And you were thinking about the future of American Cities, you would have seen potentially a very bleak future. That was the time when particularly our urban cores, new york city and los angeles, were in the middle of a bona fide crisis. You had seen years of deindustrialization ravaged the working class of the city and an enormous middleclass flight to other regions entirely. That was very hard on the Fiscal Foundation of the cities and the civic life of those cities. You saw the tremendous renaissance over the subsequent decades. That renaissance was not even. You did not see it in every single American City but you did see it in a handful of cities that had a renaissance in governance. The Manhattan Institute was deeply involved in an urban renaissance but one thing we have been arguing for some years is that, wait a second, everyone. We are in a period of relative health. Many majoromeback of American Cities but lets not take this for granted. Lets look at some of those frailties a
And you were thinking about the future of American Cities, you would have seen potentially a very bleak future. That was the time when particularly our urban cores, new york city and los angeles, were in the middle of a bona fide crisis. You had seen years of deindustrialization ravaged the working class of the city and an enormous middleclass flight to other regions entirely. That was very hard on the Fiscal Foundation of the cities and the civic life of those cities. You saw the tremendous renaissance over the subsequent decades. That renaissance was not even. You did not see it in every single American City but you did see it in a handful of cities that had a renaissance in governance. The Manhattan Institute was deeply involved in an urban renaissance but one thing we have been arguing for some years is that, wait a second, everyone. We are in a period of relative health. You see a comeback of many major American Cities but lets not take this for granted. Lets look at some of those
Up. I dont begrudge the governor for keeping california same. And the reason for all of this is this. Earlier this week the governor called out beach goers in orange and ventura counting calling them an example of what not to do if the state wants to continue its progress of fighting the virus. His decision is drawing fire from governments up and down the state that want to see us letting up on restrictions and not adding new ones. We will hear from them later but lets hear from the governor. Here he is. To the stay at home order. We have been working with our local partners throughout the state of california, local Health Directors, local elected officials but also local sector leaders. What i mean by that is we start to consider these changes over the next few weeks as it relates to expanding the definition of essential, beginning to expand the opportunities for more retail in the state of california, more manufacturing of nonessential goods, consider the opportunity to open up space
Right now, we are waiting for governor newsome to give his daily does every day at noon. He is expected to announce he is going to shut down beaches and parks. Governor newsome speaking to reporters. Lets get you live to sacramento. The state of california breaking down a deeper understanding of the six under caters in our decisionmaking as it relates to making meaningful adjustments and modifications to the stayat home order. Aim working with local partners, Health Directors, and elected officials but also local sector leaders. What i mean by that is way begin to consider as it relates to expanding the definition of essential,. We consider the opportunity to open up spaces all across the state that have otherwise been closed. We are breaking conversations down working with our economic ander recovery advisers and working sector by sector to understand the unique challenges and characteristics characteristics. We have wonderful conversations with elected officials and representatives,
The states largest power supplier, pg e, has been forced to shut off electricity to customers because of a forecast of high winds and bonedry heat expected to put pressure on its aging and faulty infrastructure. It is a desperate attempt to avoid what happened last november when sparks from power lines ignited the fire that ripped through the town of paradise, killing 86. This is ridiculous. Reporter Ron Blasingame lost his power at 2 00 this morning. He could be in the dark for days. Theyre a public utility. How do they pass their mistakes on to us . Reporter up to 34 california counties are experiencing a rolling blackout that began at midnight and will continue throughout the day and evening. By 6 00 p. M. , as many as 800,000 people will be off the grid. Dermot coll is keeping his bar open for a few more hours with a generator. He is anticipating losing a lot of money. Im going to throw a number at it and tell you 30,000. Reporter Stanford Energy expert michael wara estimates turni