As in-person instruction begins across the state, California Gov. Gavin Newsom appeared in San Bernardino County for a press conference Aug. 6 while visiting a local school.  “We want to keep our kids safe,” Newsom said. “We want them back in person for in-person instruction. We don’t want our kids back on Zoom school. We don’t want our kids back online with all the disparities that were self-evident in another classroom I was in when I asked them how their download speeds are, and the fact that a young child, in first grade, is talking about impacts of this pandemic and how disproportionate it has been.”   As schools prepare to welcome more students back in the classroom, Newsom expects districts to abide by the mask mandates to prevent the spread of COVID-19.    “You’ll start to see L.A. Unified and others open over the course of the next few weeks. We’re …