Commentary Gov. Gavin Newsom owes the citizens of California an apology. Telling someone they’re not essential is appalling. Every person and the work they do is essential. Just because a bureaucrat may deem you non-essential, doesn’t mean it’s true. Florida, Texas, and other states lifted their lockdowns and allowed businesses to open at 100 percent. Here’s a novel idea—provide guidance and education and allow business owners the opportunity to safely operate their businesses. Each day it becomes clearer and clearer: The lockdowns did not work in California. A study in Scientific Reports looked at 87 regions world-wide and found there was little to no evidence lockdowns work. The European Journal of Clinical Investigation published a peer-reviewed study in January that examined the effects of lockdowns in 10 countries. The doctors compared the countries that had strict lockdown orders such as England, France, and Germany to countries that remained more open throughout the last year, such as Sweden and South Korea. There was “no clear significant beneficial …