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California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office is advising residents to avoid Chevron this holiday weekend due to high gas prices, with signs and billboards blaming Sacramento policies for the cost.
California Governor Gavin Newsom reportedly intervened to clear a homeless encampment outside the home of NFL legend Marshawn Lynch’s family, highlighting ongoing government action on homelessness.
Rapper Nicki Minaj says she shifted to supporting MAGA after Gavin Newsom allegedly ignored her, a claim she says is echoed by other celebrities, highlighting a purported trend of celebrity support for the movement amid perceived snubs and political tensions.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a revised 2026-27 budget that aims to balance the books for 18 months after he leaves, pairing continued reserves withdrawals with new cuts and a larger rainy-day fund to blunt a potentially long-term deficit. Fueled by a surge in tax revenue from California’s AI-driven tech sector, the plan projects a near $350 billion spending blueprint that still expects a deficit in 2028-29 and 2029-30, and it slashes general-fund spending by about $1.8 billion, mainly through Medi-Cal cuts and higher premiums for about 1.3 million undocumented immigrants while reinstating asset tests. Newsom would transfer money into the rainy-day fund and set aside billions for future years, while also funding targeted items like paid pregnancy leave for TK-12 and community college staff and literacy and math supports. The plan clashes with Democratic lawmakers over education funding levels, homelessness money, and corporate tax credits, and would impose new matching requirements on localities receiving homelessness funds. Negotiations continue, with a June 30 deadline for a final deal.
Dana Williamson, Gov. Newsom’s former chief of staff and a longtime ally of Xavier Becerra, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bank and wire fraud, submitting a false tax return, and lying to federal investigators in a scheme that diverted about $225,000 from Becerra’s dormant campaign account to a lobbyist; restitution totals $225,000 to Becerra and $500,000 to the IRS, with prosecutors seeking about 2.5 to 3 years in prison as co-defendants also pleaded guilty; the case looms over the governor’s race but no candidate running for governor is implicated.
Gavin Newsom’s longtime chief of staff Dana Williamson pleaded guilty to three counts in a federal public-corruption case—campaign-finance fraud, lying to the FBI, and filing a false tax return—over an alleged scheme to siphon campaign funds from Xavier Becerra to his aide and conceal the payments from Becerra; the plea adds political baggage for Becerra in the California governor race, with co-conspirators having also taken plea deals and the case previously facing delays due to Williamson’s health issues.
California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the public release of the Steve Jobs American Innovation Coin, honoring Jobs as California’s pick for the U.S. Mint’s Innovation Coin Program. The coin features Jobs with a Northern California landscape and goes on sale to the public tomorrow.
With California’s drivers paying among the highest prices in the nation, Gov. Gavin Newsom faces growing pressure to suspend the state’s 61-cent gas tax even as President Trump advocates a temporary federal gas‑tax pause. Supporters say relief is needed, but Newsom and others warn that a federal pause would not fix underlying costs or fund road repairs, and state lawmakers have shown little appetite to suspend the state tax. Any federal action would require Congress, complicating the relief effort.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom accused the Trump administration of “celebrating” Americans paying more for gas after Chief Economist Kevin Hassett suggested rising credit-card spending, citing AAA data that the national average is about $4.54 per gallon and California averages around $6 per gallon (with some areas higher). The rhetoric drew in critics like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren, who argued that higher spending benefits banks and harms working people.
California Governor Gavin Newsom is facing corruption scrutiny after the state earmarked about $20 million for a diaper program run with Baby2Baby. Critics flag the nonprofit ties—executives connected to Newsom’s wife’s California Partners Project and Baby2Baby board member Norah Weinstein—as a potential conflict of interest, arguing the deal benefits friends rather than taxpayers. Supporters say the program helps provide free diapers to newborns statewide. California officials defend the initiative as a scale-up funded via the state budget, with roughly $7.4 million approved and $12.5 million proposed for 2026–27.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected calls for a temporary gas-tax suspension as pump prices hit record levels, arguing that the baseline costs haven’t changed while blaming Donald Trump for higher costs tied to Iran-related tensions. At a state Capitol hearing, economists noted that California’s gas taxes, environmental mandates and regulatory costs help push prices above the national average, even as some urged temporary relief or tax adjustments tied to crude-price spikes. Critics warn that refinery shutdowns and growing reliance on imported crude could drive prices higher, all while California pursues a 2045 energy transition.
An AI-generated Batman‑themed campaign ad for Spencer Pratt’s Los Angeles mayoral bid depicts Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass as villains while Pratt leads residents to “save” the city; it went viral, drawing conservative praise as a potential top political ad of the year and sparking debates about the ethics of using AI to depict real political figures without permission. Pratt did not commission the ad; AI filmmaker Charlie Curran produced it. Polls show Bass leading Pratt at the moment, and the piece frames AI-driven ads as a growing trend in campaigns.
California Governor Gavin Newsom pushed back on Bill Maher’s suggestion that his confrontational social media style mirrors Donald Trump, saying his Trump-like rhetoric is a deliberate attempt to mirror reality and expose political absurdity; the discussion coincides with a Delaware judge allowing Newsom’s $787 million defamation suit against Fox News to proceed to discovery.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom pushed back on Bill Maher’s claim that he imitates Donald Trump, saying his Trump‑style, meme‑ready approach is intentional to reflect Trump’s reality and expose the absurdity of his presidency; the piece also notes Newsom’s ongoing $787 million defamation lawsuit against Fox News and Maher’s remark about the discovery process as Newsom remains a leading figure in national politics.
During a Real Time appearance, Bill Maher pressed California Gov. Gavin Newsom about Newsom’s lawsuit against Fox News, joking that Newsom mirrors Trump in his trolling; Newsom defended the suit, saying Fox should settle or apologize for defamation and that he won’t defame or lie. The convo also highlighted Maher’s support for Newsom as a 2028 presidential candidate.