Distillations: Mask Off, Mask On, Sycamore Soldiers On

San Francisco CA

26 February, 2022

2:19 PM

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By Benjamin Wachs, Mission Local February 24, 2022 It was beer week, and so the Sycamore had a whole different menu to choose from. In the middle of the afternoon there were only two other people here besides me and the bartender, so he was able to give me plenty of personalized attention – maybe an uncomfortable amount – as I read up on my new choices. He also explained to me what was, at least that week, the bar's new masking policy. "I need to see your vaccine card and your ID. After that, wearing a mask is optional." He had to go over it with everyone who came in, over and over again, to the point where I felt bad for him. This is probably happening in bars all over the city now. Freedom sometimes leads to confusion. To read the full article, click here. Mission Local covers San Francisco from the vantage point of the Mission, a neighborhood with all of the promise and problems of a major city. You can support Mission Local here.