In a major scoop, the California Globe yesterday uncovered just where Governor Newsom and his family spent their mystery Mexico vacation. Our source had spotted the Newsom family spending Thanksgiving week at La Datcha Cabo San Lucas villa in Pedregal, near Cabo San Lucas in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur—an ultra lux property where a villa runs $23,000 to $29,000 per night, owned by Russian entrepreneur and businessman Oleg Tinkov. The source, who was also staying in Pedregal, said from their rental home they could see the 10,000 to 12,000 square foot villa, and could also see the Newsoms and their children, along with another couple.
The source sent the Globe photos, which we included in the article.
Before publishing, the Globe emailed the governor’s press office midday on Tuesday and asked if they could tell us whether the governor paid for his vacation villa himself, and if not, who did?
We heard back from the governor’s press secretary Erin Mellon late in the day: “Katy – This was a personal trip paid for by the family.”
We had several exchanges after that, starting with our question, “What family paid for this?”
The Globe has no reason to doubt the word of the governor’s press secretary. But as we mentioned in yesterday’s story, “by the family” is an intriguingly crafted answer, especially when one’s family members include prominent Californians whose surnames are Brown, Pelosi and Getty.
Following a short phone conversation with press spokeswoman Erin Mellon, it became apparent that the Governor sent her to deny that this was his vacation spot. She asked us to take down our story, but did it in an oddly indirect, lawyerly way. She declined to state clearly whether the male figure in a dark blue shirt and light pants was indeed Newsom, as our story claimed.
We replied by asking if Gov. Newsom and his family did not stay at La Datcha Cabo San Lucas Thanksgiving week, where did he stay, and what did it cost?
The governor’s spokeswoman declined to clarify where in Mexico the governor and his family stayed or the cost of that stay, other than repeating her assertion that the trip was funded by “The Newsom family.”
On Wednesday morning, as the story began gathering steam on social media, the spokesperson declined to specify further and added, “Katy – I will repeat what I sent last night. I cannot provide the location due to security concerns. They rented a home.”
And then … a second source emerged.
Today, a woman who had read yesterday’s Globe story, presumably including the update in which the governor denied through his spokeswoman that he had stayed at La Datcha, sent us another photo. She was staying on Playa Palmilla, which is near La Datcha. This photo is, according to the source, “on the public beach near the Palmilla with one child and his wife.”
Here is that photo.
Gov Newsom, do you still deny that you and your family were at La Datcha Cabo San Lucas last week? Cuz, dude … that’s you in the photo.
There is no denying that this photo, taken by a California Globe reader who asked not to be named for fear of retribution in a one-party state, shows our handsome governor, along with his son and the first partner.
Which is fine — a lovely family enjoying a vacation. But why the secrecy? Why the weird non-answers from the spokesperson? Why the denials? Are there really “security concerns” lingering a week after the governor left the entire country of Mexico?
There’s a saying in journalism: The way we’re taught to count is one, two, trend.
Last month, Governor Newsom canceled a climate change trip to Scotland at the very last moment, citing “family obligations.” That’s one. Then he disappeared for 10 days and went unseen and unaccounted for until he resurfaced at the decadent wedding of Getty oil heiress Ivy Love Getty. That’s two.
So now we’ve got the governor taking a vacation but his spokesperson won’t say where, won’t address what it costs, won’t even acknowledge or deny whether the photos are even of the governor, and then splits hairs over precisely which property the Newsom family technically rented in Cabo. Three makes a trend, indeed.
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Great reporting, Katy!
Keep ‘em coming Katy! His hypocrisy knows no bounds.
Hmmm, secrecy adds to more speculation. His press secretary did her boss no favors!
I find it hysterical that she asked Katy to take down the story. If she had truth and transparency on her side she would have shut the story down immediately but instead claims security reasons prevent her from revealing the resort name.
A picture is worth a thousand words.
So for now we can all guess who paid for it!
My first guess will be Big Pharma, who are very pleased with his diktats, pushing the jab, continual use of faulty PCR tests, lock downs and suppression of early treatment protocols.
My second guess will be the Gettys. He has done the bidding of these global elites for years. Like family they take care of each other, a potential source of the “family funding”.
A dacha owned by a Russian oligarch. No plausible deniability available on this one either (French Laundry).
Seriously, folks. The secrecy has probably more to do with attacks on the governor's close political allies in Hollywood and Beverly Hills. https://www.foxnews.com/us/clarence-avant-shot-beverly-hills
Hollywood is full of demented, satanic puppets.
A very real possibility, Raymond.
Recently, a story was done on the Getty family and the entertainment world. I believe it was posted for a while on Press California. The Ivy Getty wedding had a lot of satanic symbolism including her bizarre wedding invite!
Maybe the Russian Oligarch gave Newsolini a heavy discount!
The spokeswoman can say the family paid, perhaps a dollar a night????
Good observation.
According to the Democrats even owning a set of nesting dolls is enough to destroy your career.
And let's not forget that our esteemed Governor is part of Klaus Schwab's "Young Leaders Foundation" class of what, 1995???
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Seriously folks. The secrecy has probably more to do with security. Some of the governor's close political allies in Hollywood and Beverly Hills have been targeted lately. https://www.foxnews.com/us/clarence-avant-shot-beverly-hills
Haven't heard it mentioned yet but did he fly private or commercial? I would place my money on private but I'll save the snarky comments about his environmental hypocrisy until it's confirmed.
When you are as rich as Noisome is you hire identical substitutes to take vacation for you.
Katy plays the 'Dude' card on the Governor.
That is a Boss move. Nicely done.
I sure hope Governor Climate Change picked up his trash on the beach. Leftists are such litter bugs.
Katy, thank you so much for your reporting!