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I don't disagree but I think the larger point here is Government is painfully ineffective at meddling. So much so that they end up making the problem they were trying to prevent worse.

I mean, this was a pretty obvious work around for McDonalds. If the SF City Council was serious about this they should have seen it coming from a mile away.

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Could it be that MacDo just called the SF city council's bluff? I'm not sure this is evidence that the city council sucks at intervening: the council did something straightforward to communicate their intent. The company brazenly thumbed its nose, so they must believe the council to be utterly weak-willed or powerless.

If the city council is not bluffing, they'll push for more restrictive laws. And in another time and place, perhaps health, safety, and zoning commissions would come knocking.

Hopefully an equally (it not more) stupid follow up by the city council would be shot down when coming to a vote. Perhaps McDonald's is banking that lightning won't strike twice?

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