Governor Gavin Newsom – California Globe

Governor Newsom Ineptly Self-Congratulates on Benicia Valero Refinery News

January 12, 2026 3:00 amJanuary 12, 2026 3:01 am

In April 2025, Valero Energy Corporation announced it would shut down its Benicia Refinery in April 2026. This hit came after Chevron Oil Company relocated to Houston, Texas from the Bay Area, and Phillips 66 began shutting down its Los...

On The Passing of U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa, A Rare Conservative Champion from California

January 8, 2026 12:15 pmJanuary 8, 2026 1:04 pm

Congressman Doug LaMalfa’s sudden death this week shocked people in Washington and throughout California, especially in the rural North State he served for over ten years. At 65, he was still fully involved in his work, so his passing felt...

The CDC Just Overhauled the Childhood Vaccine Schedule — What It Means for California Families

January 7, 2026 11:57 amJanuary 7, 2026 11:57 am

On January 5, 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the most significant revision to the childhood vaccine schedule in decades. Under the new guidance, the federal...

California DEI Education Continues Despite Presidential Executive Order to End It

January 6, 2026 2:25 pmJanuary 6, 2026 9:09 pm

On January 20, 2025, newly inaugurated President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14151, Ending Radical and Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing, which Trump said “demonstrated immense public waste and shameful discrimination.” Trump ordered the coordination for the termination of...

California Refusing Trump Tax Cuts on Tips and Overtime

December 29, 2025 1:00 pmDecember 29, 2025 1:01 pm

President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act exempted federal taxes on tipped wages and overtime pay… except it won’t happen in California. It appears Governor Gavin Newsom isn’t interested in complying with the tax cuts for California’s hourly employees....

San Francisco Reparations: Will Mayor Lurie Veto this Unconstitutional and Illegitimate Scheme?

December 24, 2025 2:03 pmDecember 24, 2025 2:03 pm

After last week’s near unanimous approval by San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors (our 11-member City Council) to establish a “fund” to accept and distribute so-called Reparations to qualified city recipients, will Mayor Daniel Lurie veto it? In July 2023, San...

Ringside: CA GOP Just Blew $46 Million for Nothing – Here’s How They Can Avoid Repeating That Mistake in 2026

December 24, 2025 3:55 amDecember 24, 2025 10:21 am

California’s Republican Party wields virtually no power in state politics. They have super-minorities in both houses of the state legislature, they haven’t won a single statewide office in nearly two decades, and they are up against public-sector unions, leftist billionaires, monopolistic corporations and utilities, extreme...