SF Mayor's Dinner at Fancy Restaurant May Erode Constituents' Trust in Public-Health Policy, Professor McDaniel Says

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE -- Jason McDaniel, an associate professor of Political Science at San Francisco State University, said Breed’s poorly considered dinner comes at a particularly bad time as she is likely to place more restrictions on residents and businesses this week to curb an alarming spike in coronavirus cases. Successfully driving down case rates requires residents to trust her decisions, he said.

“Any increase in cynicism about our political leaders right now can potentially be costly,” he said. “Our elected leaders should hold themselves to a higher standard. The mayor and the governor before her failed to meet that higher standard.”