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Nearly $3M Meant for Small Businesses Amid Pandemic Went To Companies Gov. Gavin Newsom Founded

[aggregation-styles] ABC30 & ABC7 SAN FRANCISCO -- At least eight companies partially owned by Gov. Gavin Newsom collectively received millions of dollars from the Paycheck Protection Program, according to an ABC7 analysis. While data released by the Small Business Administration earlier this year showed the PlumpJack Group received up to...

Governors' Companies Among Recipients of Virus Relief Loans

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Governors who ordered shutdowns as their states responded to the coronavirus pandemic were among millions of beneficiaries of the loan program created to help small businesses weather COVID-19's effect on the economy, data released Monday show. The governors of at least seven states have ties to companies...

Gov.-elect Newsom Giving Up Control of His Businesses

SACRAMENTO — Incoming California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday he would give up control of his wine and hotel business and plans to issue an executive order barring state agencies from doing business with the company to avoid conflicts of interest. The PlumpJack Group, founded by Newsom in 1992, includes...

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