With the clock ticking before President-elect Donald Trump is sworn in, Gov. Gavin Newsom is heading to Washington this week to push for the Biden administration to safeguard some marquee California programs on the environment and disaster funding. The move is the latest in the governor’s highly visible effort to shield California from the second…
Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a proposal Sunday to more than double the annual amount of money allocated to California’s film and TV tax credit program as Hollywood struggles to compete with other production hubs dangling lofty incentives.The governor declared his intent to expand the annual tax credit to $750 million, up from its current total…
In a legal dispute between Elon Musk and the California Coastal Commission over the number of rockets the billionaire’s company can launch from the coast, Gov. Gavin Newsom has sided with Musk, saying over the weekend, “I’m with Elon.”The comment by the governor is surprising because Musk, a staunch supporter of former President Trump, has…
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s side against his own state’s regulators. Source
SACRAMENTO — The Newsom administration is in conflict with itself on gasoline pricing, speaking from both sides of its mouth.Is it trying to hold down prices at the gas pump or is it OK with hiking them? Both, it seems. And it smacks of hypocrisy.One hand may not know — or care — what the other…
Many people who say they were raped or molested while confined at California juvenile facilities are out of time to sue the county governments that oversaw their care.On Sunday, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have changed the statute of limitations to give people sexually abused in juvenile facilities more time to sue.…
“Every day, Californians are taking small actions that collectively are helping us create a better world for our kids and grandkids,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a written statement last week. “From saving water and planting trees to taking public transit and being disaster ready — we’re all in this together.”If only the governor’s actions…
The California Assembly on Tuesday passed legislation aimed at reducing sudden gas price increases, action inspired by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s political battle with the oil industry over blame for the state’s nation-leading per-gallon costs at the pump. The extended deliberations at the state Capitol over affordability underscore the challenges state Democratic leaders face carrying out…
SAN FRANCISCO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed a handful of artificial intelligence-related bills that would give actors more protection over their digital likenesses and fight against the spread of deepfakes in political ads, among other regulations aimed at the fast-rising technology. “They were important election integrity bills that are long overdue,” Newsom said in…
California took a major step in its fight to protect children from the ills of social media with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s signature on a bill to limit the ability of companies to provide “addictive feeds” to minors. Newsom on Friday signed Senate Bill 976, named the Protecting Our Kids From Social Media Addiction Act and…
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