Tag: Gavin Newsom

Legislation

Californians Face New Laws: Gov. Gavin Newsom Signs 794 Bills in 2025

January 28, 2026
SACRAMENTO–Governor Gavin Newsom signed 794 of the 917 bills that were sent to him in 2025 by the California Legislature. He vetoed 123 bills or 14 percent of the bills received. According to 30-year Sacramento lawyer and lobbyist Chris Micheli, writing for the California Globe, this was the least amount of bills that Newsom has signed during his seven years as Governor with the exception of the two COVID years of 2020 (signed 372 of 428 bills) and of 2021 (signed 770 of 836 bills). During all seven years he signed 5,770 bills out of 6,641 that were sent to him with vetoes for 931 bills.

Politics

California Goes from a Surplus Budget Of $97 Billion in 2022 to Major Downturn

January 20, 2026
SACRAMENTO–California’s heavy reliance on wealthy earners’ income tax and capital gains caused a record $97.5 billion surplus in 2022 during an economic boom which was then followed by an estimated $56 billion deficit over the next two fiscal years. Now the Legislative Analyst Office is warning that the State faces an $18-$35 billion deficit by fiscal year 2027-28.

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[UPDATE] Newsom Calls Special Nov. 4 Election to Eliminate GOP CA Congressional Seats

August 22, 2025
CALIRED NEWS–Democrat California Governor Gavin Newsom wishing to be the national challenger to President Donald J. Trump championed a gerrymandering measure through the State Legislature Thursday, Aug. 21 (the Assembly voted 57 to 20 and the Senate voted 30-8) that eliminates four Republican Congressional California seats and will now go to the voters in a special Nov. 4 election that will cost California taxpayers $200 million and still face legal hurdles.

Gavin Newsom Speaks on State's Plan to Redraw Congressional Maps

Legislation

Rep. Doug LaMalfa Distributed a July 25, 2025, Press Release

August 16, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R-Richvale) released the following statement alongside the entire California Republican Congressional Delegation:
“In 2010, California voters passed the VOTERS FIRST Act by over 20 points, giving the independent California Citizens Redistricting Commission the sole authority of drawing California’s congressional districts. Today, Governor Newsom, flanked by Texas Democrats, announced that he stands ready to take power away from the Citizens Commission and place it back into the hands of Sacramento politicians to further his left-wing political agenda.”

Legislation

Newsom Calls Special Nov. 4 Election to Eliminate GOP CA Congressional Seats

August 14, 2025
CALIRED NEWS–Democrat California Governor Gavin Newsom announced today (at an Aug. 14 press conference in downtown Los Angeles) that he is calling a special election on Nov. 4th to tear up the state’s congressional map in favor of a gerrymandered map that eliminates Republican seats and will counter Texas efforts to remove five Democrat seats despite California voters having voted in a state constitutional amendment to create an “independent” redistricting commission that looks at congressional districts every 10 years.