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Newsom Hopes Laphonza Butler Appointment Will Solve His Senate Dilemma Appointing the EMILY’s List president to Dianne Feinstein’s seat could resolve Newsom’s self-created drama — if she declines to run for a full term.
By Ed Kilgore
early and often
Sept. 29, 2023
Gavin Newsom Made Filling Dianne Feinstein’s Seat Even Harder The governor promised to appoint a Black woman to fill the seat until next year’s election, which angered the very constituency he sought to honor.
By Ed Kilgore
Dianne Feinstein Dead at 90; Tributes Pour in The trailblazing California senator, who resisted calls to resign over visible health problems, died on Thursday evening.
By Benjamin Hart
early and often
Aug. 3, 2023
Newsom and DeSantis Give Each Other the Attention They Crave The California and Florida governors both need ways to stay in the spotlight. Savaging each other is what they do best.
By Ed Kilgore
early and often
June 8, 2023
Newsom Proposes Fantasy Constitutional Amendment on Guns The California governor is right to push back against Second Amendment absolutism in the courts. But amending the Constitution just isn’t happening.
By Ed Kilgore
the inside game
Apr. 24, 2023
Gavin Newsom Isn’t Supposed to Be Doing This The Feinstein dilemma looms over the wannabe face of Democrats.
By Gabriel Debenedetti
early and often
Apr. 21, 2023
Failed California Recall Candidate Larry Elder Is Running for President The veteran conservative talk-show gabber was a useful foil for Gavin Newsom in 2021. Now he’s taking a shot at the White House.
By Ed Kilgore
early and often
Apr. 12, 2023
Will Feinstein Be Pushed Into Resigning After All? Democrats need a senator present to approve Biden’s judges. But if Feinstein resigns, it could scramble an already complicated race to succeed her.
By Ed Kilgore
california storms
Jan. 13, 2023
California’s Lost Trees After the current storms end, the state will face a new challenge: restoring an already diminished urban canopy.
By Alissa Walker
early and often
Dec. 15, 2022
Pelosi Attacker Planned to Target Tom Hanks, Gavin Newsom, Hunter Biden Investigators testified during a preliminary hearing that David DePape had additional targets aside from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
By Nia Prater
California’s Landmark Rap-Lyrics Bill Is Now State Law Governor Gavin Newsom has signed legislation that limits the use of rap lyrics as evidence in court.
By Jennifer Zhan
getting around
Aug. 25, 2022
California Banned Gas Cars. Now It Needs a Plan for Fewer Cars. “Responding to climate change requires diminishing that car dependence.”
By Alissa Walker
2022 midterms
Aug. 24, 2022
What a Difference a Year Has Made for Gavin Newsom After surviving a 2021 effort to recall him, the California governor is cruising to an easy reelection and making national waves.
By Ed Kilgore
getting around
June 29, 2022
How California Got ‘Relief at the Pump’ Right Lawmakers realized it’s not just about drivers.
By Alissa Walker
getting around
Apr. 5, 2022
By Alissa Walker
California Turns Texas’s Vigilante Tactics on Gunmakers Democratic lawmakers are protesting the Texas abortion law by pushing a bill that incentivizes citizen lawsuits against gun manufacturers.
By Ed Kilgore
gun control
Dec. 12, 2021
Newsom Calls for Assault-Weapons Ban Modeled After Texas Abortion Law The California governor said the law would allow private citizens to sue assault-weapon manufacturers, distributors, and sellers.
By Paola Rosa-Aquino
california oil spill
Oct. 9, 2021
By Zak Cheney-Rice
vaccine mandates
Oct. 1, 2021
California Will Make COVID Vaccination Mandatory for All Schoolchildren The first-in-the-nation policy will begin to go into effect after the FDA approves a COVID-19 vaccine for children.
By Nia Prater
California Republicans’ Demonization of Voting by Mail May Backfire The state has made universal voting by mail permanent. Now Republicans must deal with the effect of Trump’s disinformation on mail ballots.
By Ed Kilgore
McAuliffe Is Going With the Newsom Playbook in Virginia McAuliffe will hammer Youngkin on COVID-19 measures, abortion, and Donald Trump, while the Republican will count on the natural midterm trends.
By Ed Kilgore
No, Gavin Newsom Isn’t Going to Sprint to the White House The California governor deserves a lot of credit for crushing the recall. But he wouldn’t have been in such a jam without his own perceived arrogance.
By Ed Kilgore
california dreaming
Sept. 17, 2021
By Alissa Walker
Why a Troubled Polling Industry Whiffed on the California Recall Big 2020 polling errors nationwide were followed by big 2021 polling errors in California — but in the opposite direction.
By Ed Kilgore
Democrats Won the California Recall, But There Are Warning Signs for Midterms Newsom matched Biden’s 2020 performance, but their party needs to do even better to claw back desperately needed House seats.
