Category: Gavin Newsom

California New Fishing Law to Stop Luring White Sharks to Shore

Fishers in California can no longer use shark bait, lures, or chum—chopped-up fish parts used as bait—to attract white sharks within one mile of the shore due to a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed in September. The law prevents illegal killings and capture of white sharks near shore, as well as luring them to…


New California Fishing Law Bans Luring White Sharks to Shore

Fishers in California can no longer use shark bait, lures, or chum—chopped-up fish parts used as bait—to attract white sharks within one mile of the shore due to a new law Gov. Gavin Newsom signed in September. The law prevents illegal killings and capture of white sharks near shore, as well as luring them to…


West Coast Leaders Sign Climate Agreement in San Francisco

California Gov. Gavin Newsom ramped up attacks on oil companies and vowed Oct. 7 to double down on aggressive clean energy plans while renewing a climate action agreement with Oregon, Washington, and British Columbia. All four regions are facing droughts, excessive heat, and smoke from large wildfires, the leaders said. By signing an updated Pacific Coast…


California Begins Sending Inflation Relief Payments

Up to $1,050 in tax refund payments started going into the direct deposit accounts of about 23 million Californians on Friday, Oct. 7, state officials said. These one-time payments known as the Middle Class Tax Refund will be sent to taxpayers through Jan. 15, 2023—as part of the $308 billion state budget signed by Gov. Gavin…


Newsom Signs Law to Deter ‘Pay-to-Play’ Schemes in California

Officials in California will soon have to avoid voting on items in which their campaign donors have financial interests. Senate Bill 1439, signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom last week, will take effect Jan. 1, 2023. Authored by Sen. Steven Glazer (D-Orinda), SB 1439 will mandate a 12-month blackout period between a campaign donation of…


Newsom OKs New Law to Address Noise Pollution From Modified Vehicles

Governor Gavin Newsom Sept. 27 signed AB 2496 into law, requiring vehicle owners receiving “fix it” tickets for illegally modified, loud exhaust systems, to show “proof of compliance” the cars have been fixed. Laguna Beach, Huntington Beach, Seal Beach, Newport Beach, and the Orange County Sheriff’s Department helped draft the bill authored by Assemblywoman Cottie…


Newsom Calls for Taxing Oil Companies During Fuel Crisis

Gov. Gavin Newsom is calling on state lawmakers to impose a new tax on oil companies as gas prices continue to escalate in California, but industry experts say the tax would add more cost for consumers and could destabilize oil businesses. Prices at the pump in the Golden State are the highest in the nation,…


Christians React to California Governor’s Pro-Abortion Billboards and New Abortion Laws

After Gov. Gavin Newsom placed pro-abortion billboards as part of his re-election campaign advertisements in states restricting abortions, Christians in California are responding. On Sept. 15, Newsom, a Democrat, announced several versions of billboard advertisements that would be going up across seven states. “Just launched billboards in 7 of the most restrictive anti-abortion states that…


Newsom Compromises on Union Bill to Maintain Path to White House

Commentary Potomac Fever strikes politicians seeking the White House. It makes them do anything necessary to win. In that light, Gov. Gavin Newsom’s spate of bill signings this past week confirms a year-long series of signs he’s obviously running for the prize. The most prominent was Assembly Bill 2183, which ends secret ballots for farmworker…


Newsom Signs Package of Abortion Laws That Critics Decry as Enabling Infanticide

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed into law a package of abortion-related bills, some of which immunize women and doctors from criminal and civil liability for what critics have called infanticide. While many Republican-led states move to ban abortion, Democrat-led California “continues to lead the nation’s fight” to decriminalize aspects of abortion and create more privacy…