Category: Gavin Newsom

Illinois, California Governors Declare Monkeypox States of Emergency

The governors of blue states Illinois and California on Monday issued proclamations declaring states of emergency in response to the 2022 monkeypox virus outbreak currently spreading primarily among the LGBT population. Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker, a Democrat, declared the monkeypox virus a public health emergency and the state a “disaster area” in a bid to unlock…


California Water Board Official Quits, Says State Isn’t Doing Enough for Climate Change

California state water board’s climate change manager Max Gomberg resigned after a decade of service, saying Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration wasn’t doing enough to curb climate change. Gomberg resigned July 16 after criticizing his colleagues at the State Water Resources Control Board, alleging the board has taken the middle ground between environmental advocates and industry…


Newsom Demands Accountability from UCLA Over Move to Big Ten Conference

LOS ANGELES—Gov. Gavin Newsom lashed out again July 20 at UCLA over the university’s decision to move its athletic program out of the Pac-12 Conference and into the Big Ten starting in 2024, saying the school needs to publicly explain its reasoning and how the move will benefit student-athletes. Newsom has been open about his…


California National Guard Commander to Step Down End of July

SACRAMENTO—Major General David Baldwin will retire as California’s National Guard commander at the end of the month, according to media reports. The governor’s office confirmed July 18 to the Los Angeles Times about the retirement. Baldwin’s tenure as commander became clouded with controversies after a Los Angeles Times report in June alleged abuses of authority, antisemitic…


Newsom’s ‘Inflation Relief’ Payments Was Required by Spending Cap Law

Despite calling the program “inflation relief,” Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to send California’s middle-class families up to $1,050 this year follows a law that requires the state to refund budget surplus money to taxpayers. The governor, who is running for re-election this year, took to Twitter to celebrate the Legislature’s passage of the program last…


Newsom’s ‘Inflation Relief’ Payments Were Required by Spending Cap Law

Despite calling the program “inflation relief,” Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to send California’s middle-class families up to $1,050 this year follows a law that requires the state to refund budget surplus money to taxpayers. The governor, who is running for re-election this year, took to Twitter to celebrate the Legislature’s passage of the program last…


California’s Curious Case of ‘Freedom’

Commentary Gavin Newsom’s commercial advertisement in Florida has been justifiably ridiculed as a thinly-veiled political ploy meant to prime audiences for his 2024 presidential run. “Freedom is under attack,” the governor of the Golden State announced. “I urge all of you in Florida to join the fight. Or join us in California. Where we still…


Gavin Newsom’s Weird Idea of ‘Freedom’

Commentary In a run-up to what is likely to be a 2024 presidential bid, California Governor Gavin Newsom hit upon the bizarre idea of boasting in commercials that California is America’s true “free” state. Part of his ad campaign is to attack Florida—currently run by Newsom’s possible rival, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Yet, with the…


Newsom Receives Education Award for California’s Faltering Schools

Commentary I’ve been reporting on California schools for 35 years, watching them go from bad to much worse. So I’m shaking my head over the video of Gov. Gavin Newsom today receiving the 2022 Frank Newman Award for State Innovation. It was given by the Education Commission of the States, a compact among the 50…


Newsom Is Running for President—and Here’s His Strategy

Commentary I’ve long been predicting Gov. Gavin Newsom already was running for president. My article in The Epoch Times last Dec. 16 was titled, “Gov. Newsom Preps Presidential Run With Guns and Abortion.” What was mentioned then now is in the open. Newsom is running a TV ad in Florida touting his fantastic leadership in…