By Tom Tapp
14.04.2020 - 23:26 / variety.com
By Gene Maddaus
Senior Media Writer
California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday that mass gatherings are not likely to be allowed for many months, as he outlined preconditions for a slow reopening of the state’s economy.
Newsom was asked in a press conference about how he envisions the summer months, and traditional holiday celebrations like July Fourth and Memorial Day.
“The prospect of mass gatherings is negligible at best until we get to herd immunity and we get to a vaccine,” Newsom said.
California Governor Gavin Newsom issued an order to close beaches after Californians were ignoring social distancing protocols and crowding beaches despite the state’s stay-at-home order.
By Bruce Haring
Gov. Gavin Newsom will order all beaches and state parks closed Friday after tens of thousands of people flocked to the seashore last weekend during a heat wave despite his stay-at-home order, according to a memo sent Wednesday evening to police chiefs around the state.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday offered some more clarity on how his state is planning to reopen its nonessential businesses, noting especially that movie theaters fall into a category that will likely take "months" to reopen.
By Anthony D'Alessandro
By Gene Maddaus
California Gov. Gavin Newsom saw the images that circulated widely over the weekend showing off massive crowds at Southern California beaches, and he slammed those in defiance as showing what "not to do" amid statewide stay-at-home orders.
While the statewide ‘stay-at-home’ and social physical distancing measures appear to slightly flatten the curve in California as related to the number of COVID-19 related deaths and positive test results of people infected, Governor Gavin Newsom warned state’s residents to maintain their efforts.
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced during his daily COVID-19 press conference Thursday, that he had signed an executive order that severely limits debt collectors the ability to garnish stimulus checks. However, the he said that his order does not apply to those who owe child support or alimony. The Governor also noted that that 21 out of the state’s 24 largest loan servicers will offer a 90-day forbearance on student loan debt, which will impact over 1.1 million Californians.
Essential surgeries that were postponed due to the coronavirus outbreak can again be rescheduled, California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday.
California Governor Gavin Newsom has joined forces with Arnold Schwarzenegger and other Hollywood hotshots for a new coronavirus task force.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom made a Friday appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, during which he spoke about his swift reaction to the novel coronavirus pandemic.
By Elaine Low
The San Diego Comic-Con has been cancelled due to the coronavirus outbreak.
"Large-scale events that bring in hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands of strangers... [are] not in the cards"
In a stepped-up effort focused on getting relief dollars & unemployment assistance in the hands of those who need it as quickly as possible, California is preparing to fast track unemployment benefits, with an eye to expanding efforts to expedite benefits to independent contractors.