Faulconer begins testing the waters for 2022 challenge to Newsom
Recently-departed San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer has joined fellow Republicans in backing the latest effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom.
California, Highlight, Politics
Highlight, Politics
Report: Trump to give Nunes the Presidential Medal of Freedom on Monday
President Donald Trump is expected to give California Rep. Devin Nunes (R–Tulare) the nation’s highest civilian honor Monday, a new report says.
COVID-19, Politics
Ahead of new Congress, Valadao tests positive for COVID-19, quarantining
The Hanford dairyman’s return to Washington is delayed after he announced, via Twitter, that he tested positive for COVID-19.
Highlight, Local, Politics
The Valley’s comeback kid: Valadao turned back Blue Wave to recapture House seat
Groundwork for the Hanford dairyman’s return to the Capitol was set into motion months after the Blue Wave crashed in 2018.
California, Politics
Shoe-string effort to recall Newsom gets $500k injection from Orange Co. company
Two six-figure contributions highlight the growing peril facing California’s governor amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Business, California, Politics
Repeal effort underway, Calif.’s ban on flavored tobacco delayed
The delay comes as opponents of the law, led by tobacco companies, said they filed enough signatures to put the new law to a statewide vote.
California, Politics
Newsom selects Alex Padilla to replace Harris in U.S. Senate
Padilla, a son of Mexican immigrants, will be the first Latino senator for California, where Latinos represent nearly 40 percent of the state’s population.
Agriculture, Politics
Borgeas named chair of Senate Ag Committee, sole GOP chairman in Calif. legislature
Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins announced Borgeas would serve as chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee.
Politics
Parra kicks off challenge to Valadao before he can be sworn-in
Nicole Parra, the former State Assemblywoman, is taking the plunge for Congress against David Valadao two years in advance.
COVID-19, Politics
No, Devin Nunes did not test positive for COVID-19. Here’s what he said.
No, Devin Nunes doesn’t have the coronavirus. And it’s quite possible he never has had it.