The governor also announced a $500 million COVID Relief Grant run by the California Office of the Small Business Advocate at GO-Biz, which he said will distribute grants of up to $25,000 to small businesses and nonprofit organizations by early next year. Northern California has 15 percent of its ICU beds available, San Joaquin Valley has 22 percent, Greater Sacramento has 24 percent, Southern California has 26 percent and the Bay Area has 28 percent. A normally busy Ventura Blvd in Tarzana is almost empty on Thursday during the second coronavirus lockdown to hit Los Angeles Infections have exploded in recent weeks to the point that the state is averaging 15,000 new cases a day and the positivity rate has more than doubled, reaching seven percent in the two-week period ended Wednesday. Those cases probably will start showing up in hospitals around Christmas, experts say.
The governor also announced a $ 500 million tuitions tax.
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