Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order to send state employees back to their offices four days a week starting next month appears to be something he’s willing to bargain away. It’s a terrible way to run the state and continues California’s horrible track record as the worst tenants in downtown Sacramento since the pandemic.
But first, the details of Newsom’s bad deal:
One of the state’s 21 bargaining units emailed its employees Monday that the governor’s order would not apply to them for a full year as part of a tentative bargaining agreement that provides for no across-the-board salary increases in 2026…