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Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) has embraced "dirty" energy for California as he looks to stave off blackouts threatening the state's strained energy grid. While Newsom has pushed for a transition to renewable energy in California, the realities there have forced him to increasingly rely on nonrenewable energy sources to meet the state's energy demands. Fighting off heavy criticism from environmental activists, the California governor has countered by pointing out the practical necessity of using some nonrenewables while stressing his efforts to transition to renewable energy. ... "Gov. Newsom is committed to keeping the lights on while maintaining affordability for all...

So Larry Elder is a white supremacist (at least in the eyes of the left). So argued a Los Angeles Times columnist, Jean Guerrero, on CNN as Brian "journalists are the real heroes" Stelter's smug visage nodded along. These denizens of the left all but celebrated when a white woman in a gorilla mask attacked Elder in a transparently racist attack. The same Los Angeles Times, when forced to cover the incident, ran a deceptive headline that attempted to pin the blame on Elder that read, "LAPD is investigating altercation involving Larry Elder at Venice homeless encampment." If only Elder...

California Governor Gavin Newsom has completely changed his response to COVID—again—this time leveraging opening the state for all Californians on the backs of low-income Latinos living in the areas with the highest rates of the illness. In the name of “equity,” Newsom announced Thursday that 40% of all the state’s available vaccines will go to Latino communities in the Central Valley and in pockets of LA because Latinos have suffered the most death and illness from COVID. And there’s a catch: Until the Latinos in these areas take the vaccine in higher numbers, California will stay locked down

Recall petition is on pace to get at least 2 million signatures by mid-March deadline.. On Friday, the campaign to recall Governor Gavin Newsom closed in on 1.9 million signatures, coming closer to meeting the 2 million signature goal. While state law only requires 1.495 million valid signatures, campaigners have pushed for the 2 million signature goal to allow for up to 25% of signatures to be invalid and still reach the ballot. While the California Secretary of State’s office has revealed that 84% of all signatures processed so far have been valid, the California Patriot Coalition/Recall Gavin Newsom 2020,...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom may be recalled out of office as support for effort continues to grow, Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., said Wednesday“I believe that [California Gov. Gavin Newsom] will be successfully recalled. However, do not for a moment think that it's going to be this summer,” Issa told FOX Business’ “Mornings with Maria,” adding that Democrats will stall the effort.Issa’s comments came after Recall Gavin Newsom 2020 senior adviser Randy Economy said that he feels "pretty darn confident" that the measure against the California governor will make it onto the ballot this summer."I think we’re on target. We’re ecstatic,"...

A $25 million COVID-19 testing lab built by the state of California is a nightmare of sloppiness, according to a new report. The report from KOVR-TV in Sacramento includes a comment from an unnamed whistleblower who told the station, “That lab should be shut down because they’re jeopardizing people’s lives.” The lab opened in Valencia in October as Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed its wonders. “This new laboratory will allow California to ensure its testing capacity is timely, equitable and cost-effective — just when Californians need it most,” he said in a statement. Newsom said the lab, operated in partnership...

Thousands of people in 16 California cities took to the streets on Saturday to protest Gov. Gavin Newsom’s curfew order requiring people to stay at home after 10 p.m. Carrying Trump/Pence flags and “Open up California” banners, the crowds began to gather at 10:01 p.m., including in Huntington Beach and San Clemente. Link“Governor Newsom’s sweeping edicts by moving 95 percent of California to purple tier and a curfew is an abuse of power,” Syndie Ly, who helped organize the protest and was on the ground in San Clemente, told Breitbart News. “We are all responsible adults so we can make...

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) signed a controversial bill into law Friday that will give judges greater discretion to decide whether adults who commit sodomy with minors should be placed on California’s sex offender registry. The bill, which passed the Democrat-led legislature last week, created a firestorm as proponents said its main purpose was to end discrimination against LGBT adults who have oral and anal sex with minors who claim to be consenting to the sexual activity. State Sen. Scott Wiener (D), who introduced the legislation, said in a statement on social media the new law would put an end to...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), without evidence, declared Friday that the ongoing wildfires in his state prove the science surrounding global warming is now officially settled. “The debate is over around climate change. Just come to the state of California, observe it with your own eyes,” a grinning Newsom told reporters while touring the fire-ravaged North Complex near Oroville. “It’s not an intellectual debate, it’s not even debatable.” CA Gov. Gavin Newsom: "The debate is OVER around climate change." pic.twitter.com/ATFQQWOpsa — The Hill (@thehill) September 11, 2020 “We’re in the midst of a climate emergency, we’re in the midst of...

Today the Justice Department requested COVID-19 data from the governors of states that issued orders which may have resulted in the deaths of thousands of elderly nursing home residents. New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Michigan required nursing homes to admit COVID-19 patients to their vulnerable populations, often without adequate testing. For example, on March 25, 2020, New York ordered: “No resident shall be denied re-admission or admission to [a nursing home] solely based on a confirmed or suspected diagnosis of COVID-19. [Nursing homes] are prohibited from requiring a hospitalized resident who is determined medically stable to be tested for...

