California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday sued his own secretary of state in an effort to have his party affiliation listed on the state’s upcoming recall election ballot following what he called a filing “mistake” by his election attorney last year. Newsom wants to “require all recall ballots to include either next to or below Newsom’s […]
California’s governor announced Friday that he is pardoning three more immigrants facing the possibility they will be deported, continuing a string of such actions that challenge the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants who committed crimes. Gov. Gavin Newsom also commuted the life sentences of two youthful offenders who can now seek parole. Newsom’s office said […]
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a law that will make the state the first to allow employers, co-workers and teachers to seek gun violence restraining orders against other people. The bill was vetoed twice by former governor Jerry Brown, a Democrat, and goes beyond a measure that he signed allowing only law enforcement […]
California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Tuesday that will require presidential candidates to disclose the last five years of their taxes in order to appear on the state primary ballot, the latest Democratic-led state to pressure President Donald Trump to reveal his financial information or risk being kept off the ballot. The Presidential Tax Transparency and […]
A new poll prepared for The Los Angeles Times is suggesting a halt in construction around fire prone areas. This polls comes after the deadliest wildfire year in California’s history. Wildfires have taken over the state just in the course of this past year. Some of the most noted fires are the Camp fire in […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom formally apologized Tuesday and pushed the state to reckon with California’s dark history of violence, mistreatment and neglect of Native Americans, saying it amounted to genocide. The Democratic governor met with tribal leaders at the future site of the California Indian Heritage Center, where he also announced the creation of a council […]
David Escobar Fuentes fled El Salvador because gangs were extorting his ranching family, while Bryon Melgar Menjivar wanted to escape the pressure to join a gang that started when he was 15. Sandra Monroy headed north for a good job. They told California Gov. Gavin Newsom their stories Monday, the second day of his visit […]
