NEWSOM’S PLAN WOULD ALSO SPEND $5.2 BILLION ON WHAT HE SAID WOULD BE THE LARGEST RENTER ASSISTANCE PACKAGE IN THE COUNTRY AND WOULD ALLOW LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS TO COVER THEIR BACK-RENT AND THEIR RENT FOR SEVERAL MONTHS INTO THE FUTURE. IT ALSO SPENDS $2 BILLION TO COVER OVERDUE WATER AND UTILITY BILLS. “WE BELIEVE PEOPLE ARE BETTER SUITED THAN WE ARE TO MAKE DETERMINATIONS FOR THEMSELVES ON HOW BEST TO USE THESE DOLLARS,” NEWSOM SAID.