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Description
Governor Gavin Newsom provides an update on the statewide wildfires and on the state's response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
Recorded October 5, 2020 in Sacramento, California.
For more information regarding the impact of the COVID-19 outbreak in Cupertino, please visit https://www.cupertino.org/coronavirus
B
Good
afternoon
of
the
duties
granted
to
governors
by
our
state
constitution,
fewer
more
consequential
than
nominating
a
new
justice
to
the
state
supreme
court,
the
california
supreme
court
is
the
good
and
great
guardian,
not
just
our
laws
and
constitution,
but
our
state's
deeply
embedded
and
unwavering
dedication
to
the
principle
of
equal
justice
under
the
law.
Today,
I'm
honored
to
add
another
distinguished
name
to
that
long
legacy
of
jury,
spirits,
judge,
martin
jenkins,
is
both
a
product
and
a
protector
of
the
california
dream.
B
The
son
of
a
coit
tower
janitor
and
a
nurse
judge
jenkins
spent
a
lifetime,
overcoming
odds,
breaking
down
barriers
and
blazing
new
trails,
a
former
nfl
player.
He
excelled
on
the
football
field
before
smartly
deciding
there
might
be
more
career.
Longevity
on
the
field
of
law.
As
a
lawyer
and
a
judge
he's
built
an
irreproachable
reputation
as
a
person
of
fortitude
and
fairness,
man
of
inner
strength,
grace
and
compassion.
Who
knows
that?
Despite
what
the
declaration
says,
life
liberty
and
the
pursuit
of
happiness
are
not
simply
inalienable.
B
They
must
be
relentlessly
protected
and
defended
over
a
distinguished
career
that
spans
more
than
four
decades.
Judge
jenkins
has
worked
at
every
level
of
our
vaunted
legal
system,
a
civil
rights
attorney,
a
county
prosecutor,
a
municipal
superior
and
federal
court,
judge
and
appointed
by
president
bill
clinton.
Somehow
we
were
able
to
lure
him
out
of
a
well-deserved
retirement
at
the
beginning
of
my
administration
to
serve
as
judicial
appointments
secretary.
B
Where
he's
helped
me
elevate,
some
of
the
most
able
and
diverse
legal
minds
ever
assembled
to
the
california
bench
and
now
his
career
culminates
in
a
seat
on
the
california
supreme
court.
In
the
spirit
of
oliver
wendell
holmes,
who
said
the
life
of
the
law
has
not
been
logic,
it
has
been
experienced.
B
The
felt
necessities
of
the
time
judge.
Martin
jenkins,
has
the
right
experience
at
the
right
time
in
our
state's
history.
He'll
also
be
making
history
as
only
the
third
black
man
to
serve
on
our
highest
court
and
the
first
openly
gay
supreme
court
justice
and
trust
me
as
someone
who
understands
firsthand
the
the
role,
the
court
and
determining
marriage
equality
to
be
a
fundamental
right.
I
can't
tell
you
how
important
it
is
to
have
someone
on
the
bench
who's.
A
living
breathing
example
of
the
idea
that
love
means
love.
B
C
C
C
C
I
also
want
to
acknowledge
the
member
of
the
supreme
court
that
I
will
replace
in
this
new
responsibility.
Justice,
ming,
chen
who's
been
a
friend
and
he
has
also
led
me
through
support
to
the
place.
I
stand
here
today,
25
years
of
tremendous
service
to
the
citizens
of
california
and
want
to
acknowledge
his
service.
C
It
would
also
be
remiss
if
I
did
not
acknowledge-
and
I
heard
you
say
governor-
that
I
am
the
third
african-american
man
ever
to
serve
on
this
court,
but
my
career
spans.
The
first
two
I
remember
well,
when
wiley
emanuel
was
appointed
in
1977
to
the
california
supreme
court
to
be
followed
by
alan
broussard.
C
C
C
There
have
been
firsts
and
they
will
continue
to
be
first
there's
a
significant
responsibility
that
goes
with
being
first,
that
I
think,
can
be
best
dispatched
in
doing
the
work
at
the
highest
level.
I
possibly
can,
but
I
want
to
say
to
some
young
person
who
may
be
out
there
today
who
is
struggling
with
their
identity.
C
B
I
just
nominated
judge
jenkins
and
what
an
honor,
a
man
of
decency,
character,
faith
and
devotion
to
the
law,
but
an
extraordinary
live
experience
that
he'll
bring
to
bear
on
this
court.
