Gavin Newsom in 2021 Governor's State of the State speeches
On Budget & Economy:
$2.6 billion in grants to small businesses & nonprofits
California is where garages are the launch pads for world-changing industries and anyone with the telltale tenacity of a small business owner can create their own California Dream. But only if we nurture them.
That's why we're providing the largest small business grant fund in the nation. $2.6 billion in grants of up to $25,000 for small businesses and nonprofits impacted by the pandemic.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to California legislature
Mar 9, 2021
On Energy & Oil:
New cars & trucks in California to be zero-emission by 2035
I was proud to sign a groundbreaking executive order last year requiring all new cars and passenger trucks sold in California to be zero-emission by 2035. And the car companies--Ford, GM, and Volvo--seized the opportunity to innovate, create jobs, and
dominate the industry of the future. Proving yet again that protecting our planet and growing our economy aren't conflicting goals--they're one in the same. There's no doubt California is the pace setter of environmental policy.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to California legislature
Mar 9, 2021
On Families & Children:
Increase child care subsidies; add to paid family leave
California's most acute preexisting condition remains income inequality. We stay fixated on closing unacceptable disparities. Rewarding working families by nearly tripling the earned income tax credit and increasing child care subsidies,
adding two more weeks of paid family leave, and raising the minimum wage to $14, on its way to $15 an hour. Providing first-ever health care subsidies for middle-class Californians so they can afford coverage.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to California legislature
Mar 9, 2021
On Government Reform:
Radically ramp up forest management efforts
This year, we are budgeting more than $1 billion for fire prevention, including fuel breaks, forest health, and home hardening. We forged a historic partnership with the U.S. Forest Service to radically ramp up forest management efforts.
We are reducing barriers on hundreds of fuel reduction projects and prescribed burns. We added 30 new fire crews and pre-positioning assets, new C-130s, Blackhawk helicopters, and radar technology.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to California legislature
Mar 9, 2021
On Health Care:
COVID: Science--not politics--drove our decisions
We made the incredibly difficult decision to issue a stay home order to slow the spread. We agonized about the sacrifices it would require. But we made sure that science--not politics--drove our decisions. And as experts like Dr. Fauci said, it
was the right thing to do.People are alive today because of the public health decisions we made--lives saved because of your sacrifice. Even so, I acknowledge it's made life hard and unpredictable, and you're exhausted with all of it.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to California legislature
Mar 9, 2021
On Welfare & Poverty:
Nearly $2 billion to create more homeless housing
I'm mindful that we aren't truly addressing the needs of people in poverty unless we account for the biggest pressure most families face: housing and housing stability. Project Roomkey, launched in April, has provided over 35,000 homeless Californians
with safe shelter from COVID. And Homekey, launched in July, created more than 6,000 new permanent housing units during the pandemic, buying hotels and motels and converting them at a third of the cost of traditional supportive housing.
Now, bringing the same spirit of innovation behind Project Roomkey and Homekey, we're committing nearly $2 billion this year to create more homeless housing, addressing mental health and substance abuse
issues, and ending homelessness one person at a time. No one denies this is a huge challenge, but we know what it means to stare down big challenges.
Source: 2021 State of the State Address to California legislature
Mar 9, 2021
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