Category: California Gov. Gavin Newsom

Officials React to Newsom, Garcetti Maskless at NFC Playoff Game at SoFi Stadium

INGLEWOOD, Calif.—Several California officials are under fire after they were photographed without masks at a Jan. 30 National Football Conference (NFC) playoff game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood. The LA Rams earned their spot in the Superbowl LVI when they beat the San Francisco 49ers 20–17, and the high-profile football match drew high-profile guests—including Gov….


Newsom Visits LA County Facility to Highlight Behavioral Health Investment

LOS ANGELES—Gov. Gavin Newsom Jan. 31 visited the site of a future behavioral health and transitional housing facility in Los Angeles County to highlight the state’s $3 billion investment in behavioral health infrastructure, housing, and supportive services. Newsom said facilities like the one being developed in Los Angeles County—which received about $12.8 million from the…


Signature Gathering to Hold Smash-and-Grab Criminals Accountable Is Underway

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif.—A signature-gathering effort is underway to increase penalties for repeat smash-and-grab offenders. Rescue California is leading the anti-theft initiative after witnessing an uprising of theft and leniency of criminal prosecution penalties by law enforcement agencies, according to Interim Chair Anne Dunsmore. “Politicians are actually responding to the crisis by making it easier on…


Larry Elder Won’t Run for California Governor Again in 2022

LOS ANGELES—Republican radio talk-show host Larry Elder announced on Jan. 4 that he will not run against Gov. Gavin Newsom for California governor this year. Though last September’s recall effort—rejected by about two-thirds of voters—failed to remove Newsom, Elder was supported by over 48 percent of the approximately 7.4 million voters who selected a replacement…


Newsom Declares a State of Emergency in 20 Counties After Winter Storms

Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency Dec. 30 in 20 counties after a series of winter storms moved throughout the state. The winter storm has continued to bring damaging winds, record-breaking snowfall, and flooding since Dec. 10 when the first storm occurred, the emergency proclamation states. The storms have damaged highways and local…


LA District Postpones Vaccine Mandate as Thousands of Students Remain Unvaccinated

The Los Angeles school board on Tuesday agreed not to require children to be vaccinated against COVID-19 until next fall, pushing back a Jan. 10 deadline as thousands of students remain unvaccinated. The Los Angeles Unified School District vaccine mandate was postponed after board members raised concerns that students in California’s largest school district could…


Orange County Board of Education Challenge California’s State of Emergency Again

The Orange County Board of Education has filed a second lawsuit demanding California Gov. Gavin Newsom end California’s COVID-19 state of emergency. The petition was filed on Nov. 23, four months after a first lawsuit against the governor’s continued state of emergency failed in August. As the board enters into this second round, they said…


Orange County Board of Education Challenges California’s State of Emergency Again

The Orange County Board of Education has filed a second lawsuit demanding California Gov. Gavin Newsom end California’s COVID-19 state of emergency. The petition was filed on Nov. 23, four months after a first lawsuit against the governor’s continued state of emergency failed in August. As the board enters into this second round, they said…


California Governor Sued for Endless State of Emergency

SANTA CLARA, Calif.—California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing yet another lawsuit. This time, the Orange County Board of Education, Children’s Health Defense, and Children’s Health Defense California Chapter are collectively suing Newsom for what they are calling an endless State of Emergency. They argue that “his own statements prove his emergency powers are no longer…


Thousands of California Parents Protest Newsom’s Vaccine Mandate for Students

Thousands of California parents, students, and teachers on Monday participated in a statewide walkout to protest Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to mandate COVID-19 vaccinations for all students in both public and private schools. Newsom, a Democrat, earlier this month announced the vaccine mandate for schoolchildren in grades 7 through 12 once the vaccines have received…