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New UC Berkeley Poll Finds Gov. Newsom Losing Ground With Voters

February 15, 2022 2:09 pmApril 3, 2022 3:34 pm

A poll released Tuesday by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies shows California Governor Gavin Newsom’s approval rating is sinking across most voter groups. Most Californians won’t be surprised why: continuing COVID restrictions two years in, never-ending mask mandates on...

Assemblyman James Gallagher Voted in as Republican Minority Leader

February 9, 2022 11:59 amApril 3, 2022 3:29 pm

Assembly Republicans voted in Assemblyman James Gallagher (R-Yuba City) as the new Minority Leader of the Assembly on Tuesday, replacing Assemblywoman Marie Waldron (R-Valley Center). Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. Gallagher, a...

Republican State Senator Brian Dahle Announces He Will Run For Governor

February 8, 2022 3:37 pmFebruary 9, 2022 2:12 pm

At a press conference in Redding on Tuesday, Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber) announced that he would be running for Governor of California this year. Dahle, a graduate of Big Valley High School in Bieber and the husband of Assemblywoman Megan...

New Golden Fleece Award Goes to BART for ‘Crime, Grime, and Greed’

January 25, 2022 7:11 amApril 3, 2022 3:14 pm

The Bay Area Rapid Transit system has just received the California Golden Fleece® Award for its excessive employee compensation, reckless financial mismanagement, poor on-time performance, unsanitary conditions, and failure to prevent the system from becoming a magnet for criminals, the...

Gov. Newsom Shocked California Looks Like ‘a Third World Country’

January 21, 2022 7:35 amJanuary 23, 2022 5:45 pm

Californians have recently been treated to images of mountains of trash along the Union Pacific rail line in Los Angeles. CBS-LA reporter John Schreiber went to the site and took video of looted packages from Amazon and UPS, prescription drugs,...

The California Governor’s Pardon Power

December 28, 2021 9:45 amDecember 28, 2021 9:54 am

Both the U.S. President and California’s Governor have the power to pardon. The President’s pardon power is contained in Article II, Section 2, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution, which provides that “The President … shall have Power to grant...

Rescue California Tells Gov. Gavin Newsom to Call Special Legislative Session over Crime Wave

December 21, 2021 7:39 amDecember 21, 2021 7:56 am

Rescue California held a recent press conference calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to call a special session of the California Legislature to address the crime wave and smash-and-grabs taking place across the state. As the Globe has reported, Proposition 47,...