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San Luis Obispo County DA asks governor not to commute California’s death sentences
By JOSH FRIEDMAN San Luis Obispo County District Attorney Dan Dow on Friday sent a letter to California Gov. Gavin Newsom urging him to reject a blanket commutation of all 563 death sentences in California. Newsom is reportedly considering mass... (Continue reading)
Newsom appoints Juan Higuera Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge
By KAREN VELIE Governor Gavin Newsom announced Friday the appointment of Juan Higuera to a judgeship in the Santa Barbara County Superior Court. Higuera has served as a deputy public defender at the Santa Barbara County Public Defender’s Office since... (Continue reading)
Gov. Newsom’s wife collected $3.7 million from gender nonprofit
By JOSH FRIEDMAN California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, along with her LLC, has collected a combined $3.7 million over the last decade from a nonprofit activist organization she founded. Corporations that receive millions of dollars from the California taxpayer... (Continue reading)
California’s crime spree and Gov. Gavin Newsom
OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL While Gov. Gavin Newsom is closing one prison after another in California, criminal activity has not abated in our state for a myriad of reasons. In the City of Santa Barbara, at their recent annual Old... (Continue reading)
Sacrificing a community for the betterment of the few
By KAREN VELIE Governor Gavin Newsom’s Delta Tunnel project poses a threat to the largest estuary in the continental United States and the millions of people who live and work in the area, according to a video produced by CalCoastNews... (Continue reading)
Newsom appoints Dawn Ortiz-Legg to California Air Resources Board
By KAREN VELIE Governor Gavin Newsom appointed San Luis Obispo County Supervisor Dawn Ortiz-Legg to a seat on the California Air Resources Board on Feb. 20. The appointment requires Senate confirmation, according to a press release. In 2020, Newsom appointed... (Continue reading)
Congressional Republicans urge Newsom to suspend California gas tax hike
By JOSH FRIEDMAN House Republicans from California are urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to suspend the state’s annual gas tax increase as Golden State residents grapple with the highest gas prices in the country. [Gazette] All 11 House Republicans from California... (Continue reading)
Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to slash 10,000 jobs, reduce state deficit
By KAREN VELIE California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced plans Friday to reduce the state’s budget deficit by slashing 10,000 vacant jobs and cutting spending. Through his revised budget proposal, Newsom plans to close both this year’s remaining $27.6 billion budget... (Continue reading)
California Supreme Court to weigh removing ballot measure aimed at impeding tax hikes
By JOSH FRIEDMAN The California Supreme Court is expected to hear arguments on Wednesday about whether or not to remove a measure from the November ballot that would require all new taxes and tax increases to be approved by voters.... (Continue reading)
Proposition 1 too close to call, campaign back on
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Gov. Gavin Newsom’s mental health ballot measure, which had appeared to be on pace to pass, remains too close to call, and opponents of the initiative have revived their campaign against it. [Cal Matters] Proposition 1 would... (Continue reading)