It’s Time to Give California Workers and Businesses a Plan for Reopening the Economy

An aerial view shows light traffic passing on Sunset Boulevard during what would normally be the evening rush hour, in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, in Los Angeles, on April 15, 2020. Mario Tama/Getty Images

Commentary

Despite the size and density of the state’s metro areas, California has clearly benefited from the January closure of travel from China and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s early action to delay and reduce the spread of COVID-19, thereby avoiding overwhelming our health-care system and drastically reducing the projected death toll.