[2006alum]

My admittedly non-expert view on this is is that if mandating masks also permits, at the margins, more opportunities to "go back to (new) normal," then this seems like a worthwhile trade-off. SF has mandated masks for entry to all public accommodations for the past week or two, and that seems like a no-brainer as we try to find ways to allow more businesses to reopen safely. Anyone who fears the encroachment of tyranny need only read back to 1918-19 flu pandemic to realize that the same conditions were (temporarily) imposed then, a fringe contingent of pseudo-libertarians loudly and vehemently objected then while the vast majority of people quietly complied, and eventually life went back to normal and masks became a curiosity of a distant past. 

So to put it more crudely, suit up, sack up, and let's get on with it!

[2006alum]

My admittedly non-expert view on this is is that if mandating masks also permits, at the margins, more opportunities to "go back to (new) normal," then this seems like a worthwhile trade-off. SF has mandated masks for entry to all public accommodations for the past week or two, and that seems like a no-brainer as we try to find ways to allow more businesses to reopen safely. Anyone who fears the encroachment of tyranny need only read back to 1918-19 flu pandemic to realize that the same conditions were (temporarily) imposed then, a fringe contingent of pseudo-libertarians loudly and vehemently objected then while the vast majority of people quietly complied, and eventually life went back to normal and masks became a curiosity of a distant past. 

So to put it more crudely, suit up, sack up, and let's get on with it!