Hope is on the horizon for small businesses within state’s proposed $9.6 billion spending deal Governor Newsom and state legislative leaders have reached an agreement on a $9.6 billion spending deal to help those affected most by the coronavirus pandemic. It’s no secret, small businesses have been hurting throughout the coronavirus pandemic, but hope is on the horizon. “The rules that California has put in place have done an incredible amount of harm to small businesses and the least that we can do is to be able to provide some assistance,” said Assemblyman Chad Mayes. That assistanc...