Newsom announces expansion of hotel room program for essential workers

PANDEMIC FOX FORTY'S ASHLEYZAVALA EXPLAINS WHAT IT MEANSFOR THOSE WORKING ON THE FRONTLINES.GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOMANNOUNCED FRIDAY CALIFORNIA ISEXTENDING ITS SUBSIDIZED HOTELROOM PROGRAM TO ESSENTIALWORKERS WE'VE GOT TO GIVE THEMTHE SUPPORTS WHERE THEY HAVETHE ABILITY TO ISOLATE THEABILITY IN SOME CASES TOQUARANTINE NEWSOME POINTINGOUT THE OVERWHELMING MAJORITYOF ESSENTIAL WORKERS ACROSSINDUSTRIES ARE LATINO FROMFARMING CONSTRUCTION TO FOODSERVICE FOR US TO BE ABLE TOBE SUCCESSFUL IN TERMS OFSTOPPING THE SPREAD OFCOVID-19 EXTINGUISHINGCOVID-19 WHICH WE WILL DO ITDEPENDS ON OUR ABILITY TO KEEPOUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS SAFENEWSOM'S ADMINISTRATION ALSORELEASED NEW GUIDANCE TO ACENTRAL EMPLOYERS.

THEGOVERNOR ADMITTING HISADMINISTRATION DIDN'T DOENOUGH AT FIRST TO EDUCATEBUSINESSES ABOUT THEGUIDELINES THAT MUST BEFOLLOWED NEWSOM SAYS THE STATEIS STEPPING UP AND EXPEDITINGITS ENFORCEMENT OF LABOR LAWSAND COVID-19 RULES AND THE TOGO AFTER FOLKS THAT MAKE SOMEMEMBERS IN CERTAIN INDUSTRIES,LOOK BAD.

WHEN THEY MAY BE THEEXCEPTION NOT THE RULE AS THELEGISLATURE RECONVENES MONDAYNEWSOME SAYS HE'S WORKING WITHSTATE LAWMAKERS TO TRY TOEXPAND PAID SICK LEAVE WORKERSCOMPENSATION AND FINANCIALSECURITY MEASURES ESPECIALLYFOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS INSACRAMENTO, ASHLEY ZAVALA FOX40 NEWS.

THE SPREAD OF THECORONAVIRUS IS STILLACCELERATING A LOT OF AREAS