Tag Archives: California

Signature Collection Period Ends In Newsom Recall

CBS News reports: A plodding, months-long review kicks off Wednesday to confirm what appears inevitable: California Gov. Gavin Newsom will face a recall election that could oust the Democrat before his first term ends. The announcement Monday that Newsom was beginning to raise money to defend his seat seemed to confirm that he believes organizers behind the recall have collected …

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Disney To Reopen CA Parks April 30 With Restrictions

Via press release from the Walt Disney Company: After being closed for more than one year, magic is finally returning to the Disneyland Resort theme parks! Disneyland park and Disney California Adventure park are planning to officially reopen to the public on April 30, with limited capacity. You’ll soon be welcomed back to enjoy unforgettable attractions, see beloved Disney friends, …

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Feinstein Shrugs Off Newsom: I’ll Serve My Full Term

CNN reports: Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the 87-year-old veteran Democrat, insisted on Tuesday that she is committed to serving out her full term in office even after California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he had a list of “multiple” potential replacements and would appoint a Black woman to replace her should she retire. “There’s nothing to it,” Feinstein told CNN on Tuesday …

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Newsom Has “Names In Mind” If Feinstein Retires

Politico reports: California Gov. Gavin Newsom committed Monday to nominating a Black woman for the U.S. Senate should Sen. Dianne Feinstein resign from the seat she’s held for more than two decades. Newsom made the comments to MSNBC host Joy Reid in an appearance on her show, saying he has multiple names in mind for the spot. The governor’s surprise …

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California Republican Group Honors Charged Rioter

The Sacramento Bee reports: Jorge Aaron Riley, the Republican activist who is one of three Sacramento-area residents facing charges in the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol, was honored this week by the Sacramento Republican Assembly for his long service on the group’s board. Riley, who won his release from custody last month in Washington, D.C., is featured in …

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Woman Arrested On Multiple Charges In Uber Assault

The SFist reports: The woman who yelled at, insulted, coughed on, and assaulted an Uber driver on Sunday because he told her to put on a mask, as seen in widely publicized video of the incident, has been arrested in Las Vegas on suspicion of assault and battery, conspiracy, and violation of health and safety code, among other charges. The …

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Sanders Urges Dems To Rally Behind Gavin Newsom

The Hill reports: Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Monday urged his supporters to rally behind California’s embattled governor, Gavin Newsom (D), who faces a recall campaign. Sanders in a tweet noted Republican opposition to Newsom is centered around the governor’s “crime” of trying to stop the spread of COVID-19 in the state. The tweet followed news that the GOP-led recall …

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Cultists Claim Dems Are Stealing Newsom Recall Bid

Politico reports: Conservatives are taking a page from the playbook of former President Donald Trump by raising, without evidence, the specter that Democrats are trying to block a California recall election by manipulating the elections process. Recall organizers have expressed confidence in California’s system and believe they have enough valid signatures to qualify a recall election of Democratic Gov. Gavin …

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CA Covidiots Harass Shoppers At “Nazi Store” [VIDEO]

The San Jose Mercury News reports: Anti-mask protesters returned to the Trader Joe’s in downtown Santa Cruz on Sunday but did not gain access to the store this time. Signs the protesters were wielding made references to loving one’s neighbor, breathing air freely, and stated, “Maskless Lives Matter.” One sign showed symbols of a circle-slash over a swastika. The choice …

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REPORT: Guilfoyle Urged To Run For Office In California

The San Jose Mercury News reports: When Kimberly Guilfoyle left California 17 years ago, bound for cable news stardom in New York City, she was a highly-regarded San Francisco prosecutor and the telegenic wife of San Francisco’s Mayor Gavin Newsom. Now there’s talk that Guilfoyle could return to California to run for political office. But she’d find that many residents …

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Lady Gaga’s Dog Walker Shot, Dogs Stolen [VIDEO]

TMZ reports: Lady Gaga’s dogs were targeted by thieves Wednesday night … thieves who shot her dog walker and stole 2 of her French Bulldogs … law enforcement sources tell TMZ, and we’re told Gaga is offering $500,000 for the return of her dogs, “no questions asked.” The dog walker had three of Gaga’s Bulldogs out in Hollywood just before …

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Tiger Woods “Alert” After Surgery Following Crash

Los Angeles’s ABC News affiliate reports: In a career filled with remarkable comebacks, Tiger Woods faces his toughest recovery of all. The crash caused “significant” injuries all down his right leg that featured rods, pins and screws during what was described as a “long surgical procedure” at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center. Anish Mahajan, the chief medical officer, said Woods shattered tibia …

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Tiger Woods Seriously Injured In Single-Car Crash

TMZ reports: Tiger Woods was hospitalized following a bad single-car accident in L.A. County on Tuesday morning — with officials requiring the jaws of life to free him from the vehicle. “LASD responded to a single vehicle roll-over traffic collision on the border of Rolling Hills Estates and Ranchos Palos Verdes,” officials say. “The vehicle was traveling northbound on Hawthorne …

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Politico: Newsom Recall Drive Faces “Tight Finish”

Politico reports: The campaign to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom has had nearly 670,000 signatures validated with a month left to reach roughly 1.5 million, according to an official Friday update, but the total number of valid signatures submitted is likely larger. It’s shaping up to be a tight finish for the drive to qualify only the second gubernatorial recall …

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Proud Boy Lobs Threats After Expulsion By Local GOP

The Hill reports: A member of the Proud Boys warned the Sacramento GOP that he was “coming” for them as the party voted to expel him. The Sacramento County Republican Party expelled Jeffrey Perrine from the party’s central committee on Wednesday during a Zoom meeting. Video of the meeting, which Perrine recorded and shared on YouTube, shows Perrine making the …

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Maskless Covidiots Storm CA Grocery Store [VIDEO]

Bakersfield’s ABC News affiliate reports: The group came into a Trader Joe’s over the weekend and ignored calls from store employees to leave. They say they have the right to shop freely at a business open to the public without wearing masks, but Santa Cruz PD says that’s not the case. They say private stores can refuse service. The video …

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Fox Hosts Back California Secession Movement [VIDEO]

Media Matters reports: Fox hosts suggested adding a 51st star to the flag — not for the millions of people in the District of Columbia without voting representation in Congress, or for American citizens of Puerto Rico or the Virgin Islands who are not even permitted to vote for president. Instead, they are promoting, again, a secessionist effort within California. …

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Grenell Dodges On Running Against Gavin Newsom

“We have a disaster here in California. And I’m not trying to be cute about your question, but I think what we have to do is concentrate first on the signatures that we’re gathering and the verified signatures. “The state of California is controlled by a whole bunch of Democrats. One-party rule, they are going to go through every single …

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RNC Donates $250,000 To Newsom Recall Campaign

Fox New reports: The Republican National Committee contributed resources to the push to oust embattled Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom for the first time Thursday as the local effort to hold a recall election approached a key threshold. The RNC says it is investing $250,000 to support efforts by state Republicans to gather the roughly 1.5 million petition signatures required …

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DOJ Withdraws Lawsuit Against CA Net Neutrality Law

Market Watch reports: The Department of Justice is withdrawing a lawsuit aimed at blocking California from establishing statewide net neutrality laws after the Federal Communications Commission repealed similar federal laws in 2018. The FCC’s repeal of net neutrality was controversial at the time, and opposed by Democrats on the commission, including Jessica Rosenworcel [photo], the current acting head of the …

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