The identities of those suppliers were not available Tuesday night, nor were details about the number of masks each would be supplying to the state. The Newsom administration did not disclose the state’s cost for acquiring the monthly supply of 200 million masks.Newsom on Tuesday issued an executive order to speed up the state’s ability to procure necessary medical supplies to fight COVID-19, suspending state purchasing and exempting suppliers from sales taxes for items purchased by the state.
The Legislature has also approved emergency spending of up to $1 billion on pandemic-related needs. To date, about $362 million of that amount has been spent.Newsom on Tuesday said the state already has distributed 41.4 million N95 masks across California, including 1 million from the federal government.
“It’s not an indictment. It’s not a cheap shot. At the end of the day, they don’t have the masks at the national stockpile,” Newsom said Tuesday of the federal response. “We decided enough of the small ball. Let’s use our purchasing power. Let’s go at scale.” Newsom said the consortium will supply at least 150 million N95 masks to be used by frontline healthcare providers as well as 50 million surgical masks.
The governor said California may share the cache of masks with other states that are also in need of medical supplies.
we need masks of course, and we know US suppliers are not enough, but why buying from byd? an automaker with not experience in medical gears? you sure? CAgovernor GavinNewsom
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Get your mask & do whatever it takes 2protect U but Herb Wesson is again using this 2shamelessly collect personal data on folks. If it’s just 2help Why not just set up at Good will or use office gov websit if it’s 4medical reason why not just have people show medical proof only?
goldietaylor ‘Nation State’
It's every state for himself now. 🙏
cooperhefner This would be great but they are more than likely contaminated
Why are you donating vents to other States We’ll need them!
Can Trump or his henchmen stop this? Because you know those monsters will try.
From fucking who though -_-
And destroy businesses and lives. Newsom needs to resign
200M a month = 5 days of daily consumption for Californians
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What country? How much are the masks? I think that’s great CA’s Gov made the deal. Only wish a US manufacturer could be so lucky to have obtained that enormous contract.
It seems the “guberzaddy” is at it again, once more proving the No. 1 spot couldn’t be more deserved. GubernatorialPandemicPageant
In case you were curious how a president should act in times like this
ONE CALI....ONE LOVE!
Why are we buying masks from the people that gave us the virus? Does that make any sense GavinNewsom
California should do much better than NYC and NJ. Younger and more nerdy.
Say adios to kissing Trump’s ass.
The masks will come from a consortium of suppliers, including a California nonprofit, a California manufacturer with suppliers in Asia and from a company sterilizing used masks.
For your politically connected tech people & their illegal migrant labor or US citizen homeless populations? 🙄
Shouldn’t the folks who banned straws look to getting reusable masks? 🤷♂️
President Newsom. I like the sound of that. Cue the Trumpers, trolls, conspiracy theorists, etc in 3...2...1...
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