San Ramon In-N-Out Fined For Flouting County COVID-19 Rules

San Ramon CA

27 October, 2021

3:53 PM

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SAN RAMON, CA — County health officers fined the San Ramon In-N-Out Burger restaurant for failing to enforce COVID-19 safety regulations. A $250 fine was issued to the fast food restaurant at 2270 San Ramon Valley Blvd. on Monday, according to Contra Costa Health Services. Since Sept. 22, Contra Costa Health Services has required restaurant patrons who are at least 12 years old to show proof of full vaccination or a recent negative COVID-19 test result to enter an indoor area. "In Contra Costa County, the primary goal of health order enforcement is to educate businesses and residents about how to keep themselves and the community safe from COVID-19," health services spokesperson Will Harper said in an email. The San Ramon location is not the only Bay Area In-N-Out under scrutiny by county health officials. In-N-Out locations in San Francisco and Pleasant Hill were shut down in recent days, and another in Pinole was fined. "We refuse to become the vaccination police for any government," In-N-Out executive Arnie Wensinger said in a statement emailed to Patch last week, following the closure of the San Francisco restaurant. Wensinger, In-N-Out's chief legal and business officer, said it would be unsafe and invasive for employees to enforce such restrictions. "We fiercely disagree with any government dictate that forces a private company to discriminate against customers who choose to patronize their business," Wensinger said. "This is clear governmental overreach and is intrusive, improper, and offensive." Health inspection records indicate the San Ramon In-N-Out restaurant is otherwise in good standing with county health officers. Two minor violations were recorded during the restaurant's most recent inspection Oct. 5.