[Goose]

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articl...n-covid-19

Sadly true.  Newsom did pretty well early in the pandemic to not become New York.  He was more aggressive closing down with fewer cases and fatalities, and as a consequence California was hit less hard than other states in New York.

Then again, he has responded to pressure to reopen and has been slow to reverse the reopening in response to rising case counts.  As a consequence, unfortunately California, along with Texas and Florida, each recorded new daily record deaths due to COVID-19.

BC

Bloomberg article is great. They should have added the Cuomo de Blasio clash as well. One thing Newsom did NOT mess up on is that he didn't prevent the Counties from being more strict than the State was. It may be that California law is such that he can't do that anyway, but I simply can't imagine why any Governor would do such a thing. Obviously many have. It is just stupid. There is no political downside. If the County health department is willing to take the heat, let them.

[Goose]

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articl...n-covid-19

Sadly true.  Newsom did pretty well early in the pandemic to not become New York.  He was more aggressive closing down with fewer cases and fatalities, and as a consequence California was hit less hard than other states in New York.

Then again, he has responded to pressure to reopen and has been slow to reverse the reopening in response to rising case counts.  As a consequence, unfortunately California, along with Texas and Florida, each recorded new daily record deaths due to COVID-19.

BC

Bloomberg article is great. They should have added the Cuomo de Blasio clash as well. One thing Newsom did NOT mess up on is that he didn't prevent the Counties from being more strict than the State was. It may be that California law is such that he can't do that anyway, but I simply can't imagine why any Governor would do such a thing. Obviously many have. It is just stupid. There is no political downside. If the County health department is willing to take the heat, let them.