Tag: Gavin Newsom
California High-Speed Rail Needs $7 Billion for Bakersfield to Merced by 2026
The California Legislative Analyst’s Office told lawmakers in an Assembly Transportation budget hearing Wednesday that California High-Speed Rail needs $7 billion in funding by June 2026 or else the first Bakersfield to Merced leg of the system could be delayed...
Los Angeles DA Nathan Hochman Reinstates Death Penalty Option
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman announced on Tuesday that the moratorium against prosecutors seeking the death penalty in Los Angeles County has ended, with the death penalty now back as an option for murder cases with special circumstances....
Greenberg: Gavin Newsom’s Budgetary Sleight of Hand
Is Gavin Newsom eyeing the White House in 2028? California’s woke poster boy has turned the Golden State into a dystopian mess, and conservatives, independents, and anyone with a shred of common sense would and should torch his candidacy faster...
Bill to Make Suppliers Responsible For Collection, Recycling Of EV Batteries Proceeds in Senate
A bill that would require EV battery suppliers to fund the collection and recycling system for batteries in electric vehicles gained traction in the Senate this week, with the first committee meeting set for April 2nd. Senate Bill 615, authored...
What Gov. Newsom Is Thinking With ‘This Is Gavin Newsom’ Podcast
By now, the majority of Californians have at least some knowledge of Gavin Newsom’s latest podcast “This is Gavin Newsom.” Polls have found that well over 50% of voters know of it, which is really saying something considering that under...
Senate Enviro Committee Kills Bill to Repeal 65¢ Gas Tax Increase, and Low-Carbon Fuel Regs
A Senate bill that would have repealed the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) gas tax increase of 65 cents a gallon and end the new LCFS Low-Carbon Fuel regulations that were adopted last year, was killed in the Senate Environmental...