Governor Gavin Newsom – Page 16

New Economic Study Finds California’s $20 Fast Food Minimum Wage Caused 18,000 Job Losses

July 14, 2025 7:24 amJuly 14, 2025 7:27 am

“New data from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics was released Thursday, revealing a staggering 36,565 fast food jobs have been lost since September 2023 when the $20 per hour minimum wage law, AB 1228, was signed into law,” the...

Mayor Bass’s Resistance to California’s Film Industry

July 4, 2025 8:20 amJuly 4, 2025 8:21 am

Los Angeles, the epicenter of California’s film and television industry, faces a crisis of “runaway production,” with projects fleeing to states like Georgia and countries like Canada and the UK, for better tax incentives. Governor Gavin Newsom’s expansion of the...

The Only ‘Kings’ in California Are Progressive Political Elites

July 2, 2025 3:56 pmJuly 2, 2025 4:00 pm

California’s political elites embody the phrase “do as I say, not as I do.” They pride themselves on pushing the envelope beyond the insane in the name of acceptance, peace, and equality. However, they are always the first to promote...

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Calls Out LA Mayor & Metro Chief for Failed Riot Response

June 26, 2025 12:07 pmJune 26, 2025 12:07 pm

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy just sent letters calling out Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and Stephanie Wiggins, Chief Executive Officer of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority for their “weak leadership during the LA riots that led to...

Ringside: The Grand Water Bargain

June 26, 2025 3:05 amJune 26, 2025 3:06 am

For the last few decades in California, the conventional wisdom has been that farmers and urban water consumers have to improve efficiency and reduce consumption. To the fullest extent possible, rain and snow falling on watersheds must proceed unimpaired from...

San Francisco Schools’ ‘Equity Grading’ Scheme Backfires

June 23, 2025 6:27 amJune 23, 2025 12:04 pm

California recently parents discovered that the San Francisco Unified School District had proposed a “grading for equity” initiative, dumbing down all students to the lowest common denominator, the Globe reported. Rather than lifting struggling students, San Francisco district comrades chose...

California Gov. Newsom and Democrats Driving Gas Prices Through the Roof

June 4, 2025 12:18 pmJune 4, 2025 12:39 pm

California Democrats killed bills this week which would have suspended the Low Carbon Fuel Standard gas tax increase of 65 cents a gallon from going into effect July 1st. Assembly Republicans tried to suspend constitution (which is frequently done by...