Democratic lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday announced a budget deal to close California’s projected nearly $45 billion shortfall following weeks of disagreement over spending priorities. Newsom and top legislative leaders announced a plan to fund an embattled state homelessness grant program, cut more of the state’s prison budget than the governor originally proposed, […]
As US courts roll back gun safety legislation and states expand gun rights, Gavin Newsom is pursuing an unprecedented long-shot effort to curb gun violence: a new constitutional amendment. The deeply entrenched national gun culture and political divisions in the US has been a roadblock to establishing federal and state policies that would address the […]
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday vowed to severely restrict the use of smartphones during the school day, a dramatic move by the nation’s largest state amid dire warnings from the Biden administration that social media harms children. Newsom’s decision, reported first by POLITICO, comes a day after Surgeon General Dr. Vivek […]
This year’s proposed state budget from Governor Gavin Newsom was bad news across the board. A colossal $45 billion state budget deficit led to proposals for dozens of severe budget cuts to critical healthcare services. This initially included cuts of $10 million from the Song-Brown Program and severely decreased the underlying funding for the CalMedForce […]
California prosecutors joined retailers this year to qualify a ballot initiative that would roll back parts of Proposition 47, the decade-old law that reduces penalties for theft and drug possession. Now the big question is: How long can rural sheriffs and the board of Walmart share a common vision for fighting crime? Law enforcement officials […]
Reality Check is a Bee series holding officials and organizations accountable and shining a light on their decisions. Have a tip? Email realitycheck@sacbee.com. California workers who serve those with disabilities are still waiting to see whether they will receive promised pay raises on July 1, as lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom battle over whether to […]
California’s plan to build the state’s first new major reservoir in decades is advancing after a court rejected a challenge by environmental groups. In the ruling last week, a Yolo County Superior Court judge sided against environmental advocates who had argued Sites Reservoir would harm the Sacramento River’s ecosystem and threaten imperiled fish species. Gov. […]
SACRAMENTO, California — President Joe Biden and Gov. Gavin Newsom are racing to protect vulnerable Chinook salmon and Delta smelt in California’s main water supply before a possible second Trump presidency. Former President Donald Trump vowed this year to send more water to drought-weary, Republican-leaning farmers if he is reelected. Biden and Newsom are trying […]
Good morning and welcome to the A.M. Alert! NEWSOM, MUM ON TRUMP CONVICTION, USES OCCASION TO FUNDRAISE Via Vik Jolly… While Gavin Newsom’s office did not comment on former President Donald Trump’s conviction in the hush-money trial, the California governor used Trump’s nearly $35 million post verdicts campaign fundraising haul to urge voters to give […]
California lawmakers on Wednesday announced a joint budget plan that would restore some funds for homelessness and social safety net programs while cutting money from state prisons. The spending proposal from Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, D-Hollister, and Senate President Pro Tem Mike McGuire, D-Healdsburg, would address the state’s estimated $45 billion budget deficit, but it […]
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration released a highly-anticipated proposal meant to speed up California’s review of price increases for home and automobile coverage that the governor said weeks ago was needed to provide urgent help while the state faces severe insurance turmoil. The draft version released Tuesday requires the Department of Insurance to more quickly evaluate […]
SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom has a new set of adversaries in his hard-charging campaign against Big Oil. Nineteen Republican attorneys general asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to block lawsuits from California and four other states attempting to make major oil companies pay for climate change damages. “These Republican-led states are acting […]