Gov. Gavin Newsom Archives - Page 21 of 65

Kevin Paffrath is a Serious Candidate for Governor

August 9, 2021 1:39 pmAugust 9, 2021 2:37 pm

There is a lot to recommend Kevin Paffrath for governor of California. Along with several Republicans, including Kiley, Cox, Elder and Faulconer, Paffrath is going to get a lot of votes. Not only is his presence on the ballot likely to increase...

What are the Recall Candidates Saying About the State of California Public Education?

August 9, 2021 2:20 amAugust 12, 2021 2:21 pm

Even before the pandemic, California’s public schools were not something to write home about. But what COVID, and the related mandates and closures and distance learning and union intransigence did to it, seems to have obliterated whatever shred of credibility...

California Secretary of State Devises ‘Print-Your-Own Ballot From Home’ Program

August 8, 2021 10:00 amAugust 12, 2021 2:22 pm

Has California Secretary of State Shirley Weber has invented a “print-your-own ballot from home” program just in time for the September 14th recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom? Or has this program been around but not promoted – until now?...

CA GOP Delegates Vote Overwhelmingly NOT to Endorse a Candidate in Newsom Recall Election

August 7, 2021 3:27 pmAugust 12, 2021 2:26 pm

When many Republicans learned that the California Republican Party leadership planned to change its bylaws to allow them to endorse a candidate in the recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom, the fur started flying. It was assumed that the CAGOP...

Sacramento Mayor Proposes Spreading the Homeless Throughout the City

August 5, 2021 8:37 amAugust 7, 2021 7:41 am

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg, the Sacramento City Council and City Manager gave themselves big raises in May, as crime spiked in the city, as the drug-addicted homeless multiplied, while the city was still in the red tier of the Governor’s...

What the Recall Candidates are Saying About the State’s Most Dysfunctional Agency

August 2, 2021 5:05 pmAugust 2, 2021 4:19 pm

One of the hot button issues of the entire recall effort has been California’s Employment Development Department’s disastrous handling of the massive unemployment increase, a result of the pandemic and its concomitant state-ordered business lockdowns. The mishandling – which managed...

The Newsom Recall is Nonpartisan; Here’s Why

August 1, 2021 6:05 pmAugust 1, 2021 2:25 pm

If you’re searching for an accurate term to describe the Newsom recall effort, it’s not easy. With 48 percent of the electorate planning to vote for Newsom’s retirement according to the latest poll, and only 24 percent registered Republicans in California, characterizing the...