B
With
that,
let
me
update
everybody
on
covet
19
and
our
emergency
preparedness
response
and
I'll
begin
with
a
slide
here
of
the
top
20
largest
california
wildfires
that
date
back
to
1932..
This
slide
is
very
telling.
It's
also
very
alarming.
If
you
take
a
look
at
the
slide,
you'll
see
a
very
large
red
part
of
the
pie
representing
the
august
complex,
which
is
now
the
largest
in
california's
history.
You
can
see
it
makes
up
more
than
all
of
the
fires
that
occurred
between
1932
and
1999.
B
You
can
see
the
blue
what
has
occurred
since
2000,
just
in
a
decade
the
number
of
fires
and,
of
course,
this
year
with
the
unprecedented
number
of
wildfires
here
in
the
state
of
california.
If
that's
not
proof
point
testament
to
climate
change,
I
don't
know
what
is
forest
management
has
long
been
an
issue.
B
Vegetation
management
is
certainly
an
issue
in
this
state
and
in
this
nation,
but
just
consider
what
has
occurred
since
1999
here
in
the
state
of
california
and
put
it
in
perspective
as
it
relates
to
the
challenges
we
face
here
in
california,
four
million
now
acres
have
been
burned
year
to
date,
23
major
wildfire
complexes
still
raging
here
in
the
state
of
california.
B
31
people
have
lost
their
lives
close
to
9.
000
structures
now
have
been
destroyed
in
the
state
of
california
and
that's
8687
structures
destroyed
and
counting
as
we
get
back
in
repopulate
areas.
That
number
invariably
will
grow
as
it
relates
to
the
number
of
wildfires
here
in
the
state
of
california.
We
also
have
a
number
of
challenges
with
number
people
coming
from
all
across
the
country.
B
B
All
right
well,
just
like
the
virus
and
the
fire
spread.
So
does
our
resolve
to
get
this
technology
back
up
and
running,
as
I
was
just
noting,
we've
had
over
16
600
firefighters
working
on
these
fires,
mutual
aid
from
at
least
six
states
across
this
country,
including
the
national
guard,
men
and
women,
all
throughout
the
united
states
that
have
been
helping
support
our
efforts
as
it
relates
to
the
some
of
the
largest
active
fire
fighters
fires
here
in
the
state
of
california.
B
The
one
that's
top
of
mind
continues
to
be
as
a
glass
fire
up
in
and
around
napa
and
sonoma
counties.
Last
week
I
presented
to
you
that
we
were
zero
percent
contained
on
that
fire.
Eleven
thousand
acres
of
burn
you'll
see
a
substantial
increase
in
the
total
number
of
acres
burned
now,
65
000
some
progress
on
containment,
thirty
percent,
which
is
encouraging
what's
also
encouraging,
is
more
favorable
weather
conditions,
more
seasonable
weather
now
later
in
this
week,
not
the
above
average
temperatures
that
have
occurred.
B
We
also
were
able
to
withstand
some
larger
wind
events
over
the
course
of
the
last
number
of
days,
and
that's
primarily
one
of
the
reasons
you'll
see
the
large
spread
and
total
number
of
acreage,
but
progress
being
made.
Nonetheless,
on
the
glass
fire
remains
one
of
our
top
priorities
to
mitigate
the
spread
and
suppress
that
fire,
the
zog
fire
as
well.
The
new
fire
complex
that
we
announced
last
week
with
seven
thousand
acres
see
today,
real
progress
has
been
made
on
zog's,
76
percent
containment,
some
growth,
56,
000
acres,
but
nonetheless
real
containment.
B
In
this
space
I
mentioned
a
moment
ago,
the
august
complex
45
contained
in
some
878
000
acres
last
week,
burned
now
breaking
one
million
acres
unprecedented
in
california's
history.
This
simply
the
largest
act
of
wildfire
in
the
state's
history.
Again,
you
looked
at
that
previous
chart
going
back
to
1932..
B
This
predates
even
records
prior
to
1932.
progress,
stubborn
54
containment
on
this
complex
speaking
of
complexes,
the
northern
complex
in
around
plumas
and
lassen
county
78,
contained
last
week
a
little
over
300
000
acres.
We
were
able
to
keep
the
containment
on
the
acreage
to
318
thousand
83
percent
contained
the
creek
fire,
large
federal
fire,
though
under
a
joint
incident
command
with
the
state,
california,
cal
fire
and
the
u.s
forest
service
and
around
the
fresno
madera
region
of
the
state
39
contained
last
week,
306
000
acres
again
remember
this.
