The article seems bogus. The state is in the process of getting masks out to people: """ As of Dec. 7, the state's PPE stockpile included: 178.7 million N

The article seems bogus. The state is in the process of getting masks out to people: """ As of Dec. 7, the state's PPE stockpile included: 178.7 million N95 respirators 339 million surgical masks 63.8 million procedure gowns 19.5 million face shields 152.2 million sets of protective gloves https://www.desertsun.com/story/money/business/2020/12/09/free-ppe-way-palm-springs-area-businesses-amid-stay-home-order/6482012002/ https://www.desertsun.com/story/money/business/2020/12/09/fr... """ That ain't half a billion N95 masks.