This is literally true and yet downvoted. You do realize Y Combinator is in California, where this is literally true....

i think it was probably downvoted because it makes reference to an unrelated and broader national political battle.

but since we're here, i'll note that i suspect that there was great alignment between ca's executive leadership and recommendations from ca's public health authorities. bringing up public health officer power in california would be relevant, if say, ca public health officers were overriding the ca governor's office.

they were not, they were working together.