Tag: California Gov. Gavin Newsom

California Oil Well Drilling Comes to a Halt After Drill Permit Stall

According to state data, California’s oil well drilling came to a halt as the state stalls on granting new drilling permits. The state’s Geologic Energy Management Division, known as CalGEM, has approved seven new active well permits in 2023. That compares with the more than 200 it had issued last year. The stalled approvals represent…


California’s Homeless Crisis Getting Worse after State Spends Billions in an Attempt to Improve Conditions

California’s homeless crisis is getting worse as the state has spent $17.5 billion in an attempt to decrease the state’s homeless population over the past four years, as the state’s homeless population has grown. Federal data from 2018 to 2022 shows the increase of  Americans living outside on the streets in California, which has one of…


California and Truck Manufacturers Strike Deal on State Emissions Rules

California state air regulators and truck and engine manufacturers said on Thursday they had agreed on state emissions rules that will give companies more flexibility to meet requirements. The California Air Resources Board (CARB) said the “Clean Truck Partnership” with the Truck and Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) includes new flexibility for manufacturers to meet emissions…


California Turns the Page on Juvenile Youth Prisons Reform

California turned the page on juvenile youth prison reform as the state shut down its last three state-run youth lockups on Saturday and passed day-to-day operations of juvenile halls to county probation departments. The shutdown comes as the state plans to move youth inmates into rehabilitation programs to help decentralizes care of youth offenders and prioritize…


Poll Shows RFK Jr. With Highest Favorability Rating of All Presidential Candidates

Dismissed as a longshot candidate by many political pundits, Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr. carries the highest net favorability of all 2024 presidential candidates, according to a recent poll (pdf) from The Economist/YouGov. Kennedy was viewed favorably by 49 percent of the respondents, which translates to a net favorability rating of 19 points. He was…


[PREMIERING NOW] Libby Emmons: Why Biological Men Are Entering Women’s Prisons Across America and the West

“Federal prisons have been tasked with making sure that they are not transphobic by allowing men who identify as women … into women’s federal prisons.” Libby Emmons was a playwright and producer in the New York theater community until she faced the ire of both her peers and her audience. Her crime? The views she…


Libby Emmons: Why Biological Men Are Entering Women’s Prisons Across America and the West

“Federal prisons have been tasked with making sure that they are not transphobic by allowing men who identify as women … into women’s federal prisons.” Libby Emmons was a playwright and producer in the New York theater community until she faced the ire of both her peers and her audience. Her crime? The views she…


[PREMIERING 7:30PM ET] Libby Emmons: Why Biological Men Are Entering Women’s Prisons Across America and the West

“Federal prisons have been tasked with making sure that they are not transphobic by allowing men who identify as women … into women’s federal prisons.” Libby Emmons was a playwright and producer in the New York theater community until she faced the ire of both her peers and her audience. Her crime? The views she…


Gavin Newsom Tells Sean Hannity That California Has ‘Not Made Progress’ on Homeless Crisis

California Gov. Gavin Newsom admitted that his efforts to curb the state’s homeless crisis have not progressed during an exclusive interview with Sean Hannity on Fox News, which aired the evening of June 12. Hannity pressed Newsom on his efforts to combat the immense amount of homelessness, among many other issues spreading throughout the state. This…


[ATL:NOW] California’s Oppressive Policies Are Coming to a State Near You: Siyamak Khorrami

From crime to cost of living, education to energy policy, the golden state of California is becoming unlivable for middle-class residents. As a result, people are fleeing the state at alarming rates. “We didn’t have this 10 years ago. We didn’t have the theft. We didn’t have the homelessness. We didn’t have all these problems,”…