Gov. Gavin Newsom – Page 102

PG&E Settlement Passes on Wildfire Costs Increases to Ratepayers

December 24, 2019 7:33 amDecember 24, 2019 8:56 am

Fifty years ago in 1969, more than 30 million people in theNortheast suffered one of the largest power outages in U.S. history. Everything went dark. The blackout lasted 13 hours for many. The blackout spread from New York to Massachusetts,...

No Criminal Wrongdoing in Santa Anita Horse Deaths

December 20, 2019 8:05 amDecember 20, 2019 8:06 am

‘I’ll tell you, talk about a sport whose time is up unless they reform.’ Gov. Newsom The District Attorney of Los Angeles found “no evidence of criminal wrongdoing,” in...

As Fifth Circuit Court Strikes Down Affordable Care Act, Gov. Gavin Newsom Drills Down on Single Payer

December 19, 2019 8:05 amDecember 19, 2019 8:13 am

As a three-judge panel with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s individual mandate this week, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced he will pursue single payer for California. To enact a single-payer system, California...

Justice Delayed for Slain Police Officer Ronil Singh

December 18, 2019 3:08 pmDecember 18, 2019 3:09 pm

As the Modesto Bee reports, Stanislaus County Judge Ricardo Córdova has postponed a preliminary hearing for accused cop killer Paulo Virgen Mendoza until March 10, 2020. The hearing was originally slated for December 10, just short of one year since...

Governor: More Federal Spending on Housing Will Fix California’s Homeless Epidemic

December 16, 2019 9:44 amDecember 17, 2019 12:00 pm

‘California cannot spend its way out of this problem using Federal funds.’ “More people are sleeping on sidewalks in Sacramento – even as federal spending rises,” the Sacramento Bee reported Monday. “Federal lawmakers say they understand the gravity of...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Rejects PG&E Settlement Offer Opening the Door to Bondholders

December 14, 2019 8:38 amDecember 16, 2019 6:43 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday he is rejecting a $13.5 billion settlement that Pacific Gas & Electric made just last week with wildfires victims from 2017 and 2018. Thousands of people lost homes and businesses in the Camp Fire,...

California Democrat Karen Bass Touts 2020 Vision for Impeachment

December 12, 2019 2:12 amDecember 11, 2019 7:55 pm

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, initially reluctant, has proved the loudest voice in the Democrats’ impeachment caucus. The Speaker now has company from Karen Bass, a California Democrat who sees impeachment as an instrument of policy if Donald Trump should win...