*Sign up at the bottom for updates on our case against Gov. Newsom In a fit of spite, Gov. Newsom is trying to remove the Judge who issued the Restraining Order against him in our case, claiming “prejudice against his interest.” Attorney General Xavier Becerra, on behalf of his client Gavin Newsom, filed a section […]
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JULY 13, 2020 There is currently an impressively organized effort to recall Governor Gavin Newsom, led by Orrin Heatlie. Signature-gathering began on June 10, and the deadline to qualify the Recall is November 17. Let’s first look at the last such effort, which ended earlier this year. The Cruz Recall In February, a Newsom Recall
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Gavin Newsom is shutting down California again, which means even more Californians in the clutches of his Orwellian unemployment office: the EDD. What’s transpired at that agency is the worst bureaucratic failure in our history. Many of the 1 in 4 Californians who’ve filed claims are waiting over 120 days for benefits. Many have received
By California Legislator Kevin Kiley The State Assembly was set to reconvene on Monday after indulging in a three-week Summer Recess, but our return was called off after a few people at the Capitol tested positive. Apparently, the ability of 80 individual lawmakers to comfortably quarantine (while getting paid) is more important than the right
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*Sign up at the bottom for updates on our case against Gov. Newsom. By California Legislator Kevin Kiley Gavin Newsom is seizing on the Legislature’s absence to claim even more power. Yesterday, he told the Court of Appeals to overturn our Restraining Order against him “because the Assembly has delayed its return from recess,” claiming
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After a first year in which Gov. Newsom irked lawmakers with his fixation on the national press, he produced this animation of himself heroically vanquishing foes. Read the full post here. Receive my new posts by email. Read Recent Posts: Gov. Newsom’s Alarming Brief Newsom Killed My Homeless Audit
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By California Legislator Kevin Kiley An Illinois Court has ruled: the State of Emergency expired, the Governor’s emergency powers lapsed, and his Executive Orders are void. The Court further declared the Governor had “no constitutional authority to restrict a citizen’s movements or activities and/or forcibly close business premises.” The plaintiff says “this ruling means there
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Relative to terminating the state of emergency proclaimed by the Governor on March 4, 2020. WHEREAS, On March 4, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency in California to mitigate the spread of COVID-19; and WHEREAS, Since proclaiming a state of emergency on March 4, Governor Newsom has issued 39 executive orders, unilaterally
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By California Legislator Kevin Kiley Yesterday the State Assembly announced it was getting rid of public testimony on bills, abandoning the most basic requirement of democracy: the right of the people to participate in their government. Just when you thought the Capitol couldn’t get any more insular, the Speaker’s Office announced there will no longer
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By California Legislator Kevin Kiley Few things at the Capitol surprise me anymore. But what happened last week was a nuclear event. Gov. Newsom has routinely put special interests before kids, so I expected he’d use the COVID crisis to advance their agenda. But no one expected anything as vicious as the attack on students,
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