B
Fire
is
in
that
heavily
impacted
region
of
the
state
that
was
impacted
disproportionately
by
the
drought
impacted
by
quite
literally
over
100
million
trees.
Just
in
this
specific
area
that
fell
due
to
that
historic
drought
between
2011
and
2017.
B
39
contained
last
week,
making
progress,
48
containment
but
you're,
seeing
the
acreage
were
getting
under
control
and
that
fire
speaking
of
other
fires,
have
generated
a
lot
of
energy
and
anxiety
and
concern
the
la
county
bobcat
fire.
Last
week
we
made
some
real
progress:
62
percent
containment
a
little
over
a
hundred
thousand
acres,
more
containment.
B
Now
this
week,
almost
88
percent,
in
fact
88
the
exact
containment
on
that
fire,
and
you
could
see
the
total
number
of
acreage
burned,
holding
very,
very
steady,
so
again,
favorable
wind
conditions,
favorable
weather
conditions,
broadly
taking
shape
over
the
state,
a
number
of
other
complexes
that
we've
been
highlighting
over
the
course
the
last
number
of
months
that
we
did
not
include
in
these
slides
because
we've
made
substantial
progress
and
that
is
encouraging.
B
And
so
what
has
been
historic
since
you
recall
august
15th
and
the
72
extraordinary
hours
over
11,
000,
lightning
strikes
in
that
unprecedented
short
period
of
time.
Put
enormous
pressure
on
this
state
we're
finally
getting
our
arms
around
it.
Real
progress
being
made,
but
still
23
stubborn
fires
that
we're
working
aggressively
to
contain
again
hats
off
to
the
men
and
women
in
uniform,
cal
fire
and
get
all
the
mutual
aid
all
across
this
country
for
their
outstanding
work.
B
Speaking
of
work,
we
continue
to
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
on
cobia,
19
transmission
and
rates
of
this
pandemic
and
disease.
As
you
can
see,
we
have
made
progress
here
in
the
state
of
california,
with
stable
case
rates.
I'll
highlight
those
in
just
a
moment
but
you're
starting
to
see
an
increase
in
cover
19
cases
all
across
the
country.
In
fact,
as
of
this
morning,
21
states
have
seen
an
increase
in
transmission
rates,
coveted
19,
we're
seeing
this
by
the
way,
not
just
across
the
country
you're,
seeing
this
increasingly
around
the
world.
B
B
What
germany
is
projecting
and
concerned
about-
and
this
is
the
second
wave
that
many
had
predicted,
based
upon
our
closest
approximate
frame
and
that's
what
occurred
in
1918
and
1919,
and
that
was
a,
I
think
very
well
instructive
example
of
what
can
happen
if
we
let
our
guard
down
here
across
not
only
the
united
states
but
around
the
rest
of
the
world,
the
prospect
of
a
second
wave
potentially
being
as
impactful
or
more
impactful.
It
certainly
was
the
case.
B
But
if
we
start
seeing
an
increased
number
of
cases,
invariably
you'll
start
seeing
an
increase
in
the
hospitalization,
the
pressure
in
our
icus
this
slide
by
the
way
it
can
be
very
helpful.
It's
a
case
trend
slide
over
the
last
two
weeks.
All
across
the
united
states
can
be
deceiving
again.
The
grain
shows
that
california
has
fared
fairly
well
over
the
last
14
days,
compared
to
other
states
relates
to
the
transmission
of
covid19.
B
You
can
see
in
those
orange
areas
where
you're
starting
to
see
an
uptake
stabilization
or
increase
in
rates
of
cases
and
positivity
across
the
country,
and
so
again
let
us
maintain
our
vigilance.
Let
us
not
take
down
our
guard.
Let
us
continue
to
take
very
seriously
this
pandemic.
This
disease
here
are
the
case
numbers
update
from
yesterday.
3055
comes
very
close
to
the
3074
seven
day
average.
By
the
way,
seven
day
average
of
cases
in
the
state
is
slightly
better
than
what
this
slide
represents.
B
Remember
the
total
test
versus
positivity
rate
is
over
a
14
day
period
on
this
slide.
2.8
percent
positivity
rate
over
14
days
case
rate
over
seven
day
period,
slightly
better
at
2.6.
B
Our
average
number
of
daily
tests
are
starting
to
increase.
This
weekend
we
had
160
000
tests,
140
000
test
130
000
tests
the
last
three
days
so
we're
starting
to
see
a
growth
in
the
total
number
of
daily
tests.
