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Gov. Newsom Signs Bill Requiring Hospitals To Stockpile 45 Days’ Worth of PPE

September 30, 2020 7:59 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill this week requiring all hospitals within California to stockpile 45 days’ worth of personal protective equipment (PPE) as a precaution against COVID-19 and other future disease outbreaks. New PPE stockpiles to be made for...

Governor Newsom Declares State Budget Emergency to Use Rainy Day Funds

June 26, 2020 2:05 amJune 25, 2020 8:13 pm

On Thursday, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state budget emergency to use emergency “rainy day” funds for the 2020-2021 budget and to help bridge the $54.3 billion deficit gap. The rainy day funds were opened up to help pay for...

Senator Who Killed 2011 PPE Stockpile, Authors New 90-day PPE Requirement

June 21, 2020 8:07 amJune 21, 2020 8:13 am

Last week, a bill that would create a 90-day supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) for all health care and essential workers in the state was reintroduced to the legislature. Ironically, the very Senator who had voted down the program...

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...

California Enters Phase 2 of Reopening

May 9, 2020 2:10 amMay 9, 2020 3:36 am

On Friday, California entered Phase 2 of its 4 Phase reopening plan, lifting some retail and manufacturing sector restrictions and allowing cities and counties who meet certain criteria to open up even more. Phase 2 reopening Retailers such as stores...

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...