Tag: Gov. Gavin Newsom

Board of Education Sues Governor Over School Mask Mandates

August 4, 2021
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The Orange County Board of Education (OCBE) voted during an Aug. 3 special session to sue Gov. Gavin Newsom for extending the state of emergency and mandating masks for students during the next curricular year. The board’s decision came after Newsom announced an extension to the state of emergency, requiring a mask mandate for students in grades K-12. Trustee Rebecca Gomez was absent during…

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Orange County Officials Back ‘Bipartisan’ Recall of Newsom

August 3, 2021
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The state’s upcoming gubernatorial election is bipartisan, some politicians in Orange County, Calif., said during an Aug. 3 news conference. “Most of the people on this call are nonpartisan elected officeholders, and we are fed up, trying to serve the people we’re privileged to serve… but don’t have the resources to serve because of mismanagement…

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California is Experiencing a Crime ‘Tsunami,’ DA Says

July 24, 2021
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California is experiencing a wave of crime despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s claims of a decrease during the past three decades, officials say. “You’ve got violent crime off the charts,” Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert told The Epoch Times. “You’ve got this tsunami of things that are happening. Violent crime, illegal guns, [and] rampant…

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California is Experiencing a Crime ‘Tsunami’: Sacramento DA

July 24, 2021
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California is experiencing a wave of crime despite Gov. Gavin Newsom’s claims of a decrease during the past three decades, officials say. “You’ve got violent crime off the charts,” Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert told The Epoch Times. “You’ve got this tsunami of things that are happening. Violent crime, illegal guns, [and] rampant…

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Recall Candidate Loses Legal Challenge Over Ballot Designation

July 22, 2021
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Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer lost a lawsuit against the Secretary of State’s office requesting to be labeled as a retired mayor on the California recall ballot. “The California Democrat Party put their fist on the scales of justice and injected partisanship into this proceeding,” Faulconer’s campaign said July 21 following the ruling. “Voters have a right to transparent and accurate information about Mayor…

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Newsom Invites Nation’s Homeless Population to Live the ‘California Dream’

July 22, 2021
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Gov. Gavin Newsom welcomed the nation’s homeless into California July 19 after signing the largest homeless investment bill in state history. “The state is roaring back, and I’m proud people from around the world looking to California again for opportunity,” Newsom said during a Sebastopol, Calif. news conference. “That should not just be for certain people. All people, I…

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Critics Pan Newsom’s New Retail Crime Bill

July 21, 2021
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A newly-approved California bill seeking to reduce the spread of retail theft is being slammed by critics, with some accusing Gov. Gavin Newsom of enabling crime. “In Los Angeles County alone homicide rates are up 95 percent this year,” said Rescue California campaign manager Anne Dunsmore in a July 21 statement. “He has dismantled the…

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Larry Elder to Appear on California Recall Ballot

July 21, 2021
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Longtime talk show host Larry Elder will be a listed candidate on the California gubernatorial recall ballot after being previously disqualified, a Sacramento judge ruled July 21. “I won my court case,” Elder, an EpochTV host, said on Twitter. “We will be on the ballot.” Elder on July 19 filed a lawsuit against Secretary of…

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Larry Elder Wins Lawsuit, to Appear on California Recall Ballot

July 21, 2021
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Longtime talk show host Larry Elder will be a listed candidate on the California gubernatorial recall ballot after being previously disqualified, a Sacramento judge ruled July 21. “I won my court case,” Elder, an EpochTV host, said on Twitter. “We will be on the ballot.” Elder on July 19 filed a lawsuit against Secretary of…

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Newsom Again Pushes COVID Shots, But No Vaccine Passports Planned

July 21, 2021
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LONG BEACH, Calif.—While saying California has one of the best COVID-19 vaccination rates in the country, Gov. Gavin Newsom said July 21 the rate remains too low, and he blamed “right-wing” pundits for spreading misinformation and contributing to vaccine hesitancy. He also insisted the state has no plans to institute a “vaccine passport” system, again…

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