https://www.mercurynews.com/2020/04/02/gov-newsom-announces-new-state-and-federal-aid-for-small-businesses-employees/ > Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans to provide financial relief for California small businesses dealing with the economic hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic Thursday. > Newsom introduced a one-year reprieve that will allow small businesses to keep upward of $50,000 in money they would otherwise owe the state in sales tax.