Sacramento Bee: Gavin Newsom makes a statement on the Cal-OSHA staffing problem. Advocates say it’s not enough

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office has broken its silence on the staffing crisis at Cal-OSHA. But former agency employees say they’re underwhelmed by the governor’s vague response to a four-month Sacramento Bee investigation into the troubled worker safety agency.

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Senator Dave Cortese, D-San Jose, said he hopes and expects that Newsom and his office will have more to say about the Cal-OSHA staffing issue in the near future. “The governor’s staff is justifiably proud of the resources they’ve provided in the budget. They’ve done fine on the budget side,” wrote Cortese in a message to The Bee. “Hopefully next they will demand that all vacant positions are actually filled by HR. “That is yet to happen.”

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