Tag: California Gov. Gavin Newsom

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…


Fauci Signals Support for Newsom’s California Vaccine Mandate for Students

Dr. Anthony Fauci on Sunday signaled that he supports California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to mandate vaccinations for all students, saying that it is “not a new, novel thing” that is specific to COVID-19. “I agree with what Gov. Newsom did in California,” Fauci said during an appearance on CBS’s “Face The Nation” on Sunday….


California Gov. Newsom Signs State’s Biggest Ever $15 Billion Package on Climate Change

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a giant $15 billion climate package on Thursday that will direct money to an array of climate impacts facing the state. The billion-dollar package is the largest such investment in state history and includes 24 bills covering everything from tackling wildfire and drought challenges, building climate resilience in communities, promoting sustainable agriculture, and advancing…


California Governor Candidate Series: In-Depth With Jenny Rae Le Roux

In this special series, we interview the front-runners in the recall election of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Despite multiple requests, Newsom has not agreed to appear on the show. In this episode of the series, we sit down with candidate for governor Jenny Rae Le Roux, who has an MBA from Columbia School of Business and…


Governor Newsom’s ‘Sleight of Hand’

Commentary “Abracadabra!” “Alakazam!” “Presto-chango!” These common refrains are employed by magicians to signal the climax of their seemingly supernatural trick. As a child, I was fascinated by masters of deception. Among other magician’s tricks, the “sleight of hand” was my obsession. Equally stunning and perplexing, I was left puzzled time and again by the clever…


Prominent Democratic Candidate Rebukes CNN’s Claim Newsom Faces No Democrats

Earlier this week, CNN published an article claiming California’s governor faces no Democrats in the coming gubernatorial recall race. After FOX News and other news outlets reported on the article, CNN changed a sentence in their report from “no Democrats are competing against their own party’s governor” to “no party-backed Democrats are competing … .”…


Assemblymember Kevin Kiley is Running for Governor

California lawmaker Kevin Kiley is joining the race to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom during an upcoming recall election. The Republican assembly member announced his candidacy in a July 6 blog post. “With a strong initial showing, we can unify support,” Kiley said in a push for campaign contributions. “That will help prevent the field from…


California Eviction Moratorium Extended

Commentary California’s moratorium against evicting renters claiming a hardship caused by COVID-19—was extended to Sept. 30, despite the state covering the rent tab for those behind on payments. The moratorium was previously set to expire June 30. State legislative leaders and Gov. Gavin Newsom, all members of the Democratic Party, on June 25 announced they…


OSHA Board Approves Relaxed COVID Rules for Workplace Mask-Wearing

LOS ANGELES—Fully-vaccinated people will be able to ditch face masks in most workplace situations under relaxed COVID-19 rules approved June 17 by a state regulatory panel and immediately put into effect through an executive order from Gov. Gavin Newsom. The workplace rules approved by the Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA) Standards Board mostly align with…


Newsom Recall, a Referendum on China

Commentary Mid-terms are just around the corner in 2022 but the race to watch now is the recall election for California Gov. Gavin Newsom. This contest could easily double as a referendum on China, in what is already the most China-compliant state. Consider, for example, the new span of the Bay Bridge from San Francisco…