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Gov. Newsom delivers State of the State address amid intensifying recall effort AP Share: Normal was never good enough. Normal accepts inequity, Newsom said. Newsom delivered the address from Dodger Stadium, timed to coincide with evening news broadcasts that showed him surrounded by 56,000 empty seats representing roughly all of the people in California who have died of COVID-19. It was a critical speech because Newsom faces a likely recall election later this year, fueled by widespread anger over his handling of the pandemic in the nation s most populated state. Even before the speech began, Republican challenger Kevin Faulconer criticized Newsom, saying the governor will say anything to save his political career. ....
California will set aside 10% of all first-round COVID-19 vaccine doses specifically for teachers, educators and childcare workers, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday. An initial list provided by the state showed 10 counties in the inland sections of central and Southern California chosen to be the first to make the transition to the Blue Shield system this week, although one county said Friday it would shift later. While the counties understand the goals, there s confusion about what changes will occur. Brynn Carrigan, Kern County s director of public health, said she was told that starting Sunday everyone must make appointments through the state s vaccine sign-up system, called My Turn. In neighboring Fresno County, a spokeswoman for St. Agnes Medical Center said it had no plans to switch its scheduling system. ....
Gov. Gavin Newsom is visiting Long Beach on Monday to highlight the city's leadership in administering COVID-19 vaccines to residents and to provide an update on the state's efforts to ramp up inoculations. ....
Gov. Gavin Newsom is visiting Long Beach on Monday to highlight the city's leadership in administering COVID-19 vaccines to residents and to provide an update on the state's efforts to ramp up inoculations. ....