Kevin Kiley Blog

A few days ago Gavin Newsom was asked about lawsuits he’s facing. He replied: “We’re winning.” I actually had no idea what he was talking about, but to be honest that’s often the case. It appears the state supreme court simply declined to review one petition from a county that hadn’t gone through the lower […]

Yesterday one of Gavin Newsom’s closest allies, a Senator from San Francisco, tweeted: “Anyone who enables the recall is participating in a MAGA revenge fantasy.” That would certainly come as a surprise to Chamath Palihapitiya. He’s a tech billionaire who supported Michael Bloomberg for President and just came out in favor of the Recall. It

James Madison, father of the U.S. Constitution, said that “a popular Government, without popular information, is but a Prologue to a Farce or a Tragedy; or, perhaps both.” That about sums up the reign of Gavin Newsom: A Tragic Farce. Today, Newsom suddenly decided to lift the stay-at-home order statewide, “liberating” us to the purple

It’s been a few weeks since I’ve posted about our case against Newsom. You can follow the court’s official docket here. The last entry is from Dec. 29: “case fully briefed.” To recap, in November we defeated Newsom at trial. The Superior Court ruled that his one-man rule violated the Constitution and restrained him from

Gavin Newsom has written a letter to Joe Biden, saying he “stands ready” to “highlight” California’s “policy innovations” so they can be adopted nationally. I stand ready to highlight California’s policy failures so they can be averted nationally. To that end, I’ve sent Biden a fact check of Newsom’s delusional letter. It begins, “In your

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A headline in the LA Times today reads: “Make America California Again? That’s Biden’s plan.” Likewise, Gavin Newsom’s former chief economic advisor has a new article in Project Syndicate hailing California as a model that “points the way forward” for the nation. The article does not mention that we have the nation’s highest poverty and

If you’re a California high school football player, you might be watching Tom Brady and the Bucs take on Drew Brees and the Saints this afternoon. You might have watched Alabama claim yet another national title last week. And you might be in touch with friends in other states who just finished their high school

*Receive updates on our court case against Gov. Newsom Yesterday, Gavin Newsom was twice asked to acknowledge that the Recall is not a “coup,” as his supporters and the head of his Party claimed. He refused to do so. At Dodger Stadium, a reporter asked Newsom, “Did you or anyone on your political team advise

Only in California would a vote of the people be considered a coup. Yesterday, the chair of the State Democratic Party and other top Newsom allies held a press conference to oppose the Recall titled, “Defending against the California Coup.” Here’s how CalMatters began its story on the event: “When is a constitutionally outlined petition