Gavin Newsom – Page 17 – California Globe

Federal Audits Demand California Repay Over $1 Billion in Misused Medicaid Funds for Illegal Aliens

January 19, 2026 2:03 pmJanuary 20, 2026 10:57 am

In a major escalation of federal oversight, audits by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) under the Trump administration have determined that California must repay more than $1 billion in improperly claimed federal Medicaid funds tied to healthcare...

Khanna and Swisher’s Wealth-Grabbing Tantrum: California’s Billionaire Shakedown Hits Peak Entitlement

January 18, 2026 2:27 pmJune 24, 2026 10:43 am

SACRAMENTO – In the latest episode of “How to Alienate Every Job Creator in Silicon Valley,” Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) sat down with tech journalist Kara Swisher to defend California’s controversial billionaire tax proposal – a move that’s drawing fire...

Steve Hilton’s Dream Team

January 16, 2026 3:54 amJanuary 16, 2026 3:55 am

As one of his first acts as governor, in 2019, Gov. Gavin Newsom sued the Orange County city of Huntington Beach for failing to provide enough additional “affordable housing,” while his own home county of Marin enjoyed a moratorium on...

First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom Escalates ICE Attacks as Governor Backpedals on His Podcast

January 16, 2026 2:58 amJanuary 17, 2026 9:19 am

California’s First Couple continues to lead the Democrat party’s charge against federal immigration enforcement, with Gov. Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom gaslighting and targeting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations amid escalating violence in Minneapolis. Jennifer...

Huntington Beach City Attorney Michael Gates Announces GOP Bid for California Attorney General

January 15, 2026 1:06 pmJanuary 15, 2026 1:06 pm

Huntington Beach City Attorney Michael Gates announced his candidacy for California Attorney General on Wednesday via a video posted on X. Gates, a vocal conservative known for his clashes with state officials over issues like housing mandates, sanctuary laws, parental...

Federal Court Upholds California’s Prop 50 Congressional Maps, Dismisses Racial Gerrymandering Claims

January 15, 2026 11:13 amJanuary 16, 2026 2:59 am

In a significant blow to Republican efforts to challenge California’s mid-decade redistricting, a federal three-judge panel ruled 2-1 on Wednesday to deny a preliminary injunction against the state’s new congressional maps approved by voters through Proposition 50. The decision allows...

Ringside: The Denominators of our Prosperity – Energy and Water

January 14, 2026 3:29 pmJanuary 14, 2026 3:29 pm

Abundant and affordable energy and water are prerequisites to solving every other challenge standing in the way of lowering California’s overall cost-of-living. Not only because the cost for energy and water directly impacts the cost to build homes, pay household...