Governor Gavin Newsom – Page 32

Open the Books Exposes the ‘Legalized’ Pay-to-Play Scheme by ‘Newsom Inc.’

February 13, 2023 8:23 amFebruary 13, 2023 8:23 am

Open the Books has focused its government transparency and auditing attention on Governor and Mrs. Newsom’s pay-to-play schemes, which have been personally benefitting California’s first couple. In one report, Open the Books reveal that large corporate campaign contributors gave campaign cash...

New Poll Finds Nearly 60% Of LA Councilman Kevin De Leon’s Constituents Want Him Recalled

January 24, 2023 12:08 pmJanuary 26, 2023 1:22 pm

According to a new Los Angeles Times/Survey 360 conducted in mid-January, nearly 60% of Los Angeles City Council District 14 residents said that they would vote to recall controversy riddled City Councilman Kevin de Leon, showing a stunning turnaround in...

Are Wasteful California Rail Projects Falling Out of Fashion?

January 24, 2023 9:59 amJanuary 26, 2023 1:22 pm

Recent action at the state and federal level may bode ill for three costly projects being pursued by San Francisco Bay Area transit agencies. In the face of declining population and historically low transit ridership, the agencies are trying to...

Jennifer Siebel Newsom’s Out of Compliance Charity Was Still Soliciting Donations

January 13, 2023 1:22 pmJanuary 13, 2023 1:22 pm

In August and September 2022, the Globe shared a report by Open the Books, which sued, and then had to file 442 California Public Record Act requests – one with each state agency – in order to obtain California’s line-by-line spending by...

Could a ‘Penalty’ on Oil Companies Be Passed by a Majority Vote?

December 5, 2022 2:09 pmDecember 5, 2022 2:15 pm

There have been discussions the past two months regarding whether the California Legislature and Governor Newsom will impose an “excess profits” tax on oil companies in this state. When the Governor issued his proclamation to the Legislature to convene a...

Newsom’s Homeless Policies Require Radical Revision

December 3, 2022 9:02 amDecember 3, 2022 9:16 am

California’s Homeless Industrial Complex was delivered a minor jolt last month, when Governor Gavin Newsom “issued a blanket rejection of local California governments’ plans to curb homelessness, putting on hold hundreds of millions of dollars in aid.” The panic was short-lived, however, when...

Special Session or Extraordinary Session – Which Is It?

October 24, 2022 10:52 amOctober 24, 2022 10:55 am

With an impending special session being called by Governor Gavin Newsom when the California Legislature convenes its 2023-24 Regular Session on December 5, some observers have asked, “Is it called a special session or an extraordinary session?” California Constitution The...