“I encourage people to continue to wear them,” he added. “The rest of the time I wore it, as we all should,” he said, adding that he was “trying to be gracious and took the mask off for a brief second.” “He continues to encourage all Californians to do their part to get through the pandemic and this latest surge, including wearing a mask and getting vaccinated,” Mellon said.ĭuring a news conference in Los Angeles on Monday, Newsom similarly stated that he was “very judicious” at the game and that he removed his mask to take the photo, but kept it in his left hand. Garcetti spokesman Alex Comisar said the mayor wore a mask during the game “and removed it for a brief moment to take a few photos.”Įrin Mellon, communications director for Newsom, said the governor “acknowledged that he took off his mask for a few moments during Sunday’s game.”

“Masks can only be removed to actively eat or drink, after which they must be immediately put back on,” the stadium’s mask policy states.Ī representative for Breed did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Los Angeles County also requires all people attending large indoor and outdoor events to wear face masks, except when eating and drinking, as does SoFi Stadium. Earlier this month, state officials extended the mask mandate through Feb. The post was met with swift backlash from commenters noting that California’s universal mask mandate requires residents to wear face masks in all indoor public spaces and outdoor “mega-events” with 5,000 or more people, regardless of vaccine status. The group was attending the game that saw the Los Angeles Rams defeat the San Francisco 49ers and advance to the Super Bowl. “Hanging out at SoFi Stadium today!” former Laker Earvin “Magic” Johnson wrote in a tweet showcasing the maskless celebs, who included San Francisco Mayor London Breed and actor Rob Lowe, among others.

Gavin Newsom, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and other California leaders are facing criticism after they were photographed Sunday without face masks at the NFC Championship game at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium.

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