Category: Gavin Newsom

California Governor Proposes Rolling Back Access to Police Misconduct Records

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration has proposed an end to public disclosure of investigations of abusive and corrupt police officers, handing the responsibility instead to local agencies in an effort to help cover an estimated $31.5 billion budget deficit. The proposal, part of the governor’s budget package that he is still negotiating with the…


California Legislature Passes Revised $312 Billion Budget Proposal, Awaits Newsom’s Response

Democratic supermajorities in both the Assembly and Senate approved a revised version of the state’s budget on June 15, the final day of the deadline based on constitutional obligation, with the proposal now on the way to the governor’s desk for review. Votes were split by party line, with all senators present and voting 32…


Newsom Bumps Heads With Hannity During Fox News Appearance

Commentary If former President Trump can go on liberal CNN, why not Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sean Hannity’s conservative Fox News show? That’s exactly what happened on June 12, with Part 1, Part 2, and Part 3 of the interview posted on YouTube. I’ve been writing a lot about the governor lately, because not only is…


California Voters Say Economy Is Most Important Issue, Half Disapprove of Reparation Payments: Poll

California voters say the economy is the most important issue facing the state and half of them don’t support paying reparations to black residents, according to a new poll by Emerson College Polling and Inside California Politics. The survey, released on June 12, asked registered voters questions on a variety of topics, including presidential candidates…


3 California Conservative School Board Members Face Recall Amid LGBT, CRT Debates

A Temecula group is looking to recall three school board members amid controversy surrounding their conservative stance on critical race theory and LGBT content in classrooms—as well as their recent decision to fire the district’s superintendent. One Temecula Valley, a local political action committee, gathered the required number of signatures—30 from each trustee’s district—on June…


Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Runaway Constitutional Convention

Commentary Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken a lot of flack for his recently proposed 28th Amendment to the Constitution. “Our ability to make a more perfect union is literally written into the Constitution,” he explained on June 8. “So today, I’m proposing the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution to do just that. The 28th…


Critics Warn of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Potential Runaway Constitutional Convention

Commentary California Gov. Gavin Newsom has taken a lot of flack for his recently proposed 28th Amendment to the Constitution. “Our ability to make a more perfect union is literally written into the Constitution,” he explained on June 8. “So today, I’m proposing the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution to do just that. The…


Gavin Newsom Poised to Run for President, Timing Unclear

California Gov. Gavin Newsom could be setting himself up for a 2024 presidential run, but a bid in this election cycle is far from guaranteed. That was what multiple high-level politicians in California told The Epoch Times. “He’s certainly running a shadow campaign right now to be in position,” said Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) in…


New York Times Avoids Tough Questions for Gov. Newsom

Commentary Good thing we have The Epoch Times covering California, because the New York Times just isn’t doing the job. It just conducted a puffball interview with Gov. Gavin Newsom that didn’t include a single tough question: “A Conversation With Gavin Newsom About the ‘California Effect’: Conor Dougherty of The New York Times spoke with…


Newsom Faces Backlash on Plan to Add Gun Ownership Restrictions to Constitution

The National Rifle Association (NRA), the leading gun ownership advocacy group in the United States, is having none of California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s call for an amendment to the U.S. Constitution, the 28th in the nation’s history, to instate what he calls “common sense gun safety measures.” The NRA responded immediately to Newsom’s June 7…