Gov. Gavin Newsom might have few options to punish small counties that have gone rogue and reopened their economies despite statewide shutdown orders.
However, the tools the governor does have might be so harsh as to not merit use given that these counties tend to be small, rural and have very few or no cases of coronavirus, experts say.
"Newsom has very broad authority under state law that preempt...
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