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THE BUZZ: The siege of Congress continued to ripple through California politics on Monday, with the House gearing up for impeachment and Sacramento taking sides.
In D.C., Speaker Nancy Pelosi pressed ahead with a removal push that she said channeled the will of her members.
Newsom to lawmakers: Spend this money, ASAP + Impeachment, again + Biden nabs another Californian
Sacramento Bee 1/11/2021 Lara Korte, The Sacramento Bee
Jan. 11 Happy Monday, let s get the ball rolling.
RUSH TO SPEND
CALIFORNIA legislators return to the Capitol today after a delayed start due to COVID-19 and they already have a lot on their plate.
Specifically, a $227 billion budget proposal.
The plan from Gov. Gavin Newsom is loaded with new spending thanks to an unexpected surplus. In fact, the state has so much cash, it might have to send some back to taxpayers under a 1979 law that aims to restricts government spending.
Jan. 6 Coronavirus spread remains rampant in California, where tight business and activity restrictions remain in place broadly for a surge that has now lasted more than two months. Statewide, nearly 22,000 confirmed COVID-19 patients were in hospital beds, including 4,636 in intensive care units, as of a Wednesday update from the California Department of Public Health. The crisis remains the .
Coronavirus updates: Newsom to talk with Dr. Fauci about California s COVID situation
Sacramento Bee 12/30/2020 Michael McGough, The Sacramento Bee
Dec. 30 Health officials remain exceptionally concerned about the coming weeks of the coronavirus pandemic, with infections already soaring in California and the state bracing for a crush of hospitalizations following the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Gov. Gavin Newsom in a Wednesday morning news release proposed spending $2 billion to help safely open school campuses from pandemic shutdowns, with early emphasis on transitional kindergarten through sixth-grade students.
Newsom later will join Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation s leading infectious disease expert, for a virtual conversation this afternoon.
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THE BUZZ
GARCETTI A NO-GO: He was there for Joe Biden’s presidential bid from the start, but
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Thursday put an end to longstanding speculation about his future, saying he’s staying in town and won’t be taking a post in the Biden Administration after all.