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Five Car Makers Back Biden Decision To Allow California’s Stricter Auto Emissions

June 9, 2022 4:26 pmJune 9, 2022 4:27 pm

Earlier this week, Ford, Volkswagen, BMW, Honda and Volvo announced that they would be backing President Joe Biden’s decision to allow California to set their own stricter emissions standards for vehicles despite ongoing challengers from some lawmakers and states in...

Gov. Newsom, Sen. Dahle Advance in State Gubernatorial Race

June 9, 2022 2:15 amJune 9, 2022 6:27 am

Governor Gavin Newsom and Senator Brian Dahle (R-Bieber) became the official candidates for Governor early Wednesday following the Gubernatorial primary election on Tuesday. With no major challenger from within his party or outside of it, Governor Newsom easily coasted to...

New Poll Has Incumbents Showing Strong Primary Leads For Gubernatorial, Senate, AG

June 3, 2022 12:37 pmJune 4, 2022 7:08 am

A U.C. Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) poll covering the Gubernatorial, Senate, and Attorney General primary races was released on Friday, showing a strong preference among voters for Democratic incumbents, albeit with a larger than expected percentage of projected...

Why Did Gov. Newsom Sign Climate Deal With New Zealand?

May 31, 2022 10:33 am

Gov. Gavin Newsom and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern signed a “pledge” Friday agreeing to help fight climate change together by working to put millions more electric vehicles on the road. Why? New Zealand is over 6,700 miles from...

Governor Newsom Tests Positive For COVID-19

May 31, 2022 2:22 amMay 30, 2022 10:22 pm

During the weekend, Governor Gavin Newsom tested positive for COVID-19, the first time he has tested positive since the pandemic began in March 2020. In recent weeks, the Governor had increased his personal precautions against COVID-19, including receiving an additional...

California’s Right Turn Signal

May 24, 2022 7:30 amJanuary 27, 2023 9:08 am

Press play to hear a narrated version of this story, presented by AudioHopper. There’s something going on here For as long as California Globe has been chronicling the state’s politics, conservatives who have watched the state turn purple then blue...

Legislative Analyst Warns CA May Face Budget Shortfall as Early as Next Year

May 18, 2022 12:22 pm

The California Legislative Analyst’s Office (LAO) issued a warning on Tuesday that California may be facing a budget shortfall as early as next year due to to the increasingly likelihood of a recession, inflation, and Governor Gavin Newsom’s spending plan...