Mark Ghaly is stepping down. As the state's top health official, he helped shape Gov. Gavin Newsom’s policies on COVID-19 and health access.
Gov. Gavin Newsom talks to Mark Ghaly, secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency, during a visit to a Kaiser Permanente warehouse in Downey on March 18, 2023. Photo by Damian Dovarganes, AP Photo
The governor praised Dr. Mark Ghaly as the country’s “most transformative leader in the health space” in recent years after announcing that the secretary of the California Health and Human Services Agency is leaving the cabinet position at the end of this month. The program, known as “Dream for All,” offers as much as $150,000 to help pay for down payments. A spokesperson for Assemblymember, a Fresno Democrat and author of the bill, said the proposal would have enabled undocumented residents to participate in the program if they meet all other eligibility and financial requirements. Another bill affecting undocumented Californians awaits Newsom’s decision: It would require the state’s employment department to draft a plan that would extend.
But supporters of Bradford’s bills argue that the defeat was a major setback for those who have worked for years to advance reparations in California. Some advocates are also considering trying to recall caucus members. and has also created an interactive tool to estimate how much someone might be owed in reparations for slavery and racism.
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