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.
SF's outdoor dining, other services to close under new stay-home order
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2020/04/coronavirus-san-francisco-london-breed/609808/) as a national model of how to address the COVID-19 pandemic. (On October 22, for example, the city had an average positive case number per day of only 34, compared with 140 December 4.)Due to its good indicators, the city had briefly attained yellow tier status, the state's least restrictive.
It avoided the most restrictive measures in the state until November 29 when it entered the purple tier.Now, the tiers have been replaced, at least temporarily, with a regional approach, Governor Gavin Newsom announced December 3.Newsom said that the new restrictions will be implemented in regions that fall below an ICU capacity of 15%.
