Governor Archives - California Globe

Governor Newsom, State Legislators Approved for Hefty Raises by Compensation Commission

June 11, 2021 3:40 pm

Uproar continued on Friday over the decision by the California Citizens Compensation Commission (CCCC) earlier this week to approve 4.2% pay increases for Gavin Newsom and 132 other elected state officials. The Governor-appointed, four-member commission had previously voted for raises...

California High-Speed Rail to Receive Nearly $1 Billion in Restored Funding

June 11, 2021 10:56 am

Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the Department of Transportation finalized negotiations to restore $929 million of grants back to California High-Speed Rail on Thursday. The funding, originally allocated to California for the high-speed rail program during the Obama Administration in...

Department of Finance Estimates 2021 Recall to Cost California At Least $215 Million

June 11, 2021 2:31 amJune 11, 2021 7:55 am

A new projection by the state Department of Finance released on Thursday estimated that the 2021 California Governor recall election will cost the state at least $215 million this year, about half of previous estimates. Following the 30-days to remove...

Cox Campaign Survey Finds Newsom Recall Likely to Pass

June 10, 2021 5:13 pm

California Recall gubernatorial candidate John Cox’s campaign released new polling Thursday on the recall campaign against Gov. Gavin Newsom which found the most “intensity” on the “Yes” vote on the recall ballot. The pollster, Moore Information Group, reported: Governor Gavin...

AG Bonta, Gov. Newsom Will Appeal Decision Overturning State Assault Weapons Ban

June 10, 2021 2:58 pmJune 11, 2021 5:09 am

State Attorney General Rob Bonta and Governor Gavin Newsom announced on Thursday that California is appealing the June 4th District Court decision Miller v. Bonta that ruled that the state’s 32-year-old assault weapons ban was unconstitutional. An assault weapon ban has...

BREAKING: Fewer Than 40 Recall Newsom Signatures Rescinded Statewide

June 10, 2021 1:28 pmJune 13, 2021 8:46 am

UPDATE Below: It appears that only 36 California voters who signed the RecallGavin2020 recall petition have removed their signatures. Susan Walsh, a senior volunteer with the RecallGavin2020.com campaign contacted every county election office in the state following the June 8th...

California’s New COVID Rules Reveal Gov. Newsom’s & Public Health Officials’ Deliberate Confusion Tactic

June 10, 2021 8:13 amJune 10, 2021 8:13 am

The CalOSHA Board just revised its less-than-one-week-old rule which would have allowed the state’s employees to work without masks only if every employee in a room is fully vaccinated against the coronavirus. This starkly contrasted with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s April...