Government
Mar. 13, 2020
Governor’s emergency order allows: commandeering of property, suspension of laws, banning gatherings
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on the coronavirus response at a lightly attended press conference conducted largely via conference call Thursday. The order allows the state to commandeer property for purposes of quarantine and gives powers to some cabinet officials they could use if the crisis grows worse.
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order on the coronavirus response at a lightly attended news conference conducted largely via conference call Thursday. The order allows the state to commandeer property for purposes of quarantine and gives powers to some cabinet officials they could use if the crisis grows worse.
Perhaps most controversial is Section 8 of the order, which allows the state to “commandeer property — hotels and ot...
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