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When a small group of anti-lockdown protesters gathered in front of Mayor London Breed\u2019s house <\/a>Dec. 13, they said San Francisco\u2019s shelter-in-place measures were too strict and mask mandates had gone too far.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Demonstrators, many of whom did not wear masks, carried signs that likened the recent shelter-in-place order to \u201cvoodoo science\u201d and chanted slogans like, \u201cOpen S.F. now!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur group is strongly opposed to masking children at any time,\u201d protest organizer Daniel Kotzin said. \u201cWe are opposed to anyone wearing masks outside. We\u2019re also against masks for anyone while they are exercising.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some protesters carried signs with the website of a group called We Have Rights, a right-wing, Southern California non-profit <\/a>with ties to anti-vaxxer groups<\/a> responsible for multiple anti-lockdown protests across the state last summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kotzin and fellow organizer Jennifer Raub denied association with We Have Rights and claimed not to be anti-vaxxers, though Kotzin said he does not plan to vaccinate his children against coronavirus and probably won\u2019t get it himself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kotzin, Raub, and other protesters made many claims about coronavirus and public health guidelines. The Examiner fact-checked several of them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read the full story here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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