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1 week ago
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Pro-MAGA Reporter Asks Trump Whether He'd Like a Congressional Investigation Into Gavin Newsom for Palisades Fire

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1 week ago
US politics

Pro-MAGA Reporter Asks Trump Whether He'd Like a Congressional Investigation Into Gavin Newsom for Palisades Fire

fromwww.mediaite.com
2 days ago

WATCH: Gavin Newsom Telling Charlie Kirk His Son Wanted to Skip School to Meet Him

the worst part, though, Charlie no BS, true story literally last night trying to put my son to bed, he's like, No, Dad. I just-, what time? What time's Charlie gonna be here? What time?' And I'm like, dude you're in school tomorrow. He's 13. He's like, No, no.' This morning, wakes up at 6 something, he's like, I'm coming.' I'm like-, he literally would not leave the house, Newsom recalled.
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#california-politics
#bay-area-transit
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 days ago
California

Newsom says he's working on Bay Area transit loan deal but details being hashed out in secret

Governor Gavin Newsom is delaying authorization of a $750 million state loan for Bay Area transit while negotiating terms and political priorities.
from48 hills
6 days ago
SF politics

Defining land-use battle heads to supes, Planning Commission - 48 hills

Governor Newsom refused a $750 million Bay Area transit loan, risking major service cuts that could shift riders to ride-hail and robo-taxi companies.
US politics
fromAbove the Law
5 days ago

Gavin Newsom Rips JD 'Couch Boy' Vance And His 'Chuck E. Cheese' Law Degree To Shreds - Above the Law

California governor's press office publicly insults Vice President JD Vance, calling him "Couch Boy" and mocking his intelligence and law degree.
US politics
fromThe Mercury News
6 days ago

Latest line: A good week for Gavin Newsom, a bad week for Jay Leno

Gavin Newsom leads early 2028 Democratic polling at 21%; Harris 19%, Ocasio-Cortez 12%, Buttigieg 10%; Leno's Law blocked and San Francisco recall developments.
California
fromSan Jose Inside
1 week ago

Where Is The Governor? Newsom Isn't Releasing his Official Calendar

Gov. Gavin Newsom has delayed releasing his full calendars for months, fueling criticism that he prioritizes national political activity over running California.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

Trump's military deployment in Los Angeles cost $120 million, Newsom says

President Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles cost California nearly $120 million, mostly for food, payroll, logistics, travel, and demobilization.
fromemptywheel
1 week ago

A Tale of Two Governors: Confronting versus Dick-Wagging - emptywheel

And my state of mind radically changed at that moment. And our media shift [sic] changed. Our research, our clarity, the conditions changed, so we had to change. And we were no longer apologetic about things. I wasn't trying to play nice. And I know a lot of good people play nice. Talk about what you really focused on every day. And people will pay attention to your ten point plan on affordability.
US politics
#redistricting
fromKqed
2 weeks ago
US politics

What Newsom's Approach To Battling Trump Might Mean For Political Aspirations | KQED

fromKqed
2 weeks ago
US politics

What Newsom's Approach To Battling Trump Might Mean For Political Aspirations | KQED

#national-guard
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Louisiana Senator Sends Gratitude to Gavin Newsom: He Has Surprised All of Us and Done Something Intelligent'

I want to make a rare note of gratitude to Governor Newsom, said Kennedy. He has surprised all of us and done something intelligent. You don't have to be a senior at Cal Tech to know that's in response to the [Donald] Trump administration's threat to send federal law enforcement officials, but look, I'll take it, he continued. If that's what it takes to get Governor Newsom to stop being a princess, I'll take that too.
US politics
#political-trolling
fromIntelligencer
2 weeks ago
US politics

Gavin Newsom on Why He'll Keep Trolling Trump

Gavin Newsom uses aggressive, Trump-style online trolling and merchandise to provoke opponents, attract attention, and reshape Democratic political messaging.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago
US politics

Unhinged tweets and absurd self-promotion? Two can play at that game | Margaret Sullivan

Gavin Newsom adopted Trump-like provocative social media tactics, trolling opponents, boosting his profile, raising funds, and receiving mixed praise from political figures and critics.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

Commentary: Newsom's cops vs. Trump's troops: A new showdown on America's streets

California is deploying CHP officers as a state-controlled policing alternative to President Trump's National Guard deployments, emphasizing public safety tactics over military force.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Laura Ingraham Worries Gavin Newsom's Attacks on Trump Could Encourage Deranged People' To Try To Kill the President

Laura Ingraham accused Gavin Newsom's extreme rhetoric could encourage another assassination attempt on President Donald Trump.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

Newsom says he'll increase CHP presence in major cities, touts progress on crime

California will expand CHP crime-suppression teams in major regions to support local law enforcement with targeted, data-driven operations amid political debate over crime.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Sean Hannity Fires Back at Gavin Newsom For Questioning His Trump Support: Do Nothing Part-Time Governor!'