By Ed Kilgore
2021 california recall election
Sept. 13, 2021
By Ed Kilgore
Why I Waited a Month to Fill Out My California Recall Ballot After much deliberation, I decided not to vote for a replacement candidate – but not because Gavin Newsom told me to skip the question.
By Ed Kilgore
2022 midterms
Sept. 12, 2021
Democrats May Have to Change the Subject From Biden in 2022 Midterms are usually a referendum on presidents. But if Biden’s numbers don’t improve, Dems can run against Trump or GOP extremism in its many forms.
By Ed Kilgore
the inside game
Sept. 12, 2021
‘A Complete Perversion of Our Democracy’ Gavin Newsom may yet win California’s recall election. But how did it get this close?
By Gabriel Debenedetti
Is Biden’s Vaccine Mandate Smart Politics or ‘Civil War’? Democrats are counting on vaccinated people supporting mandates, while Republicans are freaking out in ways that may reinforce images from January 6.
By Ed Kilgore
gavin newsom recall
Sept. 10, 2021
Gavin Newsom and the End of the California Dream The recall drive against the governor is something of a joke. But the frustrations with the status quo are dead serious.
By Patrick Redford
california recall election
Sept. 9, 2021
A Defeat of the Newsom Recall Will Feed a New Round of MAGA Conspiracy Theories The recall has lost ground, or maybe never had any. But Newsom’s momentum will be treated by Trump and Republicans as signs of a rigged election.
By Ed Kilgore
california recall
Sept. 2, 2021
Did One Bad Poll Help Gavin Newsom Mobilize Recall Opponents? Turns out the mortal threat of a recall may have been in part an illusion based on one shocking poll.
By Ed Kilgore
Larry Elder’s Ex-Fiancée Claims He Waved a Gun at Her While High In the Gavin Newsom recall election, will California Republicans back a man who claims he introduced Snoop Dog to “the evil weed?”
By Ed Kilgore
California Recall Candidate Served Legal Papers During Debate Republican gubernatorial replacement candidate John Cox is known for attention-grabbing gimmicks, like a rented grizzly, but this one wasn’t his idea.
By Ed Kilgore
california recall
Aug. 16, 2021
The Newsom Recall Vote Is Just Plain Weird A strange and confusing mail ballot — and a governor begging voters to ignore its second question — makes for an unpredictable campaign.
By Ed Kilgore
gavin newsom recall
Aug. 9, 2021
Meet the ‘Landlord Influencer’ Who Could Be the Next Governor of California A new poll shows Newsom in big trouble in the September 14 recall election. But a little-known Democrat is leading the field of possible replacements.
By Ed Kilgore
Gavin Newsom Needs Democrats to Get Worried About the Recall With the California governor’s prospects suddenly looking much iffier, he must find a way to turn out complacent Democrats.
By Ed Kilgore
california recall
July 22, 2021
Elder Rises, Jenner Falls, As Newsom Recall Election Gets Real The odds of Newsom surviving remain high, but talk-show host Larry Elder has some Republicans excited, and the COVID-19 resurgence bears watching.
By Ed Kilgore
the rent is too damn high
June 24, 2021
Can California Pay Off Its Rent Debt Before Evictions Begin? Gavin Newsom says he has a plan to forgive all rent, but advocates are skeptical about how quickly it can help tenants.
By Alissa Walker
last night on late night
June 16, 2021
By Bethy Squires
2021 california recall election
June 11, 2021
Why Recall Fever Is Sweeping California Easy rules, intense reaction to COVID-19 restrictions, and a Republican Party with nothing better to do have all fueled a wave of recall drives.
By Ed Kilgore
This Time, the Craziest Election Doesn’t Have Trump California Republicans bet on two veteran pols, Caitlyn Jenner, and a Kodiak bear to beat Gavin Newsom.
By Gabriel Debenedetti
Caitlyn Jenner Is Running for Governor of California Jenner will need to prove she is a celebrity outsider like Schwarzenegger, not a novelty candidate. And Gavin Newsom may be unbeatable anyway.
By Ed Kilgore
gavin newsom
Mar. 31, 2021
Poll Shows Gavin Newsom Is Well-Positioned for Recall In a deep-blue state, Republicans alone cannot beat the California governor.
By Ed Kilgore
recall election
Mar. 24, 2021
Might Tom Steyer Run to Replace Gavin Newsom in a Recall Election? The billionaire is polling the race, but pressure for California Democrats to stay out remains strong.
By Ed Kilgore
Will Gavin Newsom Wind Up Like Gray Davis? The last California governor to be recalled on what is and isn’t different this time.
By Miranda Green
Newsom Recall Drive Nears the Finish Line California Republicans will likely force a 2021 recall election with some help from COVID-19. Actually removing a Democratic governor won’t be easy.
By Ed Kilgore
Another California Governor Recall Is Getting Closer Gavin Newsom’s handling of COVID-19 has damaged his popularity, but could anyone play Schwarzenegger this time around?
By Ed Kilgore
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