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California governor defends reopening, urges public caution

by Associated Press
| June 15, 2020 5:03 PM

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Following a weekend that saw California's broadest reopening yet since the coronavirus pandemic shuttered businesses, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday defended the state's pace and said the economic harm from isolation can have negative health outcomes, too.

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