Sean Hannity lashed out at Governor Gavin Newsom on X, mocking him and criticizing California’s tax rates after Newsom criticized the Trump administration’s Intel 10% stake deal.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

UCLA's White House talks snarled in Gov. Newsom's fight with Trump

UCLA's federal funding negotiations are complicated by Governor Newsom's opposition to the Trump administration, risking political backlash and financial consequences for the UC system.
#democratic-party
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Hey! Sean Hannity!' Newsom Calls Out Fox News Hosts Over Trump Support

Gavin Newsom accused Fox hosts of hypocrisy for supporting Trump's nationalizing of Intel while criticizing local socialization, calling the UCLA settlement extortion and a shakedown.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

The challenge facing the Democratic Party is 'weakness,' Newsom says

Gavin Newsom employs confrontational media appearances, provocative merchandise, and satirical online tactics to portray Democrats as strong and counteract perceived party weakness ahead of a potential 2028 bid.
US politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Lewis: Newsom's knives-out memes show plausible strategy against Trump

Viral memes portraying Gavin Newsom as heroic or absurd are being used strategically as propaganda disguised as parody to shape public perception.
#social-media-strategy
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago
US politics

Catherine Prasifka: Donald Trump's 'gotcha politics' made him king - now Gavin Newsom is after his crown

fromIndependent
2 weeks ago
US politics

Catherine Prasifka: Donald Trump's 'gotcha politics' made him king - now Gavin Newsom is after his crown

#political-merchandise
US politics
fromIntelligencer
2 weeks ago

This Is the Summer of Gavin Newsom

Democrats lack a clear 2028 presidential front-runner, while Gavin Newsom's media-savvy surge and potential California redistricting initiative boost his profile.
#political-satire
US politics
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

Why This Democratic Governor's Trump Trolling Finally Hit a Nerve

Gavin Newsom adopts opportunistic, Trump-like theatrics and rapid ideological pivots that undermine public trust and reveal moral flexibility.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Walters: Renewal of state cap and trade program to cut emissions is fraught with issues

The issue's macro-politics are that while gas-emitting industries and business groups favor its renewal as a predictable way of meeting emission reduction goals, environmental groups see it as business buying exemptions from pollution. They would prefer direct company-by-company regulation. Within that conflict are other issues, such as steadily dropping proceeds from the emission auctions, which emitters with vital products should be given permits without cost, and how auction revenues should be spent.
California
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fromAdvocate.com
2 weeks ago

Why transgender people are not feeling Gavin Newsom

Gavin Newsom's combative, centrist political strategy wins attention yet alienates many transgender people who view his tactics as dismissive and politically sacrificial.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 weeks ago

UC marks red lines as it moves to negotiate with Trump administration over $1-billion fine

Top UC leaders will attempt to negotiate a settlement with the federal government and have identified guardrails to protect the nation's premier public university system after the Trump administration cut more than half a billion dollars in UCLA research grants and demanded a $1-billion fine to atone for antisemitism, according to high-placed UC officials. The talks with the Justice Department are just beginning and so far involve 10 of the 24 UC regents, including chair Janet Reilly and UC President James B. Milliken. The group held its first publicly announced meeting last week after an emergency convening of all regents Aug. 11.
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#california-redistricting
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago
US politics

California Congressman Rails Against Newsom's Redistricting Push, Warns Governor Has Bitten off Far More Than He Can Chew'

fromAxios
3 weeks ago
California

Exclusive: Newsom pollster sees big support for California redistricting

fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago
US politics

California Congressman Rails Against Newsom's Redistricting Push, Warns Governor Has Bitten off Far More Than He Can Chew'

fromAxios
3 weeks ago
California

Exclusive: Newsom pollster sees big support for California redistricting

#gerrymandering
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fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

We Must Grudgingly Admit That Gavin Newsom Did Something That Worked

Weekly political roundup covers radioactive shrimp recall, food stories, a controversial map, distrust of Russian democracy advice, and criticism of Gavin Newsom's performative governance.
US politics
fromJezebel
3 weeks ago

Don't Let His Based Tweets Make You Forget That Pick-Me Presidential Hopeful Gavin Newsom Actually Sucks

Gavin Newsom targets homeless encampments, criticizes trans youth rights on podcasts, courts media attention, and employs tactics similar to divisive national politicians.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Gavin Newsom's Notorious X Account Trolls Cracker Barrel as Stock Craters After Logo Change

California Governor Gavin Newsom's press office account mocked Cracker Barrel's new logo, prompting consumer backlash and a drop in the chain's stock.
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Fox News Resurfaces Video of Gavin Newsom Knocking Down Chinese Kids Like Bowling Pins'

