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After that, I discovered nearly 10 times as many deaths as California.

To be honest, I saw these news reports and I was jealous because California, the first

state to issue a state home order, seemed to have figured something out. All while I

sat in my apartment, listening to the continuous whine of sirens. But at some point, after

I stopped paying attention, Angela Hart says things changed.

I think the turning point, if I had to pin point, the first turning point, it would be our summer reopening.

Angela covers health policy for California Health Line.

Over the summer, she noticed politics had started sneaking into decisions that had been based on science.

If you ask state lawmakers, if you ask public health experts, if you ask the county public health officials

who are leading the response in California on the ground, I think you'll hear a wholehearted

agreement on that. California opened too fast, and since then, I think we've seen a series of

really big missteps really on the part of this governor.

Over the course of the last year, Governor Gavin Newsom made himself into the face of California's

pandemic response. Good afternoon, everybody. I wanted to update you on where we are

in terms of California's COVID-19 response. Today, we are announcing and introducing a regional

stay-at-home order in the state of California. I know some people think that's too much, too fast,

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