Man recalls 9 years in solitary confinement as Newsom considers restrictions
A bill on Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk may determine the fate of hundreds of California inmates who are sitting in solitary confinement.
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A bill on Gov. Gavin Newsom's desk may determine the fate of hundreds of California inmates who are sitting in solitary confinement.
California voters will be asked to consider Prop. 30, a measure that would tax the rich to fight climate change. But the measure on the upcoming November has Gov. Gavin Newsom seeing red.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed a measure aiming to expand an ongoing crackdown on sideshows and street racing.
A new law in California will help military service members who were discharged under "don't ask, don't tell" policies reestablish their eligibility for Veterans Affairs benefits.
California governor Gavin Newsom has challenged Florida governor Ron DeSantis to a pre-election debate. Betty Yu reports. (9-16-22)
California Governor Newsom has challenged Florida Governor Ron DeSantis to a pre-election debate.
California will be the first state to require online companies to put kids' safety first by barring them from profiling children or using personal information in ways that could harm children physically or mentally, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Thursday.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday called for an investigation into Republican governors sending busloads of migrants to Democratic states to protest the Biden administration's immigration policies.
While Governor Gavin Newsom's CARE Court initiative has been the focus of a theoretical debate about civil rights versus patient care, some Bay Area residents argue they're living a hellish existence because of society's refusal to be realistic about mental illness.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed new legislation aimed at helping people across the state dealing with mental health and substance-abuse issues.
The organization that pushed to create the first-in-the-nation African American reparations task force in California is urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto legislation extending the deadline for the committee to complete its work.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Monday that gives more than a half-million fast food workers increased power and protections, despite the objections of restaurant owners who warned it would drive up consumers' costs.
California lawmakers adjourned this year's legislative session at the onset of a triple-digit heat wave, leaving Gov. Newsom in the hot seat with 30 days to sign or reject hundreds of bills.
An East Bay state legislator's bill protecting reproductive digital information handled by companies headquartered in California passed the Legislature on Wednesday and awaits Gov. Gavin Newsom's signature.
A bill letting California teens age 15 and up to be vaccinated against the coronavirus without their parents' consent won't make it to the floor for a vote, legislators announced this week.
In reaction to debate over the results of the 2020 Presidential Election, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Tuesday that ensures the state's presidential electors cast ballots for candidates who win the popular vote.
Gov. Newsom's veto of a "safe injection sites" bill has angered some of the his supporters who say he is playing politics with a public health crisis.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is sending money across the country to help Rep. Charlie Crist defeat Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis this November.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday vetoed a measure from a Bay Area lawmaker that would have allowed the opening of safe injection sites, where opioid users can legally inject drugs in supervised settings.
Gov. Gavin Newsom this week announced a new plan to overhaul California's mental health system for children.
Back in the Bay Area, Vice President Kamala Harris held a press event in Oakland's Chabot Space and Science Center Friday. Among the people to join her at the event was Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The debate over so-called safe-injection sites in California has come to a crucial turning point with Senate Bill 57 landing on Governor Gavin Newsom's desk and awaiting his signature or veto.
Jared Blumenfeld, California's top environmental regulator and a key climate adviser to Gov. Gavin Newsom, will leave the administration at the end of the month, Newsom announced Friday.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing to extend the life of the state's last operating nuclear power plant by at least five to 10 years to maintain reliable power supplies in the climate change era.
California should invest tens of billions of dollars in water recycling, storage and desalination over the next two decades to shore up its supply as the state gets drier and hotter, Gov. Gavin Newsom said in a proposal released Thursday.
