Governor Newsom announced on Monday the creation of a new state council focused on creating jobs and the awarding of $182 million in grants to jumpstart the Governor’s Regional Investment Initiative to accelerate economic and workforce projects throughout the state. Governor Gavin Newsom said that the creation of the California Jobs First Council and operational plan focused on streamlining the state’s economic and workforce development programs to create more jobs faster. The council and operational plan will guide the state’s investments in economic and workforce development to create more family-supporting jobs and prioritize industry sectors for future growth. Further, the governor said, “California has created more opportunities, more jobs, and more businesses than any other state, but we need to ensure that we’re all moving forward together.”