This week’s conversation with Access Humboldt starts with the flak Humboldt restaurant staff are taking from patrons who don’t want to wear masks. On top of the stresses of increased protocols during the pandemic and exposure to scores of local and visiting customers, it’s a lot. And while opening bars is a concern, Humboldt’s public […]
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Restaurant Mask Drama
Manuel Martinez was only 20 minutes into his shift bussing tables at Golden Harvest last weekend when he spotted a customer walking in without a mask. When Martinez asked if he had one, the man turned hostile. “He said, ‘Fuck you guys,” and just turned around and left,” says Martinez. In 16 years of restaurant work […]