The
average
test
getting
back
up
again
impacted
substantially
by
the
wildfires
over
the
course
of
the
last
six
or
so
weeks.
B
So
more
tests,
positivity
rate,
that's
holding
study
at
2.6
percent
over
seven
days
here
reflected
on
this
slide,
2.8
percent
over
14
day
period,
the
hospitalization
numbers,
as
you
can
see,
continuing
to
trend
down,
13
percent
decrease
over
the
last
14
days.
That
decrease
is
beginning
to
plateau
a
little
bit.
The
rate
of
decrease
is
slowing
not
only
on
hospitalizations.
The
rate
of
decrease
is
slowing
as
it
relates
to
icu
emissions
here
in
the
state
represented
by
a
15
percent
decrease
in
emission
decline.
B
Over
the
last
two
weeks,
you'll
recall
in
previous
slides,
going
back
the
last
number
of
weeks,
we've
seen
decreases
14-day
trailing
decreases
of
closer
to
20
percent,
so
again,
beginning
to
see
a
plateauing,
a
reduction
in
the
rate
of
decrease
in
total
number
of
cases
and
again
we're
seeing
increases
in
at
least
21
states
across
this
country.
Just
a
sober,
sober
reminder
of
the
work
that
we
have
in
front
of
us
speaking
of
work
to
do.
B
We
want
to
get
as
many
people,
or
rather
counties
as
it
relates
to
our
county,
tiered
status
represented
here
in
this
slide
off
that
purple
bar
and
get
in
to
ultimately
out
of
yellow,
we'll
update
these
tiers.
We
hope
by
the
end
of
the
calendar
year,
it's
an
iterative
process.
B
We
we're
using
this
tiered
status
to
get
us
through
the
next
number
of
weeks
and
we
continue
to
see
more
and
more
progress
with
purple
counties
becoming
red
counties
red
to
orange
orange
to
yellow
tomorrow,
dr
galley
will
update
you,
as
he
does
every
tuesday,
with
the
status
list.
There'll
be
a
number
of
new
counties,
moving
into
yellow
a
number
of
new
counties.
Moving
into
red
and
orange
again
progress
in
the
county
county
tiered
status
continues.
B
I
know
it's
stubborn
for
some
and
I
know
some
counties
want
to
see
it
move
more
quickly
and
we
do
as
well,
but
that's
determined
not
by
whims
it's
determined
by
data,
it's
determined
by
information,
that's
garnered
on
the
basis
of
case
rates
and
positivity
rates
and
the
framework
we
put
out
now
a
number
of
months
ago
and
again
we're
making
progress,
but
we're
doing
in
a
slow,
steady
and
methodical
way.
B
As
we
move
tier
to
tier
speaking
of
methodical
but
not
slow,
we
have
just
released,
or
rather,
we
have
just
sent
out
to
every
active
registered
voter
in
the
state
of
california.
Active
registered
voter
in
the
state
of
california,
ballots
and
they've
dropped.
The
mail
and
voting
starts
today,
and
I
want
to
remind
people
the
importance.
The
imperative
of
voting
encourage
people
to
do
so
early
to
the
extent
possible.
This
unprecedented
number
of
mail-in
ballots
will
require
an
unprecedented
effort
to
safely
and
responsibly
make
sure
every
single
vote
is
counted
I'll
remind
you.
B
You
can
track
where
your
ballot
is.
There's
a
bar
code,
there's
a
very
sophisticated
process
to
make
sure
that
we
are
keeping
safe.
The
integrity
of
our
election
system
here
in
the
state
of
california,
encourage
you
to
either
go
to
the
secretary
of
state's
website
or,
as
always,
you'll
see,
prompts
on
some
of
our
other
state
websites,
including
the
covet19.ca.gov
website.
B
Invariably
we
have
to
step
up
our
efforts
and
our
vigilance
in
terms
of
the
actions
individually
we
take
and
collectively
we
take
to
mitigate
the
spread
of
this
disease
I'll
remind
each
and
every
one
of
you
that
we
absolutely
look
forward
to
moving
past
this
pandemic
and
doing
so
in
a
way
where
people
can
get
back
to
work
where
businesses
can
reopen
and
people
can
get
the
kind
of
quality
in-person
education
they
deserve
it.
B
Forgive
me
for
repeating
so
often
this
mandate,
or
rather
our
collective
mission
as
it
relates
to
some
of
the
mandates
we
put
out
in
terms
of
mask
wearing.
But
it's
about
protecting
you
and
protecting
your
loved
ones
and
helping
us
safely,
reopen
this
economy
and
get
our
kids
back
into
school.
