But they were saying that it was. Bakeries were exempt. So what is exempt? It said, okay. Governor Gavin Newsom told the Los Angeles Times Panera would not be exempt from the law. The spokesperson also did not claim the Bloomberg piece, which cited sources close to the matter, that Newsom pushed for an exemption that applies to businesses that bake bread and sell as a standalone. Sell it as a standalone item, calling the report absurd. So is it a fake story or.