Gov. Gavin Newsom – Page 17

California’s ‘Pathways’ From Juvenile Incarceration to College Campuses

October 11, 2024 5:45 amOctober 11, 2024 6:39 am

California’s push for “decarceration” has led to chaos in cities throughout the state. “Decarceration” on the surface sounds viable: “How formerly incarcerated people and former detention staff are coming together to build a future of work without youth incarceration,” one...

Chevron Sends Letter to CA Legislature Lambasting Newsom’s Oil/Gas Proposal

October 9, 2024 7:54 amOctober 9, 2024 7:55 am

Chevron President Andy Walz sent a letter Tuesday condemning Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal to decrease the state’s gas supply, which will clearly result in even higher gas prices at the pump, saying he seeks to address “some of the inaccurate...

California Senate Special Committee on Fuel/Price Spikes Passes Gov. Newsom’s Bill to Create Gas Shortages

October 8, 2024 7:42 amOctober 8, 2024 1:10 pm

You are probably getting tired of me rhetorically asking, “If the ‘Big Oil’ companies are so greedy, why are they only greedy in California and not greedy in every state?” The California Senate Special Committee on Fuel Supply and Price...

Introspection is the Enemy of Happiness – Especially in Government

October 7, 2024 6:00 amOctober 7, 2024 6:01 am

“Introspection is the enemy of happiness.” A very coldly cynical line spoken by Sterling Archer, the lead character in the astonishingly funny “Archer” animated spy television series. It is also very true. While Socrates famously said that “The unexamined life...

Crazifornia: Amsterdam-Style Cannabis Cafes Coming to a Neighborhood Near You

October 4, 2024 8:34 amOctober 4, 2024 8:39 am

Sacramento is rolling out cannabis consumption lounges and cannabis cafes, under a bill just signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. There will be permitted smoking lounges as well as edible lounges, similar to pot cafes in Amsterdam. So lighting...

Federal Judge Blocks Gov. Newsom’s ‘Deepfakes’ Law Making Political Humor Illegal in California

October 2, 2024 5:25 pmOctober 2, 2024 8:49 pm

A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a new California law restricting the use of digitally altered political “deepfakes” just two weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the bill into law, Politico reported. “I just signed a bill to make this...

Chart of Bill Signing Messages

October 2, 2024 4:34 pmOctober 2, 2024 8:49 pm

In reviewing gubernatorial signing messages over the past two decades, I compiled the following chart of bills that have signing messages. The chart includes the session year, the Governor, the bill number and author, and the subject of the bill....