Gavin Newsom

Alabama

Gavin Newsom’s great big mirror | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

How dare Gavin Newsom? The nerve of the California governor and his political action committee, The Campaign for Democracy, to create an ad painting Alabama in such a negative light. I mean, the absolute gall.  This ad depicts a woman being arrested for attempting to leave the state to get an abortion.  Alabama Republican Party […]

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Alabama

Newsom calls out Republican abortion policies in new ad running in Alabama | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new ad blasts GOP efforts to make it harder for people to leave states with abortion bans and seek treatment elsewhere. Here, the Democrat and wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom talk with people in Florida in 2023. (Mike Lang / Sarasota Herald-Tribune via AP) In Gov. Gavin Newsom’s new political advertisement, two […]

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Mayor

Here’s Mayor Breed’s choice for S.F.’s next top financial officer

Ben Rosenfield listens during a technical advisory committee meeting to discuss affordable housing quotas at City Hall in San Francisco, Calif., on Friday, March 10, 2023.Gabrielle Lurie/The Chronicle Mayor London Breed has revealed her choice to be San Francisco’s next top accounting officer: Greg Wagner, a senior leader in the city’s Department of Public Health.  […]

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Mayor

Pro-Lurie Group Could Spend Big

A group supporting wealthy nonprofit founder Daniel Lurie’s bid to unseat San Francisco Mayor London Breed intends to raise a huge sum of money in what could shape up to be a political arms race the likes of which the city has never seen. It’s unclear how much money the pro-Lurie committee “Believe in SF, […]

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Alabama

Newsom-DeSantis debate to be a display of current and future presidential ambitions | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

WASHINGTON (TND) — Thursday night will feature a political debate between two big-state governors who have long been considered future presidential candidates as Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis are set to continue their public feud in an event hosted by Fox News. DeSantis, who is running for the Republican […]

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Mayor

Former San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo likely to enter race for Congress

San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo is expected to form an exploratory committee for the race to replace retiring Rep. Anna Eshoo. Tony Avelar/Special to the Chronicle The battle to replace the retiring Rep. Anna Eshoo in a South Bay House seat next year is likely to draw another big name: former San Jose Mayor Sam […]

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Alabama

Governors react to violence in Israel | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

You’re reading Route Fifty’s State and Local Roundup. To get the week’s news to use from around the country, you can subscribe here to get this update in your inbox every Saturday. *** It’s Saturday, Oct. 21, and we’d like to welcome you to the weekly State and Local Roundup. There’s plenty to keep tabs on, with Massachusetts running out […]

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Alabama

Here’s Why Many Believe Gavin Newsom Is Running For President—Even As He Denies It | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Topline Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom is hitting the campaign trail for President Joe Biden, but in recent months has made a series of eye-catching national moves that have many wondering if he’s not planning his own presidential run—possibly soon, should Biden seem vulnerable to a challenge. researchers at the Fairmont Hotel as Gov. Gavin […]

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Alabama

Republican and Democratic leaders in red states weigh in on Newsom’s southern tour | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Far from home and out of his typical political environment, Gov. Gavin Newsom this week wrapped up his tour of Republican-led states thousands of miles away from California, a trip that drew mixed reactions from the leaders within those states depending on their party affiliation. How did those governors react? “There’s a reason why Gavin […]

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Mayor

Newsom taps Sacramento Mayor to lead San Quentin State Prison revamp advisory group

Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg will lead an advisory group tasked with transforming San Quentin State Prison, the facility known for housing the nation’s largest death row population. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Steinberg’s appointment on Friday, weeks after launching an effort to revamp the prison into a unique rehabilitation center by 2025. The advisory group includes […]

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