By CONTACTS: Patricia McGinnis, Executive Director, CANHRpatm@canhr.org (415) 974-5171 Anthony Chicotel, Senior Staff Attorney, CANHRtony@canhr.org (415) 974-5171 Governor Newsom Signs Five of Six Nursing Home PROTECT Plan Reform Bills Berkeley, CA – This week Governor Newsom signed into law five out of six reform bills that respond to the tragic conditions nursing home residents face in California and the growing public awareness during the pandemic that residents are often being neglected, abused, mistreated and exploited.