COVID-19 shows that Gov. Newsom, legislators must close California’s digital divide

For many of us, 2020 will be marked in our collective memory as the year of shelter-in-place, social distancing, and video conferences from home for work, school, and doctor visits. But for the 22 percent of Californian households living without high-speed Internet service at home, this year will be defined by challenges that should have been fixed decades ago: the lack of accessible and affordable broadband.

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