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Gov. Newsom Weaseling on California’s Death Penalty, Again

October 8, 2026 1:52 pmOctober 10, 2026 7:04 am

After running in 2018 for governor on upholding voter’s support of the death penalty, once elected, California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced in 2019, shortly after taking office, that he would grant reprieves for all death penalty murderers on California’s death...

Next Challenge on the California Death Penalty on the Horizon

March 10, 2020 6:37 amMarch 10, 2020 10:13 am

The death penalty in California is due to face another hurdle this year following a number of judges and prosecutors respectively giving and asking for the death penalty in recent murder cases. Going against the moratorium On Friday, prosecutors in...

Assemblyman Lackey Proposes Bill to Protect Victims Over Death Row Killers

April 2, 2019 12:15 pmApril 3, 2019 9:12 am

Assemblyman Tom Lackey (R-Palmdale) is livid that Gov. Gavin Newsom prioritized death row killers in his recent reprieve on the 737 killers on death row, over the actual victims and families of victims. “The people on death row are not...