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California Gov. Gavin Newsom looks on, far right, as ICU nurse Helen Cordova receives the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center in Los Angeles, Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, Pool)

‘Protect me,’ says nurse getting California COVID-19 vaccine

By BRIAN MELLEY - Associated Press

FILE - In this May 14, 2018 file photo, Dee Dee Myers, executive vice president at Warner Bros., speaks during a women's forum at the Wynn hotel and casino in Las Vegas. Myers, a former press secretary to President Bill Clinton, became a senior adviser to California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, and director of the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)

California governor taps new senior staff amid tough stretch

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a news conference at Cal Expo in Sacramento, California, Sept. 23, 2020. Several California politicians have been called out in the last month for their dining choices that violate the state's rules aimed at slowing the spread of coronavirus. Gov. Gavin Newsom, San Francisco Mayor London Breed and Los Angeles County supervisor all dined outdoors, conflicting with their own messaging to stay home. (Daniel Kim/The Sacramento Bee via AP, Pool) **FILE**

Gavin Newsom, Calif. governor, blocked by judge from enforcing lockdown order on Catholic churches

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Patrons pick up their food to go orders at Simmzy's restaurant counter before sitting to consume their meals at a &quot;Public Parklet&quot; outdoors area in Manhattan Beach, Calif., Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020. In the Southern California oceanside city of Manhattan Beach, one arm of government is urging residents to stay home except for essential needs while another is encouraging them to get out and shop and even providing places where they can sit down to relax, eat takeout and watch the sun set on the Pacific. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

California’s health order falling on many deaf ears

By AMY TAXIN and DAMIAN DOVARGANES and OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ - Associated Press

FILE - In this June 26, 2020 file photo, Gov. Gavin Newsom holds a face mask as he urges people to wear them to fight the spread of the coronavirus during a news conference in Rancho Cordova, Calif. A member of Newsom's office staff tested positive for COVID-19 this week and contact tracing has begun, the office said in a statement Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020. The staff member had not interacted with Newsom or with staff that routinely interacts with the governor, the statement said. Separately, a state employee who works in a space shared with some staff from the governor's office also tested positive for COVID-19 but the person also had not interacted with the governor or his close staff, the office said. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool, File)

Gavin Newsom companies got $3 million in coronavirus relief loans

By Don Thompson - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 28, 2019, file photo, California Public Utilities Commissioner Liane M. Randolph listens during a meeting in San Francisco. California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed Randolph as the new Chair of the California Air Resources Board on Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Newsom taps new head of powerful California air board

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

FILE - This Oct. 22, 2018, file photo shows the Plumpjack Wine &amp; Spirits store in San Francisco, part of the Plumpjack Group collection of wineries, bars, restaurants, hotels and liquors stores. Companies affiliated with Gov. Gavin Newsom received nearly $3 million in loans designed to help small businesses survive the pandemic, more than eight times the amount originally reported, according to newly released information from the federal government. Nine businesses tied to Newsom's PlumpJack Group split the nearly $3 million in loans through the Small Business Administration's Paycheck Protection Program, according to new figures released last week. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

Calif. governor’s companies got $3 million in relief loans

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2019, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, flanked by Attorney General Xavier Becerra, right, answers a question during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. With President-elect Joe Biden tapping California's attorney general for his cabinet, Newsom now has the chance to pick California's next top prosecutor and its next U.S. Senator, power that could shape the state's politics for decades to come. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

With 2 open seats, Newsom may reshape California politics

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 18, 2020, file photo, diners are served outside by a waiter wearing a mask, face shield and rubber gloves in West Hollywood, Calif. With coronavirus cases surging at a record pace, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new stay-at-home order Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, and said if people don't comply the state's hospitals will be overwhelmed with infected patients. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)

California ties new COVID-19 rules to hospital capacity

By ADAM BEAM and KATHLEEN ROMAYNE - Associated Press

1st openly gay justice sworn in to California Supreme Court

Associated Press

FILE - In this June 30, 2020, file photo, Gov. Gavin Newsom removes his face mask before giving an update during a visit to Pittsburg, Calif. Newsom said in a statement Friday, Nov. 13, that he should not have attended a birthday dinner with a dozen people at the posh French Laundry restaurant last week, saying that he should have set a better example for a virus-fatigued state that is seeing steep increases in coronavirus cases. Newsom’s decision to attend was made as he’s been telling others to not mingle with others outside their households. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool, File)

Democrats take heat for ignoring own coronavirus rules

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

People walk near the Versace boutique on Rodeo Drive, decorated for the holidays amid the coronavirus pandemic, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020, in Beverly Hills, Calif. The three-week &quot;safer at home&quot; order began on Monday. Indoor retail businesses, which make much of their profits during the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday seasons, are allowed to remain open but with just 20% of capacity, including nail salons and other personal care services. (AP Photo/Pamela Hassell)

California gloom: Virus cases spiral, new closures imminent

By ADAM BEAM and KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

In this March 28, 2020, file photo, San Jose, Calif., Mayor Sam Liccardo speaks during a news conference at the Bloom Energy campus in Sunnyvale, Calif. (Beth LaBerge/KQED via AP, Pool, File)

Politicians eat own words after dining out, taking trips

By JULIET WILLIAMS - Associated Press

FILE - In this Nov. 16, 2020, file photo, student nurse Ryan Eachus collects forms as cars line up for COVID-19 testing at a testing site set at the Orange County Fairgrounds in Costa Mesa, Calif. California reported more than 20,000 new coronavirus cases on Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020, shattering the previous record of 18,350 cases just a week ago. Overall, California has reported more than 1.2 million COVID-19 cases and more than 19,300 deaths. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

California reports more than 20,000 virus cases in one day

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

California plans for arrival of first virus vaccine doses

By AMY TAXIN - Associated Press

A person wearing a mask runs on a path in front of the Golden Gate Bridge during the coronavirus pandemic in San Francisco, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

California faces possible COVID-19 hospital crisis, lockdown

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

This photo from video provided by the Office of the Governor shows California Gov. Gavin Newsom during a virtual briefing from his home in Sacramento, Calif., Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. California could see a tripling of hospitalizations by Christmas and is considering stay-home orders for areas with the highest case rates as it tries to keep severe coronavirus cases from overwhelming intensive care beds. Gov. Gavin Newsom warned Monday that without more restrictions the current nearly 7,800 patients hospitalized with the coronavirus could double or triple in a month. But the biggest concern is intensive care cases, which increased by 67% in the last two weeks. (Office of the Governor via AP)

California hospitalizations soar, may spur more restrictions

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

California providing $500M in virus aid for small businesses

Associated Press

New CalRecycle leader eyes overhaul of deposit-refund system

By ADAM BEAM - Associated Press

Esmeralda Elizalde checks in for her flight to Mexico at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, Monday, Nov. 23, 2020. About 1 million Americans a day packed airports and planes over the weekend even as coronavirus deaths surged across the U.S. and public health experts begged people to stay home and avoid big Thanksgiving gatherings. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

LA on the brink of a stay-home order as COVID cases rise

By BRIAN MELLEY and CHRISTOPHER WEBER - Associated Press