Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman who is the 40th governor of California, serving since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 49th lieutenant governor of California from 2011 to 2019 and as the 42nd mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011.
CA budget includes $13M boost to fight HIV, STIs & hep C
California lawmakers are pumping an additional $13 million toward implementing a plan to end the combined epidemics of HIV, hepatitis C, and sexually transmitted infections.
The double-digit increase comes as health officials worry about seeing spikes in STIs after social distancing restrictions imposed to fight COVID-19 get lifted.
It is less than the $19 million that health advocates had sought and state legislators had initially added to the budget. Governor Gavin Newsom, who didn't allocate any additional funding toward ending the entwined three epidemics in his budget proposal, signed the budget bill that included the money July 16.
