Category: Gavin Newsom

No, Mr. Governor, California’s Rainstorms Are Not Proof of a ‘Climate Crisis’

January 30, 2023
climate changeGavin Newsomglobal warmingNorthern CaliforniaOpinionRegional & State NewsSouthern CaliforniaState NewsUSViewpoints
0 Comment

Since Dec. 26, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom has taken no ownership for the $1 billion in damages caused by the nine consecutive rainstorms that pummeled the state. No blame for the 21 lives lost. No accountability for countless power outages, levee breaks, landslides, flooding, or washouts. Instead, the governor has chosen to eclipse any…

Read More

California to Release More Water to Communities in Wake of Storms

January 26, 2023
California Department of Water ResourcesGavin NewsomNorthern CaliforniaRegional & State NewsRegional NewsSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California OC NewsState NewsUS
0 Comment

The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) announced Jan. 26 it expects to deliver 30 percent of requested water to its public water agencies in 2023—1.27 million acre-feet—up from the initial 5 percent announced in December. This comes after weeks of heavy rainstorms and public outcry demanding the state release more water from its reservoirs….

Read More

Judge Blocks California’s COVID-19 Misinformation Law

January 26, 2023
AMERICACaliforniaCCP VirusCOVID-19Gavin NewsomJudiciarymisinformationNorthern CaliforniaRegional & State NewsSouthern CaliforniaState NewsUSUS NewsVaccines & Safety
0 Comment

A California judge on Wednesday halted the state’s so-called COVID-19 misinformation and disinformation law, which was challenged by doctors in two lawsuits, claiming it violates their constitutional rights. In Hoeg v. Newsom, five doctors alleged that the state law, AB 2098, is unconstitutional under the First and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. A separate related lawsuit, Hoang v. Bonta, makes…

Read More

Orange County Supervisors Favor Charging Fentanyl Dealers With Murder

January 25, 2023
Crime and IncidentsDon BarnesfentanylGavin NewsomMelissa MelendezNorthern CaliforniaPolicies & ImpactsRegional & State NewsRegional NewsSouthern CaliforniaSouthern California OC NewsState NewsTodd Spitzertom umbergUS
0 Comment

The Orange County Board of Supervisors Jan. 24 unanimously approved writing a letter of support for a state bill that, if passed, would allow prosecutors to charge fentanyl dealers with murder if someone dies as a result of them ingesting a drug they sold. Senate Bill 44, introduced last month by Sen. Tom Umberg (D-Santa…

Read More

LIVE 5 PM ET: California Governor Speaks After the Half Moon Bay Shooting

January 24, 2023
EpochTVEpochTV LiveGavin Newsomhalf moon bayLive Videosmass shootingUSUS NewsVideo
0 Comment

California Governor Gavin Newsom holds a media conference at 5:00 p.m. ET on Jan. 24 after the shooting in Half Moon Bay, the second mass shooting in a row in the past three days in California. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …

LIVE NOW: California Governor Speaks After the Half Moon Bay Shooting

January 24, 2023
EpochTVEpochTV LiveGavin Newsomhalf moon bayLive Videosmass shootingUSUS NewsVideo
0 Comment

California Governor Gavin Newsom holds a media conference at 6:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 24 after the shooting in Half Moon Bay, the second mass shooting in a row in the past three days in California. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …

California Governor Speaks After the Half Moon Bay Shooting

January 24, 2023
EpochTVEpochTV LiveGavin Newsomhalf moon bayLive Videosmass shootingNorthern CaliforniaRegional & State NewsSouthern CaliforniaState NewsUSUS NewsVideo
0 Comment

California Governor Gavin Newsom holds a media conference at 6:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 24 after the shooting in Half Moon Bay, the second mass shooting in a row in the past three days in California. The Epoch Times will livestream the event. …

Parsing Gov. Newsom’s Second Inaugural Address

January 19, 2023
CaliforniaGavin NewsomNorthern CaliforniaOpinionRegional & State NewsSouthern CaliforniaState NewsUSViewpoints
0 Comment

Commentary Almost every California governor or senator looks longingly at the White House. According to biographer Ian Halperin, even Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger did so and was planning a national movement to excise the Constitution’s requirement that the president be born in the United States. So at this point in his carefully planned career, Gov. Gavin…

Read More

Gov. Newsom’s Fantasy Budget

January 18, 2023
budgetCaliforniaGavin NewsomLocal NewsNorthern CaliforniaOpinionRegional-Local NewsSouthern CaliforniaUSViewpoints
0 Comment

Commentary Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new budget proposal (pdf) for fiscal year 2023-24, which begins on July 1, is more a wish list than an actual budget proposal. It projects $297 billion in spending, but also anticipates a $22.5 billion deficit unless certain programs are cut or delayed. But one of the things former state Sen….

Read More

California Court Halts Fast Food Labor Law

January 17, 2023
FAST ActFast Food Accountability and Standards ActGavin NewsomLocal NewsNorthern CaliforniaRegional NewsRegional-Local NewsSave Local Restaurants CoalitionSouthern CaliforniaUS
0 Comment

The Sacramento Superior Court ruled in favor Jan. 13 of a coalition of restaurateurs and small businesses seeking to stop the implementation of the Fast Food Accountability and Standards Act—known as the FAST Act—until signatures on a petition, which would put the issue before voters to possibly overturn the law, are verified. The law, which…

Read More