By Victoria Taft
Governor Gavin Newsom held his weekday presser on Monday to bring all listeners up to speed on how we’re beating the Wuhan virus. It was more notable for what Newsom wasn’t asked than what he was.
- Not one reporter asked California Governor Gavin Newsom at his coronavirus hearing on Monday why he sent state troopers dressed in riot gear to arrest 33 peaceful protestors on the front steps of the state capitol building in Sacramento.
- Not one reporter asked Newsom what he would say to the thousands of protesters over the weekend who demanded he re-open the state to business.
- Not one reporter asked Newsom how he would use his new “army” of 20,000 contact tracers to track down COVID-19 cases and force people into quarantine if needed.
- Not one reporter asked Newsom why he isn’t reopening the state since we’ve flattened the curve.
California was beset by pockets of protest throughout the state on Friday and over the weekend.
Thousands of people from San Diego through Orange County and all the way up to Sacramento protested Newsom’s draconian lockdown on Californians due to the coronavirus.
Hoping to hear from state leaders about this- streets around the Capitol are closed. Law Enforcement tells me this is a balance between the right to protest and public health and safety @CBSSacramento pic.twitter.com/dYQVwajyrt
— Marissa Perlman (@MPerlmanNews) May 1, 2020
California is huge. It has all five diverse climates, from the raging hot Mojave Desert to the cool Mediterranean climes of Orange County to the snowy peaks of the Sierra. Coronavirus is hitting different sized cities differently than others in other parts of the state. But on Monday’s coronavirus presser, Newsom indicated all of California will have to “meet the health needs of the entire state … the health needs of the entire state will prevail over whether a community has no cases” and therefore wants to re-open.
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