Gov. Gavin Newsom Archives - Page 53 of 65

As Fifth Circuit Court Strikes Down Affordable Care Act, Gov. Gavin Newsom Drills Down on Single Payer

December 19, 2019 8:05 amDecember 19, 2019 8:13 am

As a three-judge panel with the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals struck down the Affordable Care Act (ACA)’s individual mandate this week, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced he will pursue single payer for California. To enact a single-payer system, California...

Justice Delayed for Slain Police Officer Ronil Singh

December 18, 2019 3:08 pmDecember 18, 2019 3:09 pm

As the Modesto Bee reports, Stanislaus County Judge Ricardo Córdova has postponed a preliminary hearing for accused cop killer Paulo Virgen Mendoza until March 10, 2020. The hearing was originally slated for December 10, just short of one year since...

Governor: More Federal Spending on Housing Will Fix California’s Homeless Epidemic

December 16, 2019 9:44 amDecember 17, 2019 12:00 pm

‘California cannot spend its way out of this problem using Federal funds.’ “More people are sleeping on sidewalks in Sacramento – even as federal spending rises,” the Sacramento Bee reported Monday. “Federal lawmakers say they understand the gravity of...

Gov. Gavin Newsom Rejects PG&E Settlement Offer Opening the Door to Bondholders

December 14, 2019 8:38 amDecember 16, 2019 6:43 am

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday he is rejecting a $13.5 billion settlement that Pacific Gas & Electric made just last week with wildfires victims from 2017 and 2018. Thousands of people lost homes and businesses in the Camp Fire,...

California Democrat Karen Bass Touts 2020 Vision for Impeachment

December 12, 2019 2:12 amDecember 11, 2019 7:55 pm

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, initially reluctant, has proved the loudest voice in the Democrats’ impeachment caucus. The Speaker now has company from Karen Bass, a California Democrat who sees impeachment as an instrument of policy if Donald Trump should win...

Data-Mining California DMV Selling Drivers Personal Data

November 27, 2019 2:15 amNovember 28, 2019 7:33 am

The public is not offered an opt-out option of sharing personal information. As the California Department of Motor Vehicles stumbles along with a deficit, its inability to stay in compliance with the 1993 National Voter Registration Act, and numerous computer...

DMV’s Latest ‘Unanticipated’ Cost Overrun for the Much Anticipated Voter Registration Act Compliance

November 26, 2019 12:35 pmNovember 27, 2019 10:52 am

The historically deficient California Department of Motor Vehicles has encountered yet another stumbling block on its way to compliance with the 1993 National Voter Registration Act. On behalf of the DMV, the state Finance Director sent a letter last week...