California Gov. Gavin Newsom struck an optimistic tone in his State of the State address Tuesday night.
Newsom’s speech primarily focused on the state’s pandemic response and the progress made since last March.
“It was a year ago, a year ago that we made that incredibly difficult decision to issue that stay-at-home order to slow the spread," Newsom said. "You know we agonized about it. We agonized about the sacrifices that it would require. But we made sure that science — not politics —drove our decisions.”
Newsom delivered the address at an empty Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, one of the state’s mass vaccination sites. He hinted that the state could return to a sense of normalcy soon.
"Today, the light at the end of the tunnel is brighter than ever," the governor said.
The address lasted less than 30 minutes, significantly shorter than his previous State of the State addresses. He touched on a variety of issues beyond COVID-19, including economic inequality, housing and education.
While Newsom alluded to the mounting campaign to remove him from office, the word “recall” did not appear in the speech.
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