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The Girl and The Fig restaurant in Sonoma is currently closed and there is no information when they'll be back open.
All this after former waitress Kimi Stout left when she was told she wouldn't be allowed to wear a Black Lives Matter mask at work.
"I would have absolutely abided by the mask rules if they had a sign up that said Black Lives Matter,” said Stout.
The restaurant owner on Facebook referring to the incident and Stout's situation saying:
"We did not fire her, we did not force her out, she made her decision to quit. Because she did not want to follow the rules."
A BLM rally is now scheduled for Valentine's Day outside of the restaurant, and the owner says they have received threats of violence and are currently closed.
Yelp has disabled reviews due to hateful comments.
Monday night, many neighbors were in full support of the restaurant.
"Most places, at a winery, at a restaurant, at a hotel, at the airport, you have a uniform. You have certain things that you have to wear to be part of that organization,” said neighbor Katharina Baskin.
"If they were to choose one side or the other, they're going to alienate some segment of the customer base,” said Aaron Mills, owner of the Sunflower Café.
But stout says it's not political, it's a social movement for racial equality.
"As a brown, queer fem person standing up for the marginalized, I know how it feels to walk around downtown Sonoma when you have darker skin than others and getting those sideway stairs,” said Stout.
At this point, it's unclear how big Sunday’s protest is expected to be.
The Girl and The Fig restaurant in Sonoma is currently closed and there is no information when they'll be back open.
All this after former waitress Kimi Stout left when she was told she wouldn't be allowed to wear a Black Lives Matter mask at work.
"I would have absolutely abided by the mask rules if they had a sign up that said Black Lives Matter,” said Stout.
The restaurant owner on Facebook referring to the incident and Stout's situation saying:
"We did not fire her, we did not force her out, she made her decision to quit. Because she did not want to follow the rules."
A BLM rally is now scheduled for Valentine's Day outside of the restaurant, and the owner says they have received threats of violence and are currently closed.
Yelp has disabled reviews due to hateful comments.
Monday night, many neighbors were in full support of the restaurant.
"Most places, at a winery, at a restaurant, at a hotel, at the airport, you have a uniform. You have certain things that you have to wear to be part of that organization,” said neighbor Katharina Baskin.
"If they were to choose one side or the other, they're going to alienate some segment of the customer base,” said Aaron Mills, owner of the Sunflower Café.
But stout says it's not political, it's a social movement for racial equality.
"As a brown, queer fem person standing up for the marginalized, I know how it feels to walk around downtown Sonoma when you have darker skin than others and getting those sideway stairs,” said Stout.
At this point, it's unclear how big Sunday’s protest is expected to be.
