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Thank you for your continued partnership. We want to ensure that you are fully aware of Governor Newsom's most recent announcements. COVID-19 updates and resources can be found at the one-stop website: covid19.ca.gov. Please also visit GO-Biz's COVID-19 resource website.
Today, Governor Newsom unveiled his May Revision and California Comeback Plan, which tackles the most persistent challenges facing California
Governor Newsom's plan outlines comprehensive strategies and major investments to address five of the state's most stubborn challenges, so California can come roaring back from the pandemic.
  • Providing Immediate Relief for those Hardest Hit by COVID-19
  • Confronting the Homelessness & Housing Affordability Crisis
  • Transforming Public Schools as Gateways for Opportunity
  • Building Infrastructure for the Next Century
  • Combating Wildfires & Tackling Climate Change
Governor Newsom’s CA Comeback Plan seizes this once in a lifetime moment to address long-standing challenges by taking on threats to our state’s future and ensuring every California family can thrive. Read more here.
The Largest Small Business Relief Program in the Nation
On Thursday, May 13, Governor Newsom unveiled another component of his $100 billion California Comeback Plan: making historic investments in small business relief. Governor Newsom’s plan adds $1.5 billion in the state's COVID-19 Small Business Relief Grant program, bringing the total investment to $4 billion and making it the largest such program in the entire country. That’s in addition to Governor Newsom’s $6.2 billion tax cut for those businesses hit hardest by the pandemic, the largest state tax cut of its kind in history. Read more here.
Recent Action by Governor Newsom
  • On May 12, Governor Newsom announced $20 Billion in investments for Transforming Public Schools as Gateways to Equity & Opportunity. Governor Newsom’s plan represents the highest level of state school funding in California history, investing an additional $20 billion to support the potential of every California student and make the structural change necessary to reduce barriers while increasing opportunities across the board. Read more here.
  • On May 11, Governor Newsom announced a historic $12 Billion package to confront the Homelessness Crisis. Governor Newsom’s $12 billion plan to tackle the issue of homelessness will be the largest investment of its kind in California history. This investment will provide 65,000 people with housing placements, more than 300,000 people with housing stability and create 46,000 new housing units. Read more here. 
  • On May 10, Governor Newsom announced the largest State tax rebate in American history, including unprecedented investments to address the state’s most persistent challenges, starting with nearly $12 billion in direct cash payments to Californians hit hardest by the pandemic. Read more here.
  • On May 10, Governor Newsom also announced a $5.1 Billion package for Water Infrastructure and Drought Response as part of the $100 Billion California Comeback Plan. Read more here.
California to Provide COVID-19 Relief for Ports
On Thursday, May 13, Governor Newsom announced a proposed one-time, $250 million allocation to California ports to help them recover from effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic. The funds, from the federal Coronavirus State Fiscal Recovery Fund in 2021-22, will be distributed by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz). The ports have played a critical role in the state’s response to and recovery from the pandemic, including distributing protective equipment to the public, housing homeless individuals, berthing the USS Mercy, assisting the disembarkation of the Grand Princess, sponsoring food drives for families, and proactively testing and vaccinating their workforce and local residents. Read more here.
Pfizer Vaccine Authorized for Ages 12-15
Following FDA authorization, Federal and State safety review experts recommend the vaccine as safe and effective at protecting young people 12 and up. Families can visit MyTurn.ca.gov, call the CA COVID-19 Hotline at 1-833-422-4255, or contact their primary care doctor to schedule a vaccination appointment.
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