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Gavin + Guifoyle: A timeline

This useful article gives the lowdown:
https://www.businessinsider.com/kimberly-guilfoyle-gavin-newsom-married-timeline-photos-2023-12#november-2005-newsom-and-guilfoyle-reunited-for-a-series-of-events-sparking-reports-that-they-had-gotten-back-together-6

One needs to wonder what it says about the Newsom belief system that they were a couple for so long. He must share more of her views than he acknowledges!

The loving couple. She might yet be a first lady if…. 🙁

No hard questions please: I want to be president!

The never-ending saga of the bullet trains!

Dan Walters gives this great rundown on the bullet train.

https://calmatters.org/commentary/2023/12/newsom-bullet-train-booster-criticisms/

Ignored by seemingly everybody is that inexpensive inter-city service is what is needed as is reasonable fares on any completed bullet train. Will it ever even be completed? There is a lot protest about it from the landowners involved.

Gavin Newsom vetoes sensible policies!

Likely because he feels that they might come to haunt him when he inevitably runs for president (and hopefully loses).

There is the veto of aid to destitute seniors who do not have documentation. Controversial in that the right wing might attack it.

Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed legislation late Sunday night that would have made undocumented seniors eligible for California’s cash assistance program. The bill, authored by Assemblyman Juan Carrillo, D-Palmdale, would have provided $1,100 to $1,900 per month to undocumented individuals who are blind, disabled or older than 65. Currently, California’s Cash Assistance Program for Immigrants (CAPI) is limited to people with eligible immigration status. The measure overwhelmingly passed the Legislature last month.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics-government/capitol-alert/article279480079.html#storylink=cpy

Then there is the veto of the sensible bill to provide free condoms to high school seniors. Again, the right might inflame hyesteria. Newsom, being none too intellectual himself, vetoed this bill.

The bill would have required all public schools that have grades nine through 12 to make condoms available for free to all students. It would have required public schools with grades seven through 12 to allow condoms to be made available as part of educational or public health programs.

https://apnews.com/article/california-newsom-free-condoms-high-school-students-bb3f8678b662face00eed64595d0ca77

The excuse was that the expense was too high. Yet, there were funds for electrifying buses.

Then there was the ban against decriminalizing psychedelics. There is no doubt the Scott Wiener is doing this so that corporations can profit through extract sales, but this is also a controversial move.

And the last thing Newsom wants is controversy!

But Newsom will support robo-trucks.

https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/california-governor-vetoes-bill-banning-robotrucks-without-safety-drivers-2023-09-23/

“I’m really hoping the robots take over sooner rather than later and give us increased safety,” Assemblymember Laura Friedman (D-Glendale), who chairs the body’s transportation committee, said during floor debate. Despite documented issues like vehicles stopping unexpectedly and blocking fire trucks, Friedman said, “DMV continues to issue permits for them to keep operating — I believe for profit reasons rather than public safety reasons.”

Do we see campaign contribution considerations involved here?

Finally, here is some cogent commentary from Jill Filipolic about Newsom’s overuse of his veto power.

Gavin Newsom allegedly blocks Meagan Markle’s phone number

Gavin Newsom allegedly blocks Meagan Markle’s phone number

Two comments here: First of all, there is no senate vacancy currently. Secondly, it is astonishing that this is news. Thirdly, she is not a US citizen and has no government experience. So how would that even be a possibility?

https://www.skynews.com.au/lifestyle/celebrity-life/incredibly-persistent-meghan-markle-blocked-by-gavin-newsom/video/186a8520b91692a2821e3348ca3aff44

Politico: Newsom talks wealth with Musk

This conversation is really revealing!

Politico writes: But none of that was brought up on Wednesday. Musk cheerfully noted that Newsom was “one of the first to buy a Tesla Roadster back in the day” — noting he would have had to put down $100,000 to reserve one in 2007. That also means Newsom would have been one of the first Californians to buy an electric vehicle. According to data from the state’s energy commission, only 112 zero-emission vehicles had been sold by 2010.

“That was a healthy deposit you had to make,” Newsom said, joking he made the purchase “back when I had money.”

“That was a lot of money in 2007,” Musk said.

“It’s still a lot of money,” Newsom replied. “Trust me, brother, you haven’t looked at my salary … We had about the same net worth back then, 20 years ago.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/02/22/newsom-musk-recharge-bromance-announcement-00084060