Tag: California Gov. Gavin Newsom

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…


California Lawmakers Reject New Concealed Carry License Law

California lawmakers failed to pass gun control legislation Sept. 1 that would have added new limits to the state’s concealed carry laws. The measure that opponents called one of the most extreme in the nation would have placed more than three dozen new limits on lawfully carrying concealed guns in public and added several new…


Newsom Appoints Former OC Medical Association President as New Surgeon General

California Gov. Gavin Newsom appointed former Orange County Medical Association President Dr. Diana Ramos as the state’s newest surgeon general Aug. 25. If approved by the Legislature, Ramos would become the second person to fill the position as the state’s top health officer since the governor created the post in 2019. She would be the…


Newsom Supports Film Tax Credits to Draw Production From Pro-Life States

Gov. Gavin Newsom declared his support Aug. 3 for expanding California’s film and television tax credit program as a way to lure movie production away from states that restrict or ban abortions. Newsom said he supported the state’s legislature’s Senate Bill 485—which would add another $1.65 billion to the tax credit program—extending it through 2030….


Judge Blocks Clearing of Oakland Encampment; Newsom Says It Will ‘Endanger the Public’

A district judge in San Francisco issued a restraining order July 22 blocking an effort by the California Department of Transportation (CalTrans) to clear a homeless encampment on Oakland’s Wood Street, the largest such encampment in the city. Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday the ruling will “endanger the public.” “Our roadways and highways are no…


Newsom Signs California Gun Bill Modeled After Texas Abortion Law

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed July 22 a new gun control bill that will allow private citizens to sue anyone who imports, distributes, manufactures, or sells assault firearms or so-called ghost guns, which are banned in the state. Senate Bill 1327, which will take effect in January, was modeled after Texas’ abortion law that allows…


Want What’s Best for Kids? Put the Word ‘Groomer’ in Its Proper Place

Commentary Remember the story from Aesop’s Fables about the boy who cried wolf? Over and over again, the young shepherd would fool villagers into thinking that his flock was being hunted by a vicious wolf. One day, when the beast finally attacked and the boy cried out for help, no one answered. The villagers were…


Newsom Talks Progressive Policy With Democratic Lawmakers on DC Trip

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s trip to Washington D.C. last week placed his policies under a national spotlight. The governor met with officials in President Joe Biden’s administration and Democrat lawmakers last week to discuss how the state can aid in supporting the Democrat party’s strategies. Before departing to D.C., Newsom signed a series of gun…


High Taxes Leading Cause of California Exodus: Economist

People are leaving the Golden State primarily because of high taxes, according to an economist at Chapman University. Jim Doti, president emeritus of Chapman, whose A. Gary Anderson Center for Economic Research forecasts economic trends, conducted a survey with 75 different metropolitan areas around the nation, looking at taxes and housing prices in those areas….


California to Allocate $30 Million Toward Combating Hate Crimes

California will give $30.3 million to 12 organizations to “aggressively address hate crimes” by giving mental health services to victims and facilitating “anti-hate crime measures,” Gov. Gavin Newsom announced July 7. This comes following a report, released by California Attorney Gen. Rob Bonta on June 28, showing hate crimes have increased by 89 percent over the last…