FILE In this March 12, 2020 file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters about the state's response to the coronavirus during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Newsom, a Democrat who leads the nation's most populous state, has won praise from both sides of the aisle for his approach to the coronavirus crisis though he's been less aggressive than some other governors and local leaders. Newsom is accompanied by California Department of Public Heath…
March 17, 2020
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California governor: Most schools won't reopen this spring
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — It’s likely “few if any” California schools will reopen before summer break, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday as he provided a stark assessment of the implications from the spreading coronavirus that threatens to overwhelm the state’s hospitals and drain its spending reserves.