Newspaper has a bogus list of reasons to recall Gavin Newsom:
“For more information on this were the cars” the La Mesa Courier (otherwise known as Lame sacourier” Laura Crivello writes = Do you not read what you write before you publish?
Gavin Newsom runs PG&E. Who knew?
This is a Republican-backed campaign. They distort that fact!
“High speed” rail is a fraud because only wealthy people will be able to afford it, but most of the other reasons are bogus if not purposefully misrepresented!
Conservative San Francisco former Supervisor Tony Hall wrote a scathing indictment of Newsom, which called for a yes vote while not mentioning the lack of competent replacements running.
This writer offers the most amazingly pinhead views. Prisoners were released from overcrowded prisons because imprisonment should not be a death sentence!
Forbes writes: “The economic devastation caused in part by his lockdowns has scarred the state. Between 2019 and 2020, California saw a 6.8% increase in homelessness, according to a report released by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. At the time of the study, more than half of the homeless population of the United States lived in California.”
“Newsom’s policies put people on the street without alleviating the impact of the pandemic. And judging by his own behavior, his precautions were purely performative.”
Between 2019 and 2020, there was no pandemic, and Newsom can not be responsible for this: corporate capitalism is!
Will Harris run against Newsom for president in 2024?
The Daily Bulletin writes:
And Harris’s record is clear!
This is truly disgusting!
SFGate writes:
The other two points will likely draw strong pushback from community activists and certain city leaders. One calls for requiring homeless individuals to receive addiction or mental health treatment before housing is provided, and the other calls for increased law enforcement crackdowns.
Then there is the implied comparison with the the pile of garbage:
Cox will not be joined by the bear again, but rather an “an 8-foot ball of garbage.”
Mary Carey runs for governor!
Porn star Mary Carey has thrown her hat into the ring. With Caitlyn Jenner running this appears to be a rerun of the Arnold candidacy, so well documented in a previous documentary.
And now another documentary is on the way.
CBS8 offers you the chance to play Gavin Newsom bingo! Don’t miss out!
Down in Santee Countee, a controversy rages with conservative San Diego Mayor Minto taking on a liberal politician who is opposing the recall by calling supporters:
“Extremists, Conspiracy, Theorists, Neo-Nazis, Right Wing-Militia Groups and White Supremacists.”
Of course, many people have good reason to oppose Newsom’s policies. As with most other Democratic Party politicians, he serves the wealthy. Indeed, Newsom was selected and groomed by the Getty family. He is the cousin of Nancy Pelosi. Many of his policies have been far from liberal.
Many policies have also been controversial. Last month, Rhonda Huff wrote an open letter to Gavin Newsom calling for reform of post-Covid policies in old age homes:
“When asked how soon the dining rooms would be reopened the Napa County Health Department, replied recently, “…we are on track to enter the State’s less restrictive red tier, which means congregate dining facilities would be able to serve indoors again at 25% capacity. We are hopeful that a move to the red tier will occur in the coming weeks but the State will need to approve it based on current metrics.”
“Governor: Why countless “weeks” more? Why 25% capacity? We are talking about a dining room for an entirely vaccinated group of people who live in the same building and share the same air. Are you unable to immediately adapt to current conditions and address this critically urgent need?”
— Rhonda Huff
It is unclear who would replace Newsom, if he is impeached. The Republicans have funded the recall effort, so that may deter Democratic Party opponents to run. Last time around we had a top-tier Democrat choice of three nonentities. Newsom won, but would Villagraigosa or Chiang have been a better choice?
John Cox would definitely be worse than Newsom.
This excellent article is from the Los Angeles Times:
A Times review of campaign finance records identified eight of San Francisco’s best-known families as being among Newsom’s most loyal and long-term contributors. Among those patrons are the Gettys, the Pritzkers and the Fishers, whose families made their respective fortunes in oil, hotels and fashion. They first backed him when he was a restaurateur and winery owner running for a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors in 1998, and have continued their support through the governor’s race.
They are not Newsom’s largest donors: The families in total have given about $2 million of the $61 million that donors have contributed to his campaigns and independent committees backing those bids. But they gave while he was a relative unknown, providing crucial support to a political newcomer in the years before his campaign accounts piled high with cash from labor unions, Hollywood honchos, tech billionaires and donors up and down the state.
In case you somehow thought Newsom was not a hypocrite! The Sun writes:
While these latest permits were awarded in the heat of the 2020 election cycle, CalGEM previously awarded permits on June 1 – shortly after the death of George Floyd – as well as around the Fourth of July and Memorial Day weekends and in early April as the COVID-19 lockdowns were first issued.
In looking at the first half of 2020, Newsom has issued 190 permits more permits than the first six months of last year, according to studies from fracking opponents.
“The Governor has expressed his commitment to work with the legislature to change state law to prohibit the practice of hydraulic fracturing by 2024,” Uduak-Joe Ntuk, State Oil & Gas Supervisor for CalGEM, told nonprofit publication Capitol & Main.
“For the remaining time that hydraulic fracturing is expressly permitted under state law, CalGEM’s process for reviewing permits for the practice continues to be the strongest in the country.”