JUST IN: Gov. Gavin Newsom Friday signed an order that would eliminate the majority of the state's pandemic-related executive orders as the state shifts its response plan to an 'endemic.'
Only 15% of the 561 executive orders enacted by Newsom in response to the pandemic are still in effect. With Friday's move, the governor scaled that back even further, with plans to eliminate all but a few dozen over the next few months. Those that will remain, the governor says, are critical to the state'sThat plan, announced last week, is how the state hopes to deal with COVID-19 long term.
"California’s early and decisive measures to combat COVID-19 have saved countless lives throughout the pandemic, and as the recentmade clear, we must remain prepared to quickly and effectively respond to changing conditions in real time," Newsom said in a press release.
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