Like little flowers emerging from a charred landscape, some promising pandemic relief bills are sprouting in a California Legislature devastated by COVID-19. He recruited the politically savvy Dee Dee Myers to be a senior advisor and head his agency — GO-Biz — that’s supposed to help expand California business. But the measures face a harsh terrain that has been damaged by efforts to control the virus’ spread in the Capitol. The credit would be taken on state tax returns. “Stop the finger-pointing and blame — the debating masks vs. not masks,” Gray says.

Source: Los Angeles Times December 14, 2020 08:03 UTC