By Samuel Strait, Reporter at Large – August 21, 2021 In mid-December 2020, the first vaccine was being administered to the public in most States in a relatively orderly fashion, not so in Newsom's State of California. Love of government services, despite their obvious inadequacies, was the theme of Newsom's vaccine roll out in California. And then the disaster began. In less than two months it became so obvious the distribution of vaccines was occurring at such a snail's pace that even Newsom recognized that there was a problem, a huge problem. In some cases distribution to minorities lagged well behind that of whites, eliciting sharp anger over the disparities. Less than 3% in Black communities, 13% in Asian, and 16% in Latino communities, far below reports of 43% in white areas. Newsom complained that technical, IT, and data issues were largely responsible for the "glitches". Unfortunately, California's antiquated IT system was well known prior to the vaccine roll out, yet Newsom ignored the problem well into the surge of virus infections over the winter of 2020-2021. In spite of the relatively easy target of antiquated computer systems, Newsom's government had other issues with the various California health boards and regulation which made the State's efforts appear even more bumbling and convoluted. As the specter of a potential recall loomed, Newsom finally threw in the towel and placed his faith in the private sector. Citing issues with the State's antiquated technology, Newsom offered a "No Bid Contract" to Blue Shield of California to operate the distribution program of the various vaccines. Problems did not end there. Various County's throughout the State balked at contracting with Blue Shield directly further delaying the vaccine roll out. Questions of impropriety surrounded the governor's "no bid contract" with Blue Shield. Various actors on the stage of government idiocy pointed out that Blue Shield was a major contributor to Newsom's election campaign, to the tune of $300,000. Furthermore Blue Shield contributed thousands of dollars to various foundations promoted by Newsom. Eventually the roll out was accomplished to the extent that nearly 72% of Californians have received at least one shot. Had Newsom's administration not been such incompetents, the roll out of the vaccine may have been accomplished much sooner. In addition to simple logistic and tracking issues, Newsom managed to offend his Union buddies with the no bid contract awarded to Blue Shield and the minority populations Newsom professes to be "looking out for". All in all, in typical Newsom fashion the poor, minorities and seniors seem to take the brunt of Newsom's failures, insuring that he continued to be out of touch with most Californians.