The Girl & the Fig reopens after weeklong closure over Black Lives Matter mask controversy
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About a week after the Girl & the Fig closed amid backlash over a former employee’s Black Lives Matter mask, the Sonoma restaurant is back open for takeout and outdoor dining.Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Kimi Stout wearing her Black Lives Matter face mask says she felt pressured to quit her job at The Girl & The Fig. About a week after the Girl & the Fig closed amid backlash over the former employee’s Black Lives Matter mask, the Sonoma restaurant is back open for takeout and outdoor dining.Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The ChronicleShow MoreShow Less
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Farewell to Napa s annual wine auction, the raucous charity bacchanal that s ended after 40 years
Farewell to Napa s annual wine auction, the raucous charity bacchanal that s ended after 40 years
The end of an era for an outrageous Wine Country tradition, in this week s Drinking with Esther newsletter
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Mitch Soekland and Mary Miner celebrate after winning Lot 10 for $55 thousand during Auction Napa Valley 2012 held at Meadowood resort in St. Helena, California. June 2, 2012.Erik Castro / Special To The Chronicle 2012
Like most events, Napa Valley’s most extravagant annual party has been canceled this year and it may never return. Auction Napa Valley, which began as a modest charity wine auction in 1981 and grew into a frenzied display of the valley’s wealth and status, is contemplating its future.
Letters to the Editor: Trump s acquittal is a public disgrace
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President Donald Trump speaks to his supporters the day they stormed the Capitol.Yuri Gripas / Abaca Press
Regarding “ ‘Tragic and sad’: Bay Area lawmakers react to Trump’s acquittal” (SFChronicle.com, Feb. 13): The impeachment acquittal of former President Donald Trump was a public disgrace that emboldens his hotheaded supporters, and strips the GOP of any right to speak of values and ethics for the duration of its time in public service.
The trial also flaunts the blatant racism currently present in Congress. If Trump had been in any minority, he would have been convicted unequivocally. Because he is white and waters the seeds of bigotry, he was exonerated and dealt another shot to wreak havoc and destroy our democracy four years from now. As an American, it is impossible to stand proud when our own government kneels before a malicious defector.