Gov. Newsom – who is facing a recall election – declares California will pay off ALL unpaid rent for lower income households accrued during pandemic using $5.2billion ‘forgiveness’ pot

• Newsom announced plan ahead of meetings to negotiate budget spending
• The 53-year-old Democrat is likely to extend ban on evictions for unpaid rent
• He is also going to splash another $2bn to cover costs of electricity and water
• Governor finds state coffers flush with unused federal relief cash and income tax
• Newsom’s popularity was hit by pandemic and he faces recall election in the fall

Gavin Newsom has announced that California will pay off all unpaid rent accrued during the pandemic using a $5.2 billion federal pot ‘on a scale never seen before in the US.’

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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9712113/Newsom-says-California-pay-unpaid-rent-accrued-pandemic-using-5-2billion-pot.html