With
that
now
that
we've
got
our
technology
back
up
and
operational.
Look
forward
to
answering
any
questions.
E
Hi
governor
we're
about
10
days
out
from
the
deadline
that
you
and
lawmakers
set
in
the
budget
for
reversing
about
11
billion
dollars
in
cuts
and
the
and
congress
is
not
close
yet
to
reaching
a
deal
on
another
stimulus
package
that
you
would
need
to
do
that.
So
if
we
reach
that
october
15th
deadline
without
a
federal
bailout,
what
happens
next
for
the
state
and
was
this
the
wrong
strategy
to
take
for
dealing
with
that
budget?
Shortcoming.
B
You
may
have
seen
over
the
weekend
last
few
days
the
president
himself
encouraging
congress
to
get
back
to
work
on
a
stimulus
effort
that
said
you're
correct
on
october
15th,
we
had
stipulated
that
the
cuts
that
we
put
into
place
already
on
july
1st
that
they
could
be
reversed
if
indeed,
that
stimulus
was
taking
shape,
looks
at
the
moment
at
least
that
that
may
not
occur
before
the
15th,
though
we'll
see,
and
so
those
cuts
will
remain.
In
effect,
I
believe
the
strategy
was
a
prudent
one.
B
I
believe
the
strategy
was
one
broadly
shared
by
both
the
senate
and
by
the
assembly
leaders,
and
I
believe
the
strategy
is
still
one
that
will
bear
fruit,
as
it
relates
to
efforts
the
federal
government
to
do
more
to
support
american
citizens
across
this
country,
including
cities
and
states
that
support
our
frontline
employees,
men
and
women
in
uniform
our
teachers
and
others
that
are
on
the
front
lines
of
this
pandemic.
G
Thank
you
very
much.
Governor
sean
monterossa
was
shot
and
killed
by
vallejo
police
on
june,
2nd.
The
solano
county
district
attorney
has
recused
herself
from
the
case,
and
the
attorney
general
has
to
decline
to
investigate
that
the
ag's
office
is
investigating
the
destruction
of
evidence
by
police.
In
this
case,
on
friday,
monterosso's
sisters
were
part
of
a
peaceful
protest
outside
of
your
home
17
people,
including
them,
were
arrested
for
failing
to
disperse
they
say
they've
reached
out
to
your
office
several
times.
With
no
response
would
you
be
willing
to
speak
with
sean
monterosso's
family.
B
Yeah
I'm
committed
to
the
broader
cause
of
justice
and
as
a
effort
to
advance
that
cause
in
more
than
rhetorical
terms,
was
very
proud
last
week
to
sign
an
historic
package
of
legislation
to
codify
that,
and
what
I
mean
is
one
of
the
things
that
we
are
now
committed
to
doing.
Beginning
january
of
the
upcoming
year,
is
providing
the
support
of
the
attorney
general's
office
by
providing
more
resources.
So
the
attorney
general
can
begin
to
investigate
officer-involved
shootings
with
unarmed
individuals
that
lead
to
death.
B
B
Accordingly,
we
have
been
working
very
aggressively
not
just
this
year
in
response
to
the
floyd
tragedy,
but
previous
year,
where
we
advanced
some
of
our
nation's
most
aggressive
police
use
of
force
measures
and
making
sure
that
we're
looking
at
patterns
of
practices
and
making
sure
that
we
are
continuing
to
evolve
in
our
training
and
our
approach
to
more
equitable
law
enforcement,
including
issues
of
implicit
bias.
De-Escalation
and
the
like,
as
it
relates
to
the
merits
the
specific
case
as
governor
I'll,
take
a
look
at
that.
B
In
fact,
I've
asked
my
staff
to
take
a
much
more
detailed
look
at
exactly
why
the
attorney
general
chose
not
to
move
forward
in
terms
of
the
criminal
investigation,
though
I'm
very
pleased
and
grateful
to
the
attorney
general
for
moving
forward,
as
it
relates
to
police
practices
in
that
jurisdiction,
and
so
we'll
have
more
to
say,
hopefully
very
shortly.
H
Good
afternoon,
governor
newsome,
before
I
ask
my
question,
I'd
like
to
address
justice
jenkins
and
just
simply,
congratulations,
your
honor
governor,
looking
at
the
situation
on
the
ground
with
disney
and
some
of
the
other
larger
corporations
that
are
having
these
massive
layoffs
of
disney
in
particular.
