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Los Angeles County Supervisor Sheila Kuehlvisited an eatery in Santa Monica, Calif. , last week, just hours after she voted to ban outdoor dining at restaurants in the countydue to COVID-19 safety concerns, according to a report. Kuehl was seen dining outside at Il Forno Trattoria, an Italian restaurant near her house, Fox 11 Los Angeles reported. She had referred to outside dining as a most dangerous situation during an L. A. County Board of Supervisors meeting last Tuesday. This is a serious health emergency and we must take it seriously, Kuehl said. The servers are not protected from us, and theyre not protected from their other tables that theyre serving at that particular time, plus all the hours in which theyre working. GOV. GAVIN NEWSOM THREATENS DRASTIC NEW LOCKDOWN ORDERKuehls restaurant visit occurredbefore the outdoor dining ban took effect Wednesday evening, according to the station. Managers at the restaurant told Fox 11s Bill Meluginthey didnt want to get involved,” and aspokesperson for Kuehl provided the followingstatement. She did dine al fresco at Il Forno on the very last day it was permissible. She loves Il Forno, has been saddened to see it, like so many restaurants, suffer from a decline in revenue. She ate there, taking appropriate precautions, and sadly will not dine there again until our Public Health Orders permit,” the statement said. Kuehls office did not immediately respond to Fox Newslate-night requestforcommentKuehl, along with supervisors, Hilda Solis, and Mark Ridley-Thomas, voiced their support for the order,which passed by a 3-2 margin. Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Bargerand Supervisor Janice Hahn unsuccessfully presented a last-minute measure to overturn the decision. Barger spoke with FOX Business following the boards meeting on Tuesday evening, as some healthofficials admitted that there is no specific scientific evidence