California’s Grace Community Church and its head pastor, John MacArthur, won the right to continue meeting in person for worship on Friday after state ordinances deemed religious services as unessential, but it was quickly overruled by an emergency order enacted by the California Court of Appeals the next day, making it again illegal for the church to meet indoors. “At this very preliminary stage in this litigation, the County has demonstrated a likelihood that it will prevail on the merits of enforcing its July 18, 2020, Health Order,” the three judges wrote in the opinion on Saturday. The county of...

As Democrats tout their green new deal at their virtual convention, an ugly picture is emerging from California as to what that looks like: According to Deadline Hollywood: As temperatures broke records across the state, California energy officials announced the first rolling blackouts in the state since 2001 and warned that the state was bracing for what could be the largest power outage it has ever seen, likely on Monday. And it was pretty bad, Caracas-bad if you lived in the wrong parts. Yet this is the California that touts itself as "the model" for Democrats' climate action, and what the Democrats holding their...

Gov. Gavin Newsom ends most press conferences these days with a series of pleas that have become familiar during the pandemic: wear a mask, keep your distance, stay home if you can. On Friday, he had to add a new one: turn off your lights. That evening, demand for power outstripped capacity anyway. The state saw its first rolling blackouts since the 2001 energy crisis that helped cost then-Gov. Gray Davis his job in a recall election. Read more here: https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article244991865.html?#storylink=cpyI

'Satan doesn’t want people to know Christ,' Gina Gleason, Calvary Chapel’s public policy director told LifeSiteCHINO HILLS, California, August 3, 2020 (LifeSiteNews) – Southern California may be the last place someone would expect to find God-fearing, Christian Americans fighting to preserve the constitutional right to religious liberty. But that’s exactly what LifeSite correspondent Jim Hale discovered when he traveled to Chino Hills, California last week. A month ago, Democratic Governor Gavin Newsom issued a dictatorial measure that essentially forced churches in the state to shut down altogether. But Calvary Chapel Chino Hills refused to obey and kept its doors open....

Demonstrators chaining themselves to a fence outside Gov. Gavin Newsom’s home in Fair Oaks on Monday morning called for mass prison releases and an end to immigration transfers because of the coronavirus pandemic. Monday’s protest came as deaths mounted at a San Francisco Bay Area prison where another condemned inmate died over the weekend. The group says keeping convicted people and detainees locked up is a risk to their lives... There have been at least 545 COVID-19 cases among inmates at California prisons, with 47 confirmed deaths. Newsom says 3,500 more inmates may be released to slow spread of coronavirus...

As of July 13th, 2020 ALL indoor Church services have been banned in at least 30 counties, even in-home Bible studies, and fellowship. In other counties, fellowship may be limited to 25% capacity or 100 people, whichever is less. Also, singing, chanting, praise, and worship have been banned. However, the exact same order also allows protests. Under Governor Newsom’s latest directive, residents of California can engage in protests and riots, but cannot house a Bible Study with a friend or neighbor. Liberty Counsel will be filing suit against Gov. Newsom on behalf of Pastor Samuel Rodriguez, who is president of...

At his Friday news conference, California Governor Gavin Newsom ordered counties on the state’s coronavirus watch list to shut down school campuses this fall, at least to begin the school year. The 32 counties on the list — which include Los Angeles and most of Southern California — must switch to virtual instruction only. The state’s two largest districts, Los Angeles Unified and San Diego Unified, had already announced plans to begin the new academic year with online-only courses. The mandate applies to private as well as public schools, according to Newsom.

It is good to be PlumpJack. That's the name of California governor Newsom's winery, founded by Newsom himself and his good friend Gordon Getty. And by a wild coincidence, PlumpJack's somehow exempt from shutdown based on the accident of its location, tony Napa county, which is exempt from Newsom's latest order to shut down. Others, not so much. According to Fox26: FRESNO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered the closures of certain businesses across 19 counties in California Wednesday, in response to the growing daily number of novel coronavirus cases (COVID-19) in recent weeks. Those counties included Fresno, Kern, Kings,...

"The State of California has banned singing in any indoor religious services, even with masks on, under new guidelines issued by the Department of Public Health to control the spread of the coronavirus. The new guidelines state (emphasis added): Even with adherence to physical distancing, convening in a congregational setting of multiple different households to practice a personal faith carries a relatively higher risk for widespread transmission of the COVID-19 virus, and may result in increased rates of infection, hospitalization, and death, especially among more vulnerable populations. In particular, activities such as singing and chanting negate the risk- reduction achieved...

Californians are still free to attend their house of worship. But they’re forbidden from singing or chanting.Updated COVID-19 guidelines issued Wednesday by the state Department of Public Health require churches and other houses of worship to “discontinue singing and chanting activities.”In previously allowing religious organizations to reopen in late May, the state merely said these institutions should “strongly consider discontinuing singing, group recitation, and other practices and performances.”  Health agencies such as the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say shouting or singing can spread the coronavirus just as easily as coughing or sneezing.California’s health department agrees, and as Gov. Gavin Newsom begins...