H
Have
you
guys
made
any
allowances
at
all
whatsoever
for
the
aftermath
to
help
these
folks
out,
either
through
diverting
state
resources
into
say,
helping
local
jurisdictions
out?
I'm
talking
beyond
unemployment
insurance,
I'm
talking
about
you
know
kind
of
a
restructuring,
because
the
longer
this
thing
goes
on
the
more
likelihood
these
jobs
just
simply
evaporate.
H
On
top
of
that,
we're
having
the
same
situation
in
los
angeles
county,
where
we've
got
a
tremendous
amount
of
small
businesses
that
have
just
completely
disappeared
and
there's
no
likelihood
of
them
ever
coming
back-
and
I
was
wondering
you
know,
have
you
looked
at,
you
know
refocusing
efforts
moving
forward.
You
know,
even
as
we're
still
combating
this
horrible
disease.
Thank
you.
B
B
In
that
respect,
we've
been
very
strong,
very
forceful,
very
active
working
with
speaker
nancy
pelosi
to
make
the
case
new,
as
we've
made
the
case
for
many
many
months
about
the
essential
nature
and
the
critical
imperative
of
advancing
a
new
stimulus
to
help
support
the
cause
that
you
rightfully
acknowledged,
needs
to
be
advanced,
and
that
is
supporting
cities
supporting
counties
and
supporting
front
line
workers,
including
small
businesses
that
have
been
disproportionately
impacted
by
this
pandemic.
Induced
recession
here
in
the
state
of
california.
B
So
that
cause
continues
and
that
cause
is
clear
and
we
have
not
only
been
forthright.
We've
also
been
very
prescriptive
in
terms
of
what
we're
looking
for
in
order
to
provide
an
architecture
of
advancing
recovery
here
in
the
state
of
california
and
supporting
working
families
working
poor
and
supporting
those
that
may
have
fallen
through
the
cracks
or
not
getting
the
support
of
unemployment
insurance
or
the
pua
support,
and
that
may
be
more
permanently
harmed
by
this
pandemic
as
it
relates
to
their
employability
going
forward.
So
on
all
fronts,
we're
putting
together
next
year's
budget.
B
We
have
an
economic
framework
moving
forward.
We
signed
a
number
of
bills
and
advanced
the
number
of
economic
and
workforce
development
efforts
in
our
budget.
We'll
continue
to
do
more
of
that
and
will
continue
to
re-enforce
the
imperative
of
getting
more
federal
supports,
including
ppp
for
our
businessmen
and
women,
including
extending
unemployment
and
poa
insurance,
including
more
direct
workforce
training,
supports
to
get
people
the
skills
they
need
to
get
back
into
the
economy
as
quickly
as
they
possibly
can.
D
D
The
president
this
afternoon,
tweeting
out
that
he's
going
to
be
leaving
walter,
reed
and
saying
quote,
feeling
really
good,
don't
be
afraid
of
covid,
don't
let
it
dominate
your
life
we've
developed
under
the
trump
administration,
some
really
good
drugs
and
knowledge.
I
feel
better
than
I
did
20
years
ago.
Do
you
agree
with
that
sort
of
messaging
about
covenant
and
do
you
think
that
could
be
dangerous
for
people.
B
It's
a
political
season,
so
it
doesn't
surprise
me
or
anybody,
but
certainly
has
impacted
the
president's
life
quite
directly
and
quite
significantly,
he's
been
in
the
hospital.
The
last
number
of
days,
200,
plus
thousand
people,
have
lost
their
lives,
lost
a
loved
one.
I
watched
today,
mayor
garcia
of
long
beach
on
a
national
show,
reminding
us
that
he
lost
both
of
his
parents
to
coven
19.
how
deadly
this
disease
remains
and
continues
to
be.
I
reminded
you
a
moment
ago
and
I'll
do
it
again.
21
states
are
seeing
an
increase
in
the
transmission
rates.
B
Other
countries
are
experiencing
what
was
predicted
a
second
wave
to
minimize
to
negate
to
dismiss
this
pandemic
is
anything
but
what
it
is.
A
deadly
pandemic
deadly
disease.
That's
impacting
lives,
destroying
families
as
well
as
our
economy.
I
don't
think
advances
the
collective
cause
of
bringing
this
country
back
together.
I
Hi,
governor
thanks,
you
know
it
was
only
a
decade
ago
that
a
lot
of
people
would
describe
california
as
ungovernable
and
now
growing
numbers
say
it's
unlivable.
I
personally
know
several
people
who
have
decided
to
move
to
other
states.
