Tag: Gavin Newsom
California’s Economy Will Not Reopen Soon Gov Newsom Says
On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom confirmed that the state currently has no plans to reopen the state or end stay-at-home restrictions as the COVID-19 coronavirus continues to spread in California. Stay-at-home restrictions to stay in place for the time being...
Assembly Budget Committee Praises and Questions Governor Newsom’s Coronavirus Decisions
On Monday, the Assembly Budget Committee conducted an oversight hearing on Governor Gavin Newsom’s COVID-19 coronavirus plan, as well as Newsom’s emergency powers and the $7 billion he has spent on measures so far. Praise and frustration against the Governor...
Nearly 16,000 Hotel Rooms Secured For Homeless, Surpassing Goal for ‘Project Roomkey’
On Saturday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that Project Roomkey, the statewide effort to secure hotel rooms to be used by the homeless temporarily to keep COVID-19 coronavirus social distancing standards, had surpassed it’s goal of 15,000 hotel rooms across the...
Senate Hearing Reveals California to Spend Estimated $7 billion on COVID-19 Crisis
Thursday the State Senate held their first virtual oversight hearing of the more than $2 billion in coronavirus spending Gov. Gavin Newsom has already committed. Lawmakers questioned Department of Finance officials, and in particular, the $1 Billion contract with Chinese-owned...
CNN, California Falsely Claim that 1,255 Elon Musk Provided Ventilators Never Reached Hospitals
Tesla Founder and CEO Elon Musk was accused of not delivering promised ventilators to hospitals across California by CNN and state officials Thursday, prompting Musk to provide clear evidence that hospitals received them over a week ago. Musk’s ventilator donation...
California to Give Special Stimulus Money to Illegal Immigrants
On Wednesday, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that undocumented immigrants who currently live in California will be eligible to receive a special stimulus payment. $500 and $1,000 payments to undocumented immigrants Undocumented immigrants have not been eligible for most types of...