Gov. Gavin Newsom’s public disclosure of his 2019 tax return to a small cadre of Sacramento reporters came with one condition: no photos and no copies.
Newsom’s surplus is half what he’s claimed, legislative analyst says.
What drove the chasmic gap in funds between Newsom’s office and the state’s legislative analyst? The definition of “surplus.”
Newsom administration punts removing mask mandate to June 15
California officials declined to immediately remove the state’s strict mask mandate, opting to punt the move to the state’s June 15 reopening date, leaving Californians to wonder: is the Newsom administration following the science?
UCSF expert to Newsom: following the science should lead to “immediately” lifting mask mandate
One of the University of California’s top coronavirus experts expressed deep concern that delaying the rollback on mask rules would cast a shadow on the vaccines and undercut months of “follow the science” preaching by the Governor.
Now is the time for California to create jobs, not drive them away
With major employers leaving the state during 2019 and 2020, a law like Asm. Lorena Gonzalez’s AB 701 will only make matters worse at a time when Californians want and need to get back to work, writes Joe Denham.
Prosecutors launch legal salvo to halt Newsom’s early release of 76k felons
The Newsom administration’s push to expedite the release of 76,000 state prison inmates by granting additional time credits was met with sharp resistance from 40 of California’s District Attorneys on Thursday.
Newsom set to effectively end Calif. mask mandate June 15
California’s June 15 reopening date has an added benefit: the conclusion of nearly all mask mandates on Californians, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced.
Amid $75.7bil surplus, Calif. Democrats seek $234.5bil in new taxes
Gov. Gavin Newsom is spending much of the week touting a hefty surplus. That isn’t stopping his fellow Democrats from seeking hundreds of billions in new taxes from Californians.
Newsom’s price tag to solve Calif. homelessness? $74,534 per homeless resident.
The bulk of spending on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed homeless plan goes toward converting pre-existing buildings, where the average cost of conversion costs taxpayers $150,000 per unit.
Romney chides Newsom’s multi-billion-dollar spending spree
California’s eye-popping surplus gave Capitol Hill Republicans another axe to grind over President Biden’s coronavirus relief, starting with Sen. Mitt Romney (R–Utah).