They've
just
had
enough
of
worsening
wildfires
and
rolling
blackouts
and
smoky
days
when
their
kids
can't
go
outside,
and
there
are
ads
airing
on
our
radio
station
now
for
a
company
serving
people
who
want
to
leave
the
bay
area.
What
do
you
say
to
the
people
who
are
ready
to
give
up
on
california.
B
I've
lived
here,
half
a
century.
I've
heard
this
pretty
much
every
decade
you
referenced
a
decade
ago,
and
in
this
last
decade
we've
been
enjoying
economic
prosperity,
the
likes
of
which
few
states
have
enjoyed.
Last
five
years:
3.8
average
gdp
growth,
120
consecutive
months
of
net
job
creation,
record
surpluses,
record
reserves,
record
level
of
business,
startups,
innovation,
more
scientists,
more
researchers,
more
nobel
laureates
in
this
state
than
any
other
state
in
this
nation.
All
of
that
remains
finest
system
of
higher
education
anywhere
in
the
world.
The
balance
sheet
of
the
state
is
extraordinary.
B
Our
competitiveness
is
second
to
none.
The
international
status
that
we
enjoy
as
a
brand
and
our
capacity
to
compete
also
is
best
of
class,
and
so
I'm
very
long,
this
state
very
confident
in
our
ability
to
continue
to
prosper
well
into
the
future,
and
I
would
encourage
you
and
many
others
just
to
look
back.
As
an
example.
A
proof
point
a
point
of
reference
to
a
edition
of
time
magazine
that
was
done
in
1994.
B
The
entire
special
edition
I
was
saying,
california's
best
days
are
behind
it.
They
talked
about
the
mass
exodus,
they
talked
about
wildfires
in
this
state.
They
talked
about
other
things
that
were
rather
curious,
as
it
relates
to
the
diversity
of
our
state
at
the
time
and
some
of
the
xenophobia
nativism
that
was
alive
and
well,
we
recovered
as
a
state.
We
worked
through
that,
as
we
always
do.
B
I
saw
today
there
was
a
happiness
index
put
out
california
remaining
one
of
the
happiest
states
for
individuals
to
live
in
in
the
united
states
of
america,
so
we're
challenged
at
this
time
as
every
state
in
this
country
challenged
at
this
time
in
states
that
haven't
had
to
struggle
through
this
pandemic
and
the
economic
consequences
are
beginning
to
struggle
through
this
pandemic
and
its
economic
consequences.
I
was
on
the
phone
the
other
day
and
listening
in
to
the
governor
of
colorado.
They
were
talking
about
historic
wildfires
in
their
majestic
state.
B
But
as
I
always
say,
and
forgive
me
I'll
say
it
yet
again:
it's
our
decisions,
not
conditions
that
determine
our
faith
and
future,
and
I
have
confidence
in
our
capacity
to
compete
to
thrive,
not
just
survive
in
the
next
number
of
years,
and
I
would
just
encourage
folks
that
are
leaving
to
consider
the
fact
that
this
state,
six
seven
months
ago,
was
dominating
in
so
many
different
sectors
and
those
core
tenants
of
the
state
remain
still
as
alive
and
enlivened
as
they
ever
have
been.
J
Thank
you
governor.
I
have
two
questions.
First
of
all,
what's
the
latest
on
the
reopening
plan
for
disneyland
and
other
theme
parks,
and
secondly,
when
it
relates
to
this
new
equity
metric,
some
county
officials
have
voiced
concern
that
this
metric
might
hold
them
back
from
reopening
businesses
or
schools
at
a
time
when
reopening
could
bring
an
economic
boost
to
their
communities.
I'm
just
curious
why
your
administration
is
introducing
this
metric
at
this
time,
and
if
are
you
concerned
at
all
that
it
could
slow
economic
recovery
well,.
B
We
introduced
the
construct
of
the
metric
when
we
put
out
the
tiered
status.
In
fact,
it
was
part
of
the
original
presentation,
the
original
announcement.
So
it's
not
particularly
new,
but
I
would
just
say
this:
if
you
believe
in
growth-
and
you
don't
believe
in
inclusion-
then
we're
going
to
leave
a
lot
of
people
behind
and
one
of
the
things
we
value
as
a
state
is
inclusion
and
we
believe
that
we're
all
better
off
when
we're
all
better
off
leaving
communities
behind.
B
Now,
as
it
relates
to
your
specific
frame
that
some
counties
are
concerned,
you'll
hear
tomorrow,
dr
galley
will
come
out
with
the
new
updates
on
the
tiered
status
in
the
movement,
and
our
broad
strokes
believe
think
looks
to
be
in
this
frame,
meaning
the
equity
measure.
