Tag Archives: Gavin Newsom

Appeals Court Strikes Down California Gun Ban Law

Reuters reports: A federal appeals court on Saturday allowed a judge’s ruling that barred California from enforcing a new law that bans the carrying of guns in most public places on the grounds that it was unconstitutional to take effect. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dissolved an order by a different 9th Circuit panel from a week earlier …

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Appeals Court Unblocks CA Ban On Guns In Public

The Messenger reports: A federal appeals court on Saturday cleared the way for a California law that bans the carrying of guns in most public places. A three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an administrative stay that allows the law to take effect at the start of of the new year on Monday. The decision put …

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Newsom Rejects Bid To Remove Trump From CA Ballot

The Washington Examiner reports: Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) informed his fellow Californians that he would have no part in attempts to remove former President Donald Trump from the state’s primary ballot. “There is no doubt that Donald Trump is a threat to our liberties and even to our democracy,” Newsom said in a statement Friday afternoon, “but in California, we …

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Federal Judge Blocks California Concealed Carry Ban

The Associated Press reports: A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a California law that would have banned carrying firearms in most public places, ruling that it violates the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution and deprives people of their ability to defend themselves and their loved ones. The law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in September was set to take …

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Newsom Roasts DeSantis During Fox Debate: Neither One Of Us Will Be The Nominee For Our Party In 2024

“I’ll tell you why I’m here. I’m here to tell the truth about the Biden-Harris record, and also compare and contrast Ron DeSantis’ record and the Republican Party’s record as a point of contrast that’s as different as daylight and darkness. “You want to bring us back to a pre-1960s world. America in reverse. You want to roll back hard-earned …

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Newsom Vetoes Bill To Decriminalize Magic Mushrooms

The Associated Press reports: California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill aimed at decriminalizing the possession and personal use of several hallucinogens, including psychedelic mushrooms. The legislation vetoed Saturday would have allowed those 21 and older to possess psilocybin, the hallucinogenic component in what’s known as psychedelic mushrooms. “California should immediately begin work to set up regulated treatment guidelines …

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Newsom Pressured To Quickly Fill Feinstein’s Seat

Politico reports: The death of Sen. Dianne Feinstein places Gov. Gavin Newsom under intense pressure to quickly name a replacement as a bitterly divided Congress votes on a spending plan in the coming hours to avert a government shutdown. Newsom had hoped to avoid the politically charged decision of selecting a second senator. But he will need to move swiftly …

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DeSantis And Newsom Agree To Debate On Fox News

The Messenger reports: Fox News host Sean Hannity will moderate a “red state vs. blue state” debate between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, R, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom, D, in November on Fox News. The network announced on Monday the debate will take place on November 30 at a to-be-determined space in Georgia. The debate will then air during Sean …

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Newsom Signs New Protections For LGBTQ Youth

NBC News reports: The new laws include legislation that focuses on support for LGBTQ youth. One law sets timelines for required cultural competency training for public school teachers and staff, while another creates an advisory task force to determine the needs of LGBTQ students and help advance supportive initiatives. A third requires families to show that they can and are …

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Newsom To Sign Landmark Climate Disclosure Bill

The New York Times reports: Gov. Gavin Newsom of California said on Sunday that he would sign a landmark climate bill that passed the state’s legislature last week requiring major companies to publicly disclose their greenhouse gas emissions, a move with national and global repercussions. The new law will require about 5,000 companies to report the amount of greenhouse gas …

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Newsom: Trumpism Includes A “Fetish For Autocracy”

“I worry about democracy. I worry about the fetishness for autocracy that we’re seeing not just from Trump, but around the world, and notably across this country. I’ve made the point about DeSantis that I think he’s functionally authoritarian. “I’m worried more, in many respects, about Trumpism which transcends well beyond his term and time in tenure. I think the …

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Newsom-DeSantis Debate Stalls Over Live Fox Audience

Politico reports: Gavin Newsom and Ron DeSantis have reached an impasse in their Fox News debate planned for November, a person with knowledge of the stalemate said Sunday. DeSantis, the Republican governor of Florida, is pushing for the faceoff to occur in front of a live audience, which Newsom prohibited in his proposal to Fox News’ Sean Hannity. “This is …

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DeSantis Reverses, Will Debate Newsom On Fox News

Florida Politics reports: Gov. Ron DeSantis has reversed course and is now willing to debate California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Fox News. “Absolutely, I’m game. Let’s get it done. Just tell me when and where, we’ll do it,” DeSantis told Sean Hannity Wednesday. Newsom previously claimed he would do a three-hour debate with DeSantis with the Fox News perennial host, …

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CA Gov. Gavin Newsom Fines School District $1.5M For Rejecting Social Studies Book Mentioning Harvey Milk

CBS News reports: California Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday announced that the state would be fining the Temecula Valley Unified School District in an ongoing battle over a social studies curriculum that involves gay rights activist Harvey Milk. On Tuesday, the TVUSD board voted against the new curriculum, which has been endorsed by the state, adding to what has been …

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Newsom Threatens School District Over Harvey Milk

Los Angeles’ ABC affiliate reports: Earlier this year, the Temecula Valley Unified School District rejected textbooks and curriculum materials for an elementary school program because it included references to slain gay-rights activist Harvey Milk. The school board president even referred to the LGBTQ icon as a “pedophile,” drawing outrage from Newsom and other leaders across the state as well as …

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Newsom “Obsessively” Watches Fox News Every Night

Mediaite reports: Gavin Newsom does not “occasionally” tune into Fox News — he watches the network primetime show’s every night and his staff have told he has an obsession, he told MSNBC’s Jen Psaki. “Do you think Democrats should still be appearing on Fox or should they not be appearing,” Psaki says in a follow up. “It contributes to the …

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CA Gov Proposes Constitutional Amendment On Guns

Via press release from California Gov. Gavin Newsom: Today Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution to enshrine fundamental, broadly supported gun safety measures into law. While leaving the 2nd Amendment unchanged and respecting America’s gun-owning tradition, the Governor’s proposal guarantees common sense constitutional protections and gun safety measures that Democrats, Republicans, independent voters, and …

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CA Gov Threatens To Charge “Small, Pathetic” DeSantis

The Hill reports: California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on Monday escalated his war of words with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican presidential candidate, calling him a “small, pathetic man” and floating kidnapping charges over a flight of migrants sent to his state. The Democratic governor lobbed the barbs on Twitter after California’s attorney general said Florida’s government appeared to …

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CA Gov Orders Probe Into Latest Dumping Of Migrants

From California Gov. Gavin Newsom: Today, Attorney General Rob Bonta and I met with over a dozen migrants in Sacramento. These individuals were transported from Texas to New Mexico before being flown by private chartered jet to Sacramento and dumped on the doorstep of a local church without any advance warning. We are working closely with the Mayor’s office, along …

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California Unveils Deal To Produce $30 Insulin [VIDEO]

CBS News reports: California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Saturday that the state has launched a 10-year partnership with a drug maker to produce insulin for its residents at a significantly lower cost. The state plans to sell insulin at a cost of $30 for a 10-milliliter vial, Newsom said in a press conference Saturday near Los Angeles. The insulin will …

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