workers in New York City said they would bring legal action against the mayor’s new vaccine requirement. 
As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/de-blasio-announces-vaccine-mandate-for-nyc-city-workers">reported</a>, on Wednesday, Democratic Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio announced that all city workers will need to get vaccinated against COVID-19. 
In an announcement, the city laid out the plan, noting that “[a]ll City workers, excluding uniformed correction officers, [will be] required to have at least one dose by 5pm on October 29th,” including an incentive for employees to will receive $500 for getting their first dose at a city vaccination location through the end of next week. 
Unvaccinated workers will be put on unpaid leave until they provide evidence of their vaccination to their supervisor, per the announcement. The requirement will affect around 160,500 city employees, and the announcement added that 71% of the employees who will be under the mandate have already gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. 
At the end of the statement, the city added that it “will begin impact bargaining with affected unions immediately.”
Unions have started pushing back against the announcement about the mandate. 
“From the beginning of the de Blasio administration‘s haphazard vaccine rollout, we have fought to make the vaccine available to every member who chooses it, while also protecting their right to make that personal medical decision in consultation with their own doctor,” Pat Lynch, president of the Police Benevolent Association, <a href="https://www.nycpba.org/press-releases/2021/pba-statement-on-vaccine-mandate/">said</a> in a statement, “Now that the city has moved to unilaterally impose a mandate, we will proceed with legal action to protect our members’ rights.”
President of the Detectives’ Endowment Association, Paul DiGiacomo, also <a href="https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-police-new-york-new-york-city-9b0f72ad57fc9264794fcd45eb10dde2">said</a>, “Our union will fight just as hard as we did to ensure members could get the vaccine as we will to ensure they’re not mandated to do it. The rights of every detective are our top priority.”
As <a href="https://www.politico.com/states/new-york/city-hall/story/2021/10/20/de-blasio-announces-blanket-vaccination-mandate-for-all-city-workers-1391930">reported</a> by Politico, “Harry Nespoli, head of the Municipal Labor Committee — an umbrella organization of city worker unions — opposes a citywide vaccine mandate, saying workers came in and did their jobs at the peak of the pandemic, and that the weekly testing is a sufficient alternative. He’s meeting with lawyers Wednesday to file a suit against the de Blasio administration.”
“They’re going to negotiate how they’re going to implement this,” Nespoli said. “We’re going to exercise all our legal powers to not have a mandate and to continue it moving in the right direction with the testing.”
Lynch pushed back against vaccine mandate talks for officers in New York City earlier this month.
In a press release on October 6th, Lynch <a href="https://www.nycpba.org/press-releases/2021/pba-statement-on-nypd-vaccination-policies/">said</a>, “In the PBA’s view, the COVID-19 vaccine is a medical decision that members must make in consultation with their own healthcare providers. We have pushed to make the vaccine available to all members who seek it, and we will continue to protect the rights of members who are not vaccinated.”
&#8220;That position has not changed, and neither the city nor the NYPD has advised us of any changes to the current vaccination policy,” Lynch added at the time. 
On October 8, de Blasio had reportedly said, “We’re looking at all options,” regarding a vaccine mandate for police officers. 
According to The Associated Press, earlier this month, “under an executive order signed by the mayor last month, NYPD officers must either be vaccinated or show proof of a negative COVID-19 test each week.”
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Unions Push Back Against City Worker NYC Vaccine Mandate: ‘We Will Proceed With Legal Action’

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New York City

On Wednesday, Democratic Mayor of New York City Bill de Blasio announced that all city workers will need to get vaccinated against COVID-19. 
In an announcement, the city laid out the plan, noting that “[a]ll City workers, excluding uniformed correction officers, [will be] required to have at least one dose by 5pm on October 29th,” including an incentive for employees to will receive $500 for getting their first dose at a city vaccination location through the end of next week.
Unvaccinated workers will be put on unpaid leave until they provide evidence of their vaccination to their supervisor, per the announcement. The requirement will affect around 160,500 city employees, and the announcement added that 71% of the employees who will be under the mandate have already gotten at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. 
The announcement went on: 
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The new mandate is effective on November 1st to the entire municipal workforce, including all NYPD, FDNY, and DSNY employees. Civilian employees of the Department of Correction (DOC) and uniformed members assigned to healthcare settings are also immediately subject to the mandate. Other uniformed members at DOC will be subject to mandate effective December 1st, as the City works diligently to address the ongoing staffing situation at Rikers Island.
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“There is no greater privilege than serving the people of New York City, and that privilege comes with a responsibility to keep yourself and your community safe,” said Mayor de Blasio in the statement. “We have led the way against COVID-19 – from fighting for the right to vaccinate frontline workers, to providing nation-leading incentives, to creating the Key to NYC mandate. As we continue our recovery for all of us, city workers have been a daily inspiration. Now is the time for them to show their city the path out of this pandemic once and for all.”
At the end of the statement, the city added that it “will begin impact bargaining with affected unions immediately.”
Mayor de Blasio <a href="https://apnews.com/article/coronavirus-pandemic-health-police-new-york-new-york-city-9b0f72ad57fc9264794fcd45eb10dde2">discussed</a> the mandate in an interview on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe” after releasing the new mandate, according to The Associated Press. 
He said, “We’ve got to end the COVID-era. Our police officers, our EMTs, our firefighters, all our public employees — a lot of them come in very close contact with their fellow New Yorkers.”
“They need to be safe. Their families need to safe, but we also need to reassure all New Yorkers that if you’re working with a public employee, they’re vaccinated. Everyone’s going to be safe,” he added.
Police departments across the country have seen complications arise from vaccine requirements as officers and unions push back against mandates. 
As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/suburban-chicago-police-asked-to-chicago-in-case-of-police-walkout-over-vaccine-mandate">reported</a>, in light of a vaccine mandate for police officers in Chicago, “Illinois State Police and the Illinois Emergency Management Agency have instructed a number of police departments in the suburbs of Chicago to contribute officers in case of a shortage of police officers, according to a report from Chicago’s WGN9 TV.”
One of the departments has already said it will not provide assistance. 
&#8220;Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain told WGN he would not send his deputies to the city because of the political agendas of Mayor Lightfoot and Cook County State’s Attorney Kim Foxx.&#8221;
In Seattle, Washington, police officers were <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/seattle-police-fly-gadsden-flags-on-their-patrol-cars-as-they-fight-vaccine-mandate">seen</a> flying “Don’t Tread On Me” flags on their patrol cars in defiance of the vaccine mandate.
As The Daily Wire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/seattle-police-fly-gadsden-flags-on-their-patrol-cars-as-they-fight-vaccine-mandate">reported</a>:
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The deadline for Washington state employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 arrived on Monday, but some Seattle police officers now face being fired after they declined to get the shot.
In August, Gov. Jay Inslee announced at a press conference alongside Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan that state workers must get vaccinated in order to remain employed. Seattle implemented its own vaccine requirement for city employees.
The president of the Seattle Police Officers Guild (SPOG), which represents more than 1,300 Seattle officers, argued that officers should have the option to wear face masks or get tested regularly for COVID-19 without having their current assignments stripped.
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De Blasio Announces Vaccine Mandate For NYC City Workers

