Health officials in some northern Californian counties have urged a return to indoor mask wearing, as COVID-19 cases doubled across the state from late July through late August.
Dr. Aimee Sisson, the health officer in Yolo County near Sacramento, has recommended that residents of West Sacramento ages 2 and up wear masks when around others in indoor public spaces. The San Francisco Department of Public Health has similarly encouraged residents to wear masks in crowded indoor areas, and stay home if they are feeling sick.
The advice comes more than five years after the start of stay-at-home orders, and more than four years after citizens were promised a return to normal following the release of the COVID-19 vaccines.
San Francisco, in particular, saw a stunning 99% compliance rate with outdoor masking requirements during 2020 and 2021. A sizable minority of residents followed Dr. Anthony Fauci’s suggestion to double-mask, and drivers will occasionally be spotted wearing a mask alone in their car to this very day. While most of the city has moved on, a not-insignificant number of residents have indicated that they never intend to stop masking.
At the same time, California Democratic politicians are attempting to ban law enforcement from using masks to protect their identities. State Senator Scott Wiener, an outspoken proponent of LGBT propaganda on children, has introduced legislation known as the “No Secret Police Act.” If passed into law, this would prohibit ICE and other law enforcement officials from wearing masks while on the job.
Retired sheriff’s deputy Bruce Thomas criticized the bill, noting that, “With the advent of social media, there are certain bad actor groups that will target law enforcement and even public officials to identify them online and threaten their loved ones.” This is par for the course for the Democratic Party, particularly in the last decade, as they have attempted to defeat their opponents via targeted harassment campaigns over social media. At least we have now found the one circumstance in which the Democratic Party has a problem with masks: when they can be used to protect law enforcement.