<story><title>New York Governor announces 100% workforce reduction for non-essential services</title><url>https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/20/new-york-governor-announces-100-workforce-reduction-for-non-essential-services/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>throwaway5752</author><text>There is no doubt Cuomo should be the national point person for the response to the crisis based on his performance so far. He is independently working with regional manufacturing to retool to make critical medical PPE and ventilators, and has organized a regional coalition including CT, NJ, and PA. I have not agreed with him all the time, but his crisis management has been exemplary and he will have saved many lives in NY by the time this is done.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>vincentmarle</author><text>I think that Gov Newsom of CA has been doing a way better job than Cuomo:&lt;p&gt;- implements stricter measures faster and more decisively, while having a lower case count&lt;p&gt;- doesn&amp;#x27;t fight with his mayors or the President&lt;p&gt;- no false promises or statements that need to be taken back days later</text></comment>
<story><title>New York Governor announces 100% workforce reduction for non-essential services</title><url>https://techcrunch.com/2020/03/20/new-york-governor-announces-100-workforce-reduction-for-non-essential-services/</url></story><parent_chain><item><author>throwaway5752</author><text>There is no doubt Cuomo should be the national point person for the response to the crisis based on his performance so far. He is independently working with regional manufacturing to retool to make critical medical PPE and ventilators, and has organized a regional coalition including CT, NJ, and PA. I have not agreed with him all the time, but his crisis management has been exemplary and he will have saved many lives in NY by the time this is done.</text></item></parent_chain><comment><author>zone411</author><text>This should&amp;#x27;ve been done much sooner, certainly before St. Patrick&amp;#x27;s Day. He rejected an earlier proposal by De Blasio. It was obvious that this was coming and also clear that NYC would&amp;#x27;ve been hit very hard. No state government has done well.</text></comment>