California Governor Gavin Newsom
Recent News About California Governor Gavin Newsom
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California’s new auto insurance law expected to raise costs, fuel legal challenges
Beginning Jan. 1, 2025, California drivers will face higher minimum liability insurance requirements due to the enactment of Senate Bill 1107, the Protect California Drivers Act. -
Polls in Bay Area, elsewhere in CA show big support for Prop 36, despite Dem leaders' opposition
Prop 36 would restore to police and prosecutors powers to address property and drug crimes that had been stripped by away 10 years ago by Prop 47, which helped to fuel California's current crime problems and was strongly supported by Kamala Harris -
3-judge panel backs reservoir that will provide new water supplies for Southern California
A three-judge appeals court panel has ruled in support of state officials’ plans to build a new water reservoir in Northern California, rejecting plaintiffs’ arguments that the environmental review process was flawed and alternatives were not considered. -
'Keeping secrets': School district, parents challenge new CA law blocking parents from knowing about students' gender IDs
The lawsuit filed in Sacramento federal court accuses California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his Democratic allies of trampling parents' constitutional rights to direct the upbringing of their children by empowering school teachers to withhold crucial information about their children's gender identity -
Biz groups, Dems announce deal to reform law that spawned thousands of 'shakedown' suits vs employers
Under the deal to reform the Private Attorney General Act, a coalition of business groups would agree to withdraw a ballot measure that would have largely gutted PAGA. Reports showed PAGA generated lawsuits worth $10B in payouts from employers in the past 10 years, with big money for lawyers, little real benefit for workers