Governor Archives - Page 373 of 374

Lawbreakers Under Twelve May Be Getting a Major Break

September 2, 2018 7:30 amSeptember 1, 2018 2:37 pm

Lawmakers have sent a bill to Governor Jerry Brown as they plan to exclude children age 11 and younger from juvenile court jurisdiction to promote the rights, health and well-being of youth by curbing premature exposure to incarceration. SB 439...

Cox Deploys Godwin’s Law Against DMV

August 22, 2018 7:00 amAugust 23, 2018 5:33 pm

Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox last week likened long wait lines at DMV offices to the Holocaust. But he quickly backtracked, apologizing to anybody offended yet also insisting he didn’t really say what he clearly did say. The whole fracas...

Hollywood Elite Gather at Universal to Support Gavin

August 16, 2018 11:53 amAugust 21, 2018 4:44 pm

Gavin Newsom is getting splashed with some Hollywood chic. His gubernatorial campaign has a fundraiser chock full of industry heavyweights scheduled for late Thursday afternoon at Universal Studios. Expected guests for the shindig, where tickets range from $1000 to $29,000,...

Abortion Leaps to Center of Gov Race

July 23, 2018 11:30 amJuly 23, 2018 11:20 am

Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom is suddenly making abortion rights an issue in the California gubernatorial campaign, even though his fervently pro-life opponent, John Cox, hasn’t really raised the contentious matter. The always ambitious Newsom is now focusing on abortion–coincidentally or...

Cox and Villaraigosa Fight for Second Place and for Oxygen

May 31, 2018 10:00 amJune 1, 2018 9:00 am

Republican businessman John Cox and former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa are locked in a close battle for second place in the gubernatorial race, with Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom well ahead of both men, two new polls show. Meanwhile, outside...

Politifact Slams New John Chiang Ad

May 24, 2018 11:00 amMay 31, 2018 7:57 am

Politifact California has slammed a new advertisement by gubernatorial candidate John Chiang with its dreaded “false” label. The ad claims that Chiang opponent Antonio Villaraigosa, as Los Angeles Mayor, was solely responsible for the accumulation of 7,000 untested rape kits....

New Spot Showcases Gabby Giffords Backing Gavin Newsom

May 14, 2018 5:39 pmMay 30, 2018 9:38 am

In a new television ad released this week by the Gavin Newsom gubernatorial campaign, former Arizona congresswoman Gabby Giffords and her astronaut husband Scott Kelly give a shout out to the top contender for the governor’s mansion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpAqFmetRks Giffords, who...