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Gavin Newsom: “A lot of innovation happened during COVID, including on land…”

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In-Studio Discussion with Ezra Klein and Gavin Newsom on 'Abundance' and Democratic Governance

Published March 26, 2025 | Video Starts at 40:14

And look. And you highlight some of those successes. I mean, you talk about what happened during the Trump administration and Covid. By the way, A lot of innovation happened during COVID, including on land use. We did something called home key, room key. We changed land use and ceqa. We did it through an emergency frame. You referenced the i95 because risk tolerance went up. (40:14–40:18)

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