FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
As coronavirus surges, Gov. Gavin Newsom explains why Pasadena’s Rose Bowl game has to hit the road [Daily News, Los Angeles]
Dec. 22—Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday lamented the lack of a Rose Bowl game in Pasadena come Jan. 1, but insisted the surging coronavirus has left no wiggle room for public health leaders to allow an exemption to players’ guests to sit in the stands.
“Look, when you’re in Southern California, you’re at 0% ICU capacity, we can’t make exceptions,” Newsom said Monday during his afternoon briefing. “We have to be stringent in terms of our rules and our regulations. We have to do everything in our power to mitigate spread and to mitigate mixing. What they asked for was contrary to that determination and to our medium- and long-term goals.”