I just got off a Skype call with family, planning Thanksgiving dinner with a big crowd out of state. There will be almost two dozen people from five different households across three different states. There will be boys vs. girls charades, indoor dining, and shared serving containers and utensils. In a home near chilly Seattle and entirely indoors.
But no one can criticize us, because we can just claim that it's
not Thanksgiving in defiance of California mandates on travel restrictions, self-quarantine, three-households and two-hours max in outdoor spaces only, and single-serve containers. Instead we will claim we are simply at the lavishly expensive and ultra exclusive
French Laundry restaurant in Napa for a political lobbyist's birthday party.
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom attended a birthday party for a political adviser last week that included people from several households, the type of gathering his administration has discouraged during the coronavirus pandemic.
The dinner the night of Nov. 6 at the famed French Laundry in Yountville in Napa County brought together at least 12 people to celebrate the 50th birthday of Jason Kinney, a longtime friend and adviser to Newsom who is also a partner at the lobbying firm Axiom Advisors. In addition to the governor, his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, was in attendance.
Gov. Gavin Newsom attended a birthday party for one of his political advisers at The French Laundry last week that included people from several households, the type of gathering his administration has discouraged for Californians during the coronavirus pandemic.
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