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Gov. Gavin Newsom Declares State Of Emergency as Powerful Storm Wallops SoCal

February 5, 2024 4:39 pmFebruary 5, 2024 4:39 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency throughout most of Southern California on Sunday and Monday over the large atmospheric river event that is currently bringing massive amounts of rain and flooding to the region. The storm, which first...

CHP Announces Massive Seizure Of Fentanyl From Tenderloin District in SF Since May

December 22, 2023 4:05 pmDecember 22, 2023 4:05 pm

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) and Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Friday that the CHP has seized more than 40 pounds of fentanyl in the approximately 10-block radius of San Francisco’s Tenderloin neighborhood since the CHP first began an increased...

Newsom & Hannity Argue Over Crime, Homelessness In San Francisco

June 13, 2023 12:56 pmJune 13, 2023 12:57 pm

During a widely anticipated Fox News interview on Monday night, California Governor Gavin Newsom and host Sean Hannity unexpectedly argued over San Francisco and on Newsom’s term as Mayor there, with Newsom ending up making questionable, unsubstantiated statements about the...

Governor Newsom Announces New Multi-Agency Operation Tackling Fentanyl Crisis In SF

April 28, 2023 12:34 pmApril 28, 2023 12:35 pm

Governor Gavin Newsom announced details of the new multi-agency operation to curtail fentanyl and improve public safety in San Francisco on Friday, coming nearly a week after first announcing that he would be directing the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and...

Gov. Newsom Directs CHP, National Guard To Assist San Francisco With Handling Fentanyl Crisis

April 24, 2023 5:26 pmApril 24, 2023 5:47 pm

During the weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom directed both the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and the California National Guard (CalGuard) to assist the City of San Francisco in helping them handle the fentanyl crisis. For over a decade, San Francisco has...

President Biden Declares California Storm Emergency Following Request From Governor

March 11, 2023 8:13 amMarch 11, 2023 8:18 am

President Joe Biden approved a California Emergency Declaration on Friday, giving federal assistance to both state and local response and relief efforts following large storms that caused flooding, mudslides, blizzards, and landslides in Counties across the state. Since the beginning...

The California Governor and the State Militia

January 2, 2022 9:34 amJanuary 2, 2022 9:45 am

In California’s Constitution, Article V, Section 7, “the Governor is commander in chief of a militia that shall be provided by statute. The Governor may call it forth to execute the law.” In addition, the California Military and Veterans Code...