Gavin Newsom

California Hits New High In COVID-19 Hospitalizations

5:29pm June 22, 2020

by Laurel Wamsley

Officials attribute at least part of the rise to a decline in social distancing as people venture out into the world again. The majority of new cases are in Southern California and the Central Valley.

Among those protesting stay-at-home orders this week at the California Capitol in Sacramento were activists who oppose governments requiring vaccinations for schoolchildren.

Anti-Vaccination Activists Join Stay-At-Home Order Protesters

2:41pm May 09, 2020

by Katie Orr

They see these demonstrations as a way to form political alliances that promote their movement.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, shown here earlier this month, has explained how the state will decide to lift restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

California Governor Outlines How The State Will Decide To Open Again

4:34pm April 14, 2020

by Merrit Kennedy

"There's no light switch here. It's more like a dimmer," Gavin Newsom said Tuesday. "That dimmer is this toggling back and forth between more restrictive and less restrictive measures."

Health & Safety

Governor Expects More Than Half Of Californians To Become Infected With Coronavirus

8:05pm March 19, 2020

by John Ruwitch

The estimate was in a letter from Gov. Gavin Newsom asking the president to deploy the naval hospital ship Mercy to increase the state's health care capacity.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday rejected a restructuring plan from the state's largest utility Pacific Gas and Electric.

National

California Rejects State's Largest Utility's Bankruptcy Plan

4:39pm December 14, 2019

by Brakkton Booker

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to expedite the beleaguered PG&E bankruptcy case in time for next year's wildfire season. But Newsom said the utility's plan "falls woefully short" of what is needed.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday authorizing pharmacists to dispense HIV preventative medications to patients without a physician's prescription. Truvada is one such drug.

California To Make HIV Prevention Drugs Available Without A Prescription

4:35pm October 08, 2019

by Laurel Wamsley

The new law will make it easier for people to access PrEP and PEP medications without needing to see a doctor or get insurance authorization first.

UCLA players celebrate during a game against the Arizona Wildcats at the Rose Bowl last year in Pasadena, Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill paving the way for college athletes in the state to hire agents and sign endorsement deals.

California Governor Signs Bill Allowing College Athletes To Profit From Endorsements

1:18pm September 30, 2019

by Colin Dwyer

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the measure he signed is "the beginning of a national movement." It's also sure to irk the NCAA, which has banned athletes from hiring agents and signing endorsement deals.

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler and President Trump attend an event about the environment at the White House in July.

Trump Administration Blames Homeless For California's Water Pollution

5:54pm September 26, 2019

California leaders called these claims "political retribution" and denied that the homeless crisis is affecting environmental issues.

Calif., Gov. Gavin Newsom will sign an order on Wednesday imposing a moratorium on California's death penalty.

National

Gov. Gavin Newsom Suspends Death Penalty In California

11:33pm March 12, 2019

by Scott Shafer

California voters are the only ones who can repeal the death penalty, something they've rejected twice in recent elections. The Governor's moratorium will spare the lives of over 700 inmates.

A full-scale mockup of a high-speed train on display at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., in 2015. The Trump administration is planning to cancel a $929 million federal grant for the project.

Trump Threatens To Cancel California's $929 Million High Speed Rail Grant

10:16pm February 19, 2019

by Richard Gonzales

The president is in a Twitter war with California Gov. Gavin Newsom over the rail project and the president's emergency declaration to build a border wall.