Meet the suburban moms helping Arizonans get abortions in California
SACRAMENTO — Staring down a state budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom needed money fast to fund his latest ambition for California. So he turned to an…
California Assembly passes bill to make kindergarten mandatory
After several failed attempts, California lawmakers are once again working to mandate that children attend kindergarten, with the state Assembly passing a bill to make…
Newsom leaves Vatican with pope’s praise for refusing death penalty
VATICAN CITY — In an opulent hall in the Apostolic Palace framed in marble and adorned with Renaissance murals, Gov. Gavin Newsom waited in a line…
California teachers criticize Newsom’s budget proposal
SACRAMENTO — California’s largest teachers union on Friday turned up the pressure on Gov. Gavin Newsom, announcing a public campaign aimed at blocking part of his…
California public health spending, boosted during COVID, on chopping block
When a doctor in Pasadena reported in October that a hospital patient was exhibiting classic symptoms of dengue fever, such as vomiting, a rash, and…
Gavin Newsom, during speech, accuses Trump of ‘open corruption’
VATICAN CITY — Gov. Gavin Newsom accused former President Donald Trump of “open corruption” in a speech Thursday at a climate summit of Catholic officials and…
Can this Central Valley Democrat beat the Newsom curse?
Happy Thursday. There are 172 days until the election and we’ll start today with a Roman holiday. Not ours. We can’t afford one. Instead, we’re…
Gov. Gavin Newsom is speaking at the Vatican at a climate conference
ROME — Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s speech on climate change at the Vatican this week gives him an opportunity to align himself and his party with…
California makes $3.3 billion available for mental health beds
Gov. Gavin Newsom is set to announce Tuesday that the state will make $3.3 billion in funding available by July to begin building inpatient and…
Hey, California, Don’t spend it unless you’ve got it
SACRAMENTO — Here’s a novel idea: Don’t spend money until you’ve got it. What a concept! Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed that as a way to head…
How Newsom plans to offset California’s $45-billion deficit
Faced with a $44.9-billion budget deficit, Gov. Gavin Newsom described a plan to shrink the size of state government and slow his progressive policy agenda…
Newsom touts California’s $11 billion in climate spending
Over the past decade, a signature California program that charges polluters for their planet-heating emissions has generated billions of dollars for state initiatives, and Gov.…
Newsom called the deployment of California Highway Patrol across cities ‘unprecedented’
SACRAMENTO — Appearing at a memorial service for fallen officers, Gov. Gavin Newsom this week praised the “unprecedented” work done by the California Highway Patrol after…
California utilities seek higher fixed monthly fees
With little debate two years ago, state lawmakers passed a complex energy bill that enabled a sweeping change in how most Californians are billed for…
Newsom stays in the background amid California campus protests
SACRAMENTO — In May 1969 a National Guard helicopter hung over the campus of UC Berkeley, spraying protesters with what The Times then described as “heavy…
Saying the stakes could not be higher, Newsom to speak at Vatican climate summit
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking his climate change advocacy overseas next month to the epicenter of Catholicism, where he was invited to speak at…
California battery storage grows rapidly, but blackouts still a risk
Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday that California continued to rapidly add the battery storage that is crucial to the transition to cleaner energy, but admitted…
California is trying again to extend unemployment benefits to workers on strike
Months after Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed the proposal, lawmakers in Sacramento are trying again to extend unemployment benefits to California workers who are on strike.…
Bill allows Arizona abortion providers to practice in California
SACRAMENTO — Arizona abortion providers could practice in California under a new law designed to provide care to women who cross the state line as they…
Newsom calls out Republican abortion policies in Alabama ad
In Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new political advertisement, two anxious young women in an SUV drive toward the Alabama state line. The passenger says she thinks…