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As pressure mounts on President Biden to quit his reelection race after a shockingly dismal debate performance, the spotlight will turn more intensely on two Californians: Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Gavin Newsom.
Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered his annual State of the State address Tuesday in a very odd way. Except it wasn’t odd for him — just abnormal compared with the previous 10 California governors going back 82 years.
Baseball great Willie Mays never wanted to be an activist, but the racism he encountered after moving to San Francisco helped motivate the city and state governments to outlaw housing discrimination.
California Democrats plan to pass a package of needed legislation to stem the splurge of retail thefts, from petty shoplifting to professional smash-and-grab robberies. But some in the party cynically intend to insert a “poison pill.”
It’s budget season in Sacramento and there are bound to be screwups. Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic legislators are paying now for a huge flub two years ago.
It’s sad and scary that so many people can believe anything from Donald Trump’s mouth when he contends his felony conviction marked the ‘darkest day in American history.’
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has proposed urgency legislation to expedite the hiking of homeowner insurance rates. It’s about time. Because the alternative for many is no insurance at all.
Hundreds of thousands of Californians have been abandoned by their property insurers because they live in risky fire-prone areas.
Newspapers are dying. That’s old news. What’s new is that in California, they may get some state government life support.
Here’s a novel idea: Don’t spend money until you’ve got it. Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed that as a way to head off future crippling state budget deficits.
