1 year ago
53
California COVID-19 authorities of exigency to extremity successful February, Gov. Newsom says
MARCH 2020. GOVERNOR NEWSOM DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY DUE TO COVID 19. AT THAT TIME, THE STATE HAD 53 CONFIRMED CASES. AS OF THURSDAY, THE STATE HAS CONFIRMED MORE THAN 10 MILLION CASES. NOW THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE SAYS THAT STATE OF EMERGENCY WILL COME TO AN END. KCRA 3 CAPITAL CORRESPONDENT ASHLEY ZAVALA JOINS US LIVE FROM THE NEWSROOM WITH REACTION AND TO EXPLAIN THE TIMING, A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE WONDERING ACTUALLY WHEN THIS WAS FINALLY GOING TO HAPPEN. EXACTLY. LISA AND ANDREA, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM ANNOUNCED TODAY THE COVID 19 RELATED STATE OF EMERGENCY WILL END FEBRUARY 28TH. IT WILL END JUST DAYS SHORT OF ABOUT THREE YEARS OF HAVING IT IN EFFECT. HE ORIGINALLY DECLARED IT MARCH 4TH OF 2020. THAT STATE OF EMERGENCY HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR 596 RULES STEMMING FROM 74 EXECUTIVE ORDERS, WHICH INCLUDE THE CONTROVERSIAL STAY AT HOME ORDERS, BUSINESS AND SCHOOL CLOSURES. THE ADMINISTRATION NOTES ONLY 5% OF THOSE RULES ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT NOW, WHICH MAINLY HAVE TO DO WITH TESTING AND TREATMENT. NEWSOM’S ADMINISTRATION NOTES THE STATE OF EMERGENCY GAVE THE STATE THE FLEXIBILITY TO DISTRIBUTE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT, TESTS, VACCINES AND OTHER AUTHORITY OVER STATE LAW WITH THE INTENTION OF SAVING LIVES. IN A STATEMENT, GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM SAID, QUOTE, THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC, WE’VE BEEN GUIDED BY SCIENCE AND DATA MOVING QUICKLY AND STRATEGICALLY TO SAVE LIVES. THE STATE OF EMERGENCY WAS AN EFFECTIVE AND NECESSARY TOOL THAT WE UTILIZE TO PROTECT OUR STATE, AND WE WOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN TO THIS POINT WITHOUT IT. REPUBLICAN STATE LAWMAKERS HAVE BEEN CALLING FOR AN END TO THE STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR YEARS. SOME EVEN SUED THE GOVERNOR FOR IT, CLAIMING HE OVERSTEPPED HIS EXECUTIVE POWER. REPUBLICAN ASSEMBLYMAN JAMES GALLAGHER WAS ONE OF THOSE INVOLVED. HE CRITICIZED THE TIMING OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. SHAKING MY HEAD, I MEAN, THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN THIS EMERGENCY SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENDED LONG AGO. IT’S ANYONE’S GUESS WHY HE IS CONTINUE DOING TO KEEP THIS IN PLACE AND WHY MAKING AN ANNOUNCEMENT THAT YOU’RE GOING TO DO THIS IN FEBRUARY. I MEAN, YOU SHOULD BE DOING IT RIGHT NOW ALMOST ALL OTHER GOVERNORS HAVE ENDED THEIR EMERGENCIES. WHY CAN’T HE AND HIS. IN THE MEANTIME, THE GOVERNOR WILL ASK THE LEGISLATURE TO PUT SOME OF THE EMERGENCY RELATED RULES INTO STATE LAW, INCLUDING ONE THAT ALLOWS NURSES TO PROVIDE COVID 19 TREATMENT, AND ANOTHER THAT ALLOWS SOME LAB WORKERS TO CONTINUE. SO LEE, PROCESSING THOSE COVID 19 TESTS AND I KNOW ASSEMBLYMEMBER GALLAGHER JUST ASKED THE QUESTION, BUT IT’S AN INTERESTING QUESTION. WHY IS HE ANNOUNCING THIS NOW AND NOT CLOSER TO FEBRUARY WHEN IT’S GOING TO TAKE EFFECT? LISA, I POSED THAT SAME QUESTION TO NEWSOM’S ADMINISTRATION, AND THEY SAY IT’S TO GIVE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TIME TO PREPARE, PLUS GIVE THE ADMINISTRATION AND LEGISLATURE TIME TO WORK ON PUTTING THOSE RULES I MENTIONED INTO STATE LAW BY FEBRUARY 28. SO THEY HAVE THE TIME TO WORK OUT THAT LANGUAGE. ALL RIGHT.
GET LOCAL BREAKING NEWS ALERTS
The latest breaking updates, delivered consecutive to your email inbox.
