Francesca Hong: “We knew that we were going to be the first ones to close and…”

“And then in 2020, when Covid hit, I think that's when I started mouthing off more on Twitter and recognizing that there was a failure in leadership in the legislature and organized with other restaurant owners because We knew that we were going to be the first ones to close and the last ones to open [during COVID-19]. And I was most concerned about the safety of my staff and my community. So service industry folks, like, we're about making it work and getting shit done.” (06:13–06:34)

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