An In-N-Out fast-food restaurant in San Francisco, California, was recently temporarily closed for not enforcing the city’s vaccine mandate that requires patrons to provide evidence that they have been immunized against COVID-19.
As <a href="https://www.foxnews.com/politics/san-francisco-shuts-down-in-n-out-for-not-enforcing-jab-mandate-we-refuse-to-become-the-vaccination-police">reported</a> by Fox News: 
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The San Francisco Department of Public Health closed the Fisherman’s Wharf In-N-Out location on Oct. 14 after the popular burger joint did not check the vaccination status of customers, which violates an August mandate from the city requiring indoor diners to show proof of vaccination. 
In-N-Out, which operates 358 locations across the western United States, is owned by devout Christian Lynsi Snyder and is well known for including Bible verses at the bottom of soda and milkshake cups.
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The location is reportedly now open, but indoor dining is not available. 
As <a href="https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/san-francisco-temporarily-closes-in-n-out-burger-due-to-vaccine-defiance/">reported</a> by KRON-4, “In-N-Out said it properly posted signs of local vaccination requirements but refuses to strictly enforce them.”
”Our store properly and clearly posted signage to communicate local vaccination requirements,&#8221; In-N-Out Burger’s Chief Legal and Business Officer, Arnie Wensinger said in a statement to Fox News. &#8220;After closing our restaurant, local regulators informed us that our restaurant Associates must actively intervene by demanding proof of vaccination and photo identification from every Customer, then act as enforcement personnel by barring entry for any Customers without the proper documentation.” 
“‘We refuse to become the vaccination police for any government,&#8217; Wensinger declared, slamming the San Francisco Department of Health&#8217;s requirements as &#8216;unreasonable, invasive, and unsafe&#8217; and accusing the city of asking restaurants to &#8216;segregate Customers&#8217; based on vaccine documentation,&#8221; Fox News added.
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&#8220;We fiercely disagree with any government dictate that forces a private company to discriminate against customers who choose to patronize their business,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;This is clear governmental overreach and is intrusive, improper, and offensive.”
&#8220;In a statement to Fox News, the San Francisco Department of Health confirmed that the company was issued a notice of closure for the Fisherman&#8217;s Wharf location on Oct. 14 for &#8216;noncompliance with the Safer Return Together Health Order.&#8217; The department added that the company was warned multiple times before the closure notice was served,&#8221; the outlet noted.
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&#8220;Vaccines remain our best tool to fight this disease and come out of the pandemic,&#8221; the statement said. &#8220;Vaccination is particularly important in a public indoor setting where groups of people are gathering and removing their masks, factors that make it easier for the virus to spread. That is why San Francisco requires proof of vaccination for indoor dining. &#8221;
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The restrictive mandate went into effect earlier this year and has been updated.
A public health order for the city and county of San Francisco <a href="https://sfdph.org/dph/alerts/files/C19-07-Safer-Return-Together-Health-Order.pdf">states</a>:
<blockquote>Also, this Order includes proof of vaccination requirements for patrons to use certain indoor facilities, such as restaurants, bars, clubs, and gyms, as well as for people attending large and mega indoor events. This Order includes recommendations to reduce COVID-19 risk, but not requirements, for individuals, businesses, and government entities. </blockquote>
A section of the order dating back to August stated:
<blockquote>As soon as possible, but no later than August 20, 2021, Covered Businesses must require all patrons age 12 and older to show proof that they are Fully Vaccinated before entering any indoor portion of a facility, subject only to the exceptions below and any applicable requirements of federal, state, or local laws requiring accommodation.</blockquote>
It added:
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Dining establishments and bars that serve food may allow individuals wearing a Well-Fitted Mask to enter the indoor portion of the facility to order, pick up, or pay for food or drink “to go” without showing proof of Full Vaccination.
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