Tag: gavin newsom
Opinion: California schools can fund ‘rainy day,’ thanks to Jerry Brown
Remarkably, it looks like California’s public school system will make it through the state’s multibillion-dollar budget shortfall more or less intact.That’s because the state will...
Newsom details plan to fix home insurance market woes, consumer advocate...
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new proposal to speed approval of rate hikes for most types of property insurance and help stabilize a collapsing market will...
Walters: Newsom shuns tax increases yet budget levies billions on businesses
When Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a much-revised 2024-25 state budget this month, he became visibly irritated when reporters pressed him about raising taxes to cover a...
Newsom’s latest insurance move could help Californians avoid canceled policies —...
As some Californians continue scrambling for ways to affordably insure their homes, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday announced a push to expedite how quickly...
Walters: Politicians keep shifting blame as California’s homelessness crisis worsens
Over the last half-decade, state government has spent about $24 billion to ameliorate California’s worst-in-the-nation homelessness crisis. Local governments and private charities have spent countless...
Walters: California once led in government transparency. It descended into secrecy...
California once was a national leader in making government more transparent, requiring state and local agencies to conduct their business in public meetings...