Interestingly
may
help
advance
the
cost
of
reopening
in
some
states,
because
some
counties
are
actually
doing
more
in
that
respect
and
that's
being
counted
in
to
their
capacity
to
move
more
expeditiously
through
the
tier.
B
So
in
fact
it
may
be
something
that
advantages,
an
economic
opening,
but
does
so
in
a
way
that
brings
more
people
to
light
and
more
inclusion
to
bear,
and
so
we
believe
that
a
core
value-
and
we
believe
this
framework
is
an
appropriate
one.
K
Hey
governor
thanks
for
taking
my
question,
can
I
ask
the
thing
that
I
think
is
on
everyone's
minds,
which
is
who
you
are
picking
to
get
to
the
world
series
this
year
just
kidding
as
you
noted,
ballots
have
gone
out
around
the
state
today.
I
know
you've
been
busy
with
still
signings
and
budget
stuff,
but
I'm
curious
to
know.
Can
we
expect
to
see
you
hitting
the
trail
for
about
initiatives
you've
endorsed
or
for
congressional
candidates
or
the
president
in
the
coming
weeks?.
B
No,
I
well.
I
appreciate
that
question
and
it's
it's
one
that
I've
had.
A
number
of
people
have
asked
me
and
we
just
haven't
made
the
determination.
So
I
think
you
framed
it,
and
I
appreciate
you
framing
it
as
you
did
as
it
relates
to
what
we've
had
to
address
in
terms
of
bill
signing
some
of
these
wildfires
addressing
trying
to
get
the
stability
addressing
the
issues
related
transmission
of
kovitz,
so
campaigning
politics
has
not
been
top
of
my
mind.
B
That
said
now
that
the
ballots
have
dropped
now
that
we
are
moving
into
this
final
sprint
in
this
last
month.
I
recognize
the
imperative
and
importance
of
that
we'll
make
some
assessment
and
determination,
but
my
fundamental
responsibility.
B
My
top
priority
is
my
job
governing
the
state
of
california
and
not
campaigning
for
others
to
the
extent
campaigning
for
causes
that
impact
and
benefit
the
state
of
california.
We
certainly
look
forward
to
doing
more
and
saying
more
in
that
space.
F
Thank
you
governor.
The
president's
positive
covid
test
has
raised
some
questions
about
your
own
covid
testing.
Just
wanted
to
ask
you
so
previously.
On
a
few
occasions,
you've
said
that
you
did
not
want
to
get
tested
to
preserve
those
tests
and
then
later
you
were
tested
which
turned
out
negative.
So
how
many
times
have
you
been
tested
in
total
and
what
were
the
results?
Are
you
regularly
tested,
and
I'm
also
wondering,
if
you're
planning
on
perhaps
changing
your
thinking
about
this
approach,
given
the
president's
positive
test.
B
Yeah,
no,
we
continue
to
practice
what
we
preach
in
terms
of
mass
squaring
relating
to
issues
of
highly
vulnerable
events
and
communities.
Visiting
prisons
meeting
with
president
himself
a
few
weeks
back,
those
were
appropriate
places
to
be
tested.
Protocols
well
established,
so
we'll
continue
to
maintain
our
vigilance.
B
We'll
continue
not
to
send
mixed
messages
as
it
relates
to
importance
and
the
imperative
of
wearing
masks
or
minimize
the
impact
of
this
disease
on
people's
health
and
lives
that
are
lost
and
will
continue
to
update
people,
as
it
relates
to
the
health
of
our
state
and
health.
This
economy,
and
as
relates
to
my
health
we've
been
tested
on
multiple
occasions
tested
negative,
and
if
I
was
tested
positive,
I
would
have
the
responsibility
and
you
would
have
the
right
to
know,
and
that
would
be
forthcoming.
B
Well
with
that.
Let
me
thank
all
of
you
for
your
responsiveness
to
this
pandemic
and
the
good
work
that
all
of
you
have
done.
40
million
of
us
strong
that
have
once
again
moved
this
transmission
rates
down.
I
should
just
note
in
closing
that
the
2.6
7
day,
positivity
rate,
is
the
lowest
we
have
recorded
in
the
state
since
april.
That's
very
encouraging,
but
again
we're
seeing
a
plateauing
of
the
rate
of
decline
and
we're
seeing
parts
of
the
state
that
continue
to
struggle
as
it
relates.