California $1 billion protective mask spending

Gavin in China: Visits BYD Electric Car Maker – Company He Awarded $1.4B Mask Contracts

October 24, 2023 8:04 amOctober 25, 2023 7:00 am

Governor Newsom’s China trip itinerary includes stops in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Shanghai. While Newsom claims the trip is a “climate-focused tour” with visits to a wind farm and Tesla’s new Chinese gigafactory, critics au contraire – Newsom is ignoring...

Little Scrutiny Two Years After Gov. Newsom’s Odious $1B China BYD Mask Deal

May 4, 2022 12:21 pmMay 5, 2022 10:45 am

Two years after Gov. Gavin Newsom’s shady no-bid $1 billion N-95 mask deal with newly formed BYD Mask company, there are still many questions surrounding the deals. Gov. Gavin Newsom approved spending $1 Billion of taxpayers funds on masks from...

UNMASKED: Docs reveal Governor’s secret $1B China Deal

January 13, 2021 7:21 amJanuary 28, 2021 1:48 pm

In a Special report from Judicial Watch, a conservative legal watchdog group has announced that it received hundreds of pages of documents revealing the contract materials and communications related to a $1 billion contract for face masks between the California Office...

$1 Billion BYD Mask Deal Approved By Feds, To Be Shipped Soon

June 9, 2020 9:05 pm

On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom’s office confirmed that the $1 billion BYD mask deal that will bring a total of 150 million N95 masks to California finally won federal approval and will be shipped soon. The mask deal with the...

Exclusive: Gov. Newsom’s BYD Mask Deal Profitable for Insider Dealmakers

May 28, 2020 6:28 amMay 29, 2020 7:02 am

New details are emerging about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $1.4 Billion deal for masks with BYD, a Chinese electric bus maker that is now manufacturing N95 masks. However, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic the deal has soured, as the...

Public Records Request Reveals CA Sent Half-Billion$ to Newly Formed Mask Manufacturer

May 7, 2020 8:15 pmMay 8, 2020 8:49 am

California recently made a $1 billion purchase for millions of surgical face masks from a new and unvetted company. You may have heard about it. California Globe wrote on April 13, “There are many questions surrounding the government reaction to...

California Globe Files Public Records Request for Governor Newsom’s $1Billion Contract on Masks

April 23, 2020 3:00 pmApril 23, 2020 3:03 pm

California Globe just filed a California Public Records Request this week with Gov. Gavin Newsom for the contract the governor made with Chinese company BYD for 200 million surgical masks. The governor and his top officials have been asked by...