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California struck a face mask deal with a Chinese company. Where are those masks?
Some of the governor’s spending is now coming under scrutiny, especially a deal he struck with Chinese car company BYD to buy masks.
By Madeleine Brand • • 1 min readCalifornia now faces a $54 billion budget deficit due to tax revenues that essentially evaporated, plus more spending on health and human services. That’s according to new numbers from Governor Gavin Newsom’s office.
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The full episode
1 of 5Hotels for unhoused people during COVID-19- 0:00California struck a face mask deal with a Chinese company. Where are those masks?You’re reading this
- 11:41Activists demand more action as Project Roomkey starts placing homeless people in hotels
- 20:17CSA produce boxes: Where to find them, how to use them
- 28:30Southern California farms sell directly to customers during COVID-19
- 38:33Fashion icon Betsey Johnson on being pretty, punk, nothing in the middle