Gavin Newsom is facing a recall election but supporters hope $600 state stimulus checks sent to Californians last week will convince some to support retaining him in office. As California continues the slow recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic that shut down many businesses last year, new $600 state stimulus checks have begun arriving in the bank accounts of residents who …
Gavin Newsom, pictured last year, proposed Monday for the state to send most Californians a second round of $600 state stimulus checks. Gavin Newsom proposed a second round of $600 state stimulus checks on Monday to hasten California’s recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, hoping to expand the payments from low-income residents to also include middle-class families, and noting that doing …