http://www.nbc12.com/story/37404888...s-boycotting-restaurants-that-oppose-tax-hike
Looks like the Mayor's appointee abruptly resigned from her unpaid position. I bet that was a hard decision to make when the feces hit the windmill.
It's in the video, but I did not see it mentioned in the printed material.
I guess I don't see the tip on the tax of a few pennies being enough to get worked up over. Fortunately, we are financially secure and can eat out when and if we want. I understand that is not everyone. I remember a group of young kids with a leader, Boy Scouts or similar, at a Pizza Hut. The Leader made a big production of calculating the tax to the point of pulling out a calculator and figuring it down to the penny, Then it was a matter of coming up with $8.61, where I would have been inclined to just leave $9.00 or $10. (I was about ready to hand the guy a !0 spot) Maybe he was demonstrating a math problem, or just the tipping principle! I don't know or really care, but this was quite a few years ago, and it struck me enough that I still remember it. I guess we will not be dining in Richmond any time in the near future, but wasn't planning to before I read the story either.
On the other end of the spectrum, our daughter and three friends ate out a pre prom dinner at a FANCY restaurant. They said Grace before their meal. Somebody noticed, paid their entire bill and tip, along with dessert, which they were not planning to have. DQ later. Never found out who it was.