Gavin Newsom
BehavioralSeverityHigh
8/10
ThenNovember 2, 2020
“Newsom issued strict COVID-19 guidelines banning indoor and outdoor gatherings of more than a dozen people and requiring masks at all times when near others outside the household.”
As governor, Newsom imposed some of the strictest COVID-19 restrictions in the nation
https://www.cnn.com/2020/11/18/politics/gavin-newsom-french-laundry-california-governor/index.htmlNowNovember 6, 2020
“Newsom was photographed dining at the French Laundry restaurant at a lobbyist's birthday party with a dozen guests, closely packed and without masks, violating his own COVID protocols.”
Photos showed Newsom violating multiple aspects of his own COVID restrictions at an upscale Napa Valley restaurant
https://www.foxla.com/news/fox-11-obtains-exclusive-photos-of-gov-newsom-at-french-restaurant-allegedly-not-following-covid-19-protocolsAnalysis
Imposed strict COVID rules on millions of Californians while personally violating those same rules at an elite dinner party, demonstrating a 'rules for thee, not for me' attitude
Detected: 3/26/2026ID: behavioral_018