Maybe Newsom should try the Pete-Bobby challenge: 100 push-ups, 50 pull-ups in 10 minutes, said Watters on his show Jesse Watters Primetime. Let's see what he's got, 'cause last time we looked he was knocking down Chinese kids like bowling pins. Watters then played a video of Newsom accidentally knocking over and falling on a child while playing basketball during a 2023 trip to Beijing.
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fromConsequence
3 weeks ago

Kid Rock Takes Bait on Gavin Newsom's Fake Endorsement Poster

Governor Gavin Newsom used Trump-style, all-caps AI trolling with a fake Kid Rock endorsement, provoking Kid Rock's mocking retaliatory posts.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Joe Scarborough Tears Apart Gavin Newsom's Trump Trolling

Democrats' focus on mocking Trump, exemplified by Newsom's imitation, undermines midterm messaging; emphasizing affordability, housing, and energy would better connect with voters.
fromFast Company
3 weeks ago

Gavin Newsom's Trump trolling is working. Here's how we know

Newsom's press office runs the account, @GovPressOffice, which has, for all intents and purposes, turned that social media feed into a political parody mocking Trump and his Republicans allies, posting hot takes on their GOP initiatives around voting, redistricting, and Ukraine, just to name a few-all while mimicking the president's style of lavishly praising himself and insulting, often viciously, those who disagree with him.
US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
3 weeks ago

How a strawberry delivery driver was caught in a fight between Newsom and Trump

The strawberry delivery driver was making his last drop-off in Little Tokyo, unloading nearly a dozen boxes onto the sidewalk outside the Japanese American National Museum. Inside the building, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his allies were holding a news conference about a Democratic Party plan to fight back against President Trump's efforts to maintain control of the U.S. House of Representatives through redistricting in Texas.
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#dana-perino
#social-media
#california
fromThe Mercury News
3 weeks ago
US politics

California Republicans say redistricting legislation needs more review time, ask state Supreme Court to intervene

California
fromLAist
1 month ago

Auditor: California could save $225 million a year by letting state employees work remote

Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered workers back to the office without supporting data on productivity or space needs, resulting in potentially significant cost savings being overlooked.
California
fromThe Mercury News
1 month ago

Newsom embraces Big Oil - for now - to curb potential gas supply shortages

Gavin Newsom is adjusting his stance towards the fossil fuel industry to prevent gasoline shortages in California.
fromThe Mercury News
3 weeks ago
US politics

California Republicans say redistricting legislation needs more review time, ask state Supreme Court to intervene

fromLAist
1 month ago
California

Auditor: California could save $225 million a year by letting state employees work remote

fromThe Mercury News
3 weeks ago

Gov. Newsom wants an election in a hurry on his gerrymander. Here's what has to happen

“It's difficult for us, just in a regular election, being a smaller rural county,” said Juan Pablo Cervantes, the registrar of voters for Humboldt County, which has just over 85,000 registered voters. Usually Cervantes and his staff have at least five months of lead time to find voting sites, hire staff and procure all the machines, pens and ballots for a statewide election.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

DHS Spox Slaps Gavin Newsom X Account With Fact Check Over Fatal Highway Crash Involving Migrant

A social media feud has escalated between DHS officials and California Governor Gavin Newsom regarding a fatal crash involving an illegal migrant driver.
#trump-administration
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

You Sound Woke': Newsom's Office Mocks Tomi Lahren's Pearl Clutching At Nancy Mace Insult

Gavin Newsom's office accused Tomi Lahren of sounding woke while engaging in a social media exchange about GOP voter registration in Pennsylvania.
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Noem Rips Newsom Over Fatal Crash, His Office Posts Comeback

3 innocent people were killed in Florida because Gavin Newsom's California DMV issued an illegal alien a Commercial Driver's License. This gut wrenching tragedy should have never happened.
US politics
#border-patrol
fromThe Nation
4 weeks ago
US politics

"Unbelievably Disrepectful": Trump Sends Troops to Newsom's Big Beautiful Press Conference

fromThe Nation
4 weeks ago
US politics

"Unbelievably Disrepectful": Trump Sends Troops to Newsom's Big Beautiful Press Conference

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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

National Guard Makes Arrests Outside Newsom Presser

Federal immigration officials detained an individual at a political speech by Gov. Gavin Newsome, escalating tensions over immigration enforcement.
fromsfist.com
1 month ago

Majority of Americans Dislike Trump and Newsom, But They Hate Elon Musk More, According to Gallup Poll

Governor Gavin Newsom has 30% favorable and 41% unfavorable ratings, with 28% either unaware of him or having no opinion, indicating challenges for a presidential bid.
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fromMission Local
1 month ago

S.F. sheriff's endorsement of MAGA Trumper makes no damn sense

Chad Bianco's endorsement by San Francisco's Sheriff raises concerns over political alignment with local constituents.
California
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Gasoline prices cooled off this summer in California. The politics haven't.

California's gas prices have dipped, averaging $4.48 per gallon, amid political blame games over pain at the pump.
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