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California Roars Back: Governor Newsom Announces Historic $12 Billion Package to Confront the Homelessness Crisis
Governor Newsom’s $100 billion California Comeback Plan proposes largest increase for homeless housing in California history, creating over 46,000 new units and helping hundreds of thousands of homeless Californians Investments for new programs to clean California’s...
Governor Newsom Announces $5.1 Billion Package for Water Infrastructure and Drought Response as Part of $100 Billion California Comeback Plan
Package includes billions for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, with a focus on small and disadvantaged communities Part of the Governor’s $100 billion California Comeback Plan, a comprehensive recovery plan to tackle five of the state’s most persistent...
Governor Newsom Expands Drought Emergency to Klamath River, Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and Tulare Lake Watershed Counties
41 counties now under drought state of emergency to protect communities and the environment, representing 30 percent of the state’s population SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today significantly expanded his April 21 drought emergency proclamation to include...
California Roars Back: Governor Newsom Announces Largest State Tax Rebate in American History
Two-thirds of Californians set to benefit from Golden State Stimulus checks amounting to nearly $12 billion in total – the largest state tax rebate in American history Billions in funding for rental relief and water and utility assistance Part of the Governor’s $100...
Governor Newsom Announces Appointments to First-in-the-Nation Task Force to Study Reparations for African Americans
After signing landmark legislation last year to advance racial justice, the Governor has appointed five individuals with a range of expertise and diverse backgrounds to serve on the state’s task force on reparations SACRAMENTO – As the country continues to confront a...
Governor Newsom Issues Proclamation Declaring Small Business Month 2021
SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring May 2021, as “Small Business Month” in the State of California. Last week, Governor Newsom signed legislation providing small businesses hit hardest by the pandemic a $6.2 billion tax cut over...