Popular California coffee chain reverses controversial plan to remove Pride flags

NewsWorldAmericasPopular California coffee chain reverses controversial plan to remove Pride flags“I made a mistake, and I am sincerely sorry,” the company’s CEO saidGraig Graziosi in Washington, D.C. Saturday 18 April 2026 22:12 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960423","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/philz-coffee-california-pride-flag-b2960423.html","title":"Popular California coffee chain reverses controversial plan to remove Pride flags"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-9363","index":0}A Philz Coffee location in San Francisco. The California-based coffee shop announced it will reverse its policy to remove Pride flags from its cafes (Google Maps)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newslett...