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NEWSOM: “This is a fight for California’s future. Since this pandemic started, uncertainty has been the only thing we could be certain of. But now, we are providing a little bit more certainty. Certainty that we are safely vaccinating Californians as quickly as possible. Certainty that we are safely reopening our economy. Certainty that we are safely getting our kids back in classrooms. All of which adds up to a brighter future for our state. Because California won’t come crawling back. We will roar back. When this pandemic ends -- and it will end soon -- we’re not going back to normal. Because I think we all agree, normal was never good enough. Normal accepts inequity. It’s why Latinos are dying from COVID at a higher rate than any other racial or ethnic group, why essential workers’ wages aren’t enough for them to afford the essentials, and why mothers have been leaving the workforce in staggering numbers. Look, our eyes are wide open to what’s wrong. And so, our journey back must also be a path to close inequities.”
