Gov. Newsom says sports with no fans could be allowed in state in June

Gov. Gavin Newsom declared Monday to California’s pro sports team, with a caveat or two.

Newsom said the state is eyeing the first week of June to allow live pro sporting events without spectators, while “a number of other sectors” of the economy can reopen, “if we hold these trend lines.”

“In terms of protecting not only the players but more broadly their support staff,” Newsom said. “And again, we’re not talking about fans in this respect.”

California could continue to implement a local approach to sports, as it has done in other reopening other sectors. Newsom said the state was working with county health directors, state officials and representatives from all major sports leagues, as well as consulting with California’s pact of western-state governors.

“We’re just talking about the opportunity … to begin the process of organizing around what that may or may not look like,” Newsom said.