May.07 — California Governor Gavin Newsom says “more federal support” is needed as the state is projecting a $54 billion budget deficit through June 2021 amid surging unemployment caused by the pandemic-related shutdowns. He speaks at his daily coronavirus briefing.
In This Story: California
California, a western U.S. state, stretches from the Mexican border along the Pacific for nearly 900 miles. Its terrain includes cliff-lined beaches, redwood forest, the Sierra Nevada Mountains, Central Valley farmland and the Mojave Desert. The city of Los Angeles is the seat of the Hollywood entertainment industry. Hilly San Francisco is known for the Golden Gate Bridge, Alcatraz Island and cable cars.