California COVID-19 authorities of exigency to extremity successful February, Gov. Newsom says
California's COVID-19 authorities of exigency volition beryllium terminated astatine the extremity of February, Gov. Gavin Newsom's medication announced connected Monday. Newsom medication officials said Monday's announcement was meant to springiness authorities and section authorities and businesses crossed California clip to prepare. “Throughout the pandemic, we’ve been guided by the subject and information – moving rapidly and strategically to prevention lives. The State of Emergency was an effectual and indispensable instrumentality that we utilized to support our state, and we wouldn’t person gotten to this constituent without it,” Newsom said successful a statement. “With the operational preparedness that we’ve built up and the measures that we’ll proceed to employment moving forward, California is acceptable to signifier retired this tool.” The politician declared the pandemic-related authorities of exigency connected March 4, 2020. The exigency was related to 596 rules acceptable successful 74 enforcement orders, including the governor's determination to enforce a statewide enactment astatine location bid which unopen down schools and businesses crossed California. Newsom medication officials said astir 5% of those emergency-related rules were successful effect arsenic of Monday and are acceptable to expire astatine the extremity of February. Newsom's medication volition inquire the Legislature to codify immoderate of the flexibility provided by the past fewer rules successful effect arsenic a effect of the authorities of emergency, including rules that let nurses to dispense COVID-19 therapeutics specified arsenic Paxlovid, and provisions to marque definite laboratory workers proceed to person the quality to solely process COVID-19 tests. Newsom's medication officials said they program to enactment with the Legislature arsenic rapidly arsenic imaginable to effort to marque definite those rules are enactment into authorities instrumentality by the clip the exigency ends connected Feb. 28. For years, Republican authorities lawmakers repeatedly urged the politician to extremity the authorities of emergency. Assemblyman James Gallagher, who sued Newsom successful 2020 implicit the authorities of exigency claiming helium abused his enforcement powers, said the timing of Monday's announcement doesn't marque sense. "There’s perfectly nary crushed wherefore we can’t extremity the exigency close present conscionable arsenic galore different states person done galore months ago," Gallagher said connected Monday. "Trust me, communities and businesses, they’re already acting arsenic if this over, nary 1 is earnestly reasoning we’re inactive successful an exigency concern present successful California erstwhile it comes to covid."| MORE IN VIDEO BELOW | Dr. Erica Pan connected California ending COVID authorities of emergency
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
California's COVID-19 authorities of exigency volition beryllium terminated astatine the extremity of February, Gov. Gavin Newsom's medication announced connected Monday.
Newsom medication officials said Monday's announcement was meant to springiness authorities and section authorities and businesses crossed California clip to prepare.
“Throughout the pandemic, we’ve been guided by the subject and information – moving rapidly and strategically to prevention lives. The State of Emergency was an effectual and indispensable instrumentality that we utilized to support our state, and we wouldn’t person gotten to this constituent without it,” Newsom said successful a statement. “With the operational preparedness that we’ve built up and the measures that we’ll proceed to employment moving forward, California is acceptable to signifier retired this tool.”
The politician declared the pandemic-related authorities of exigency connected March 4, 2020. The exigency was related to 596 rules acceptable successful 74 enforcement orders, including the governor's determination to enforce a statewide enactment astatine location bid which unopen down schools and businesses crossed California. Newsom medication officials said astir 5% of those emergency-related rules were successful effect arsenic of Monday and are acceptable to expire astatine the extremity of February.
Newsom's medication volition inquire the Legislature to codify immoderate of the flexibility provided by the past fewer rules successful effect arsenic a effect of the authorities of emergency, including rules that let nurses to dispense COVID-19 therapeutics specified arsenic Paxlovid, and provisions to marque definite laboratory workers proceed to person the quality to solely process COVID-19 tests.
Newsom's medication officials said they program to enactment with the Legislature arsenic rapidly arsenic imaginable to effort to marque definite those rules are enactment into authorities instrumentality by the clip the exigency ends connected Feb. 28.
For years, Republican authorities lawmakers repeatedly urged the politician to extremity the authorities of emergency.
Assemblyman James Gallagher, who sued Newsom successful 2020 implicit the authorities of exigency claiming helium abused his enforcement powers, said the timing of Monday's announcement doesn't marque sense.
"There’s perfectly nary crushed wherefore we can’t extremity the exigency close present conscionable arsenic galore different states person done galore months ago," Gallagher said connected Monday. "Trust me, communities and businesses, they’re already acting arsenic if this over, nary 1 is earnestly reasoning we’re inactive successful an exigency concern present successful California erstwhile it comes to covid."
| MORE IN VIDEO BELOW | Dr. Erica Pan connected California ending COVID authorities of emergency
English (US)