Gavin Newsom – California Globe

Another California High Speed Rail Disaster: Brightline West Makes Federal Loan Bailout Request

September 9, 2026 1:00 pmSeptember 10, 2026 12:24 pm

California’s perpetually incomplete high-speed rail project has no operational trains and no high-speed track laid on the actual alignment, as of August 2026. Gov. Gavin Newsom has blown $18 billion on the High Speed Rail and the project is about...

Mayor Bass Exits Embattled LAHSA as Feds Probe Homeless Spending

September 9, 2026 11:59 amSeptember 9, 2026 1:00 pm

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is leaving the commission that oversees the city’s lead homeless agency— the same board she appointed herself to, then rarely attended. A mayoral spokesperson told reporters Tuesday that Bass would step off the Los Angeles...

Newsom Endorsement Becomes Ford’s Biggest Problem in Nevada Governor’s Race

September 8, 2026 11:07 amSeptember 8, 2026 11:07 am

Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford asked California Gov. Gavin Newsom to come campaign for him. He is now living with the results. With less than two months until Election Day, Ford’s race against Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo has become a...

Nate Silver Moves Nevada Governor’s Race to ‘Likely R’ as Lombardo Builds Momentum

September 2, 2026 11:29 amSeptember 2, 2026 11:30 am

Governor Joe Lombardo continues to build momentum in his re-election campaign as his Democratic opponent, Attorney General Aaron Ford, stumbles toward November. As of Wednesday, Nate Silver’s Silver Bulletin rated the Nevada governor’s race “Likely R,” an upgrade from the...

Bonta Sues to Block USPS Mail-Ballot Rule After Supreme Court Stay

August 26, 2026 12:58 pmAugust 27, 2026 10:24 am

California Attorney General Rob Bonta on Wednesday launched another lawsuit against the Trump administration, this time targeting a U.S. Postal Service final rule on mail ballots. and invited the public to watch him sell it as a defense of “election...

Gov. Newsom’s Gifted Sacramento Estate Now FOR SALE for $7.5 Million

August 25, 2026 6:15 amAugust 25, 2026 10:46 am

Governor Gavin Newsom and the First Partner are selling the Sacramento home… the home they did not buy. In 2018-2019, an LLC registered to Newsom’s cousin, biz partner, and Co-President of PlumpJack, Jeremy Scherer, paid $3.7 million cash for a...

Sens. Rick Scott, Mike Lee, Marsha Blackburn, Rep. Young Kim Demand Investigation into California’s Involvement with Beijing China

August 20, 2026 6:00 amAugust 21, 2026 7:13 am

This is huge: U.S. Senators Rick Scott, Mike Lee, Marsha Blackburn, and U.S. Representative Young Kim sent a letter Wednesday to Attorney General Todd Blanche and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, calling for an investigation into the state of California’s...