On Wednesday, Senator Suzette Martinez Valladares joined her Republican colleagues in the California State Senate in sending a letter urging Governor Gavin Newsom to immediately convene a special session of the Legislature to address the fallout from the impending closure of Valero’s Benicia refinery, scheduled for April.  This marks the second major refinery shutdown in California in the past six ...

In response to the growing public health emergency at the Chiquita Canyon Landfill fire, Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo and 30 members of the State Legislature sent a formal letter to Governor Gavin Newsom on Wednesday requesting immediate support for residents impacted by toxic and cancer-causing emissions from the burning landfill. According to CalEPA’s most recent update, the reaction area at Chiquita ...

Politics & The Pulpit –January 15, 2025 Host: Pastor Jerry Cook On today’s show your host Pastor Jerry Cook talks with RedState contributor Jennifer Oliver O’Connell about the recent California fires and their expectation that the events will change the way voters look at our leaders, considering the way the tragic events were handled.  You can find Pastor Cook at ...

In an unprecedented move, the Santa Clarita City Council unanimously approved the conversion of our valley’s most valuable piece of property, the Valencia Town Center, into a homeless encampment for undocumented immigrants. The council’s decision came on the heels of a mandate issued by Governor Newsom requiring cities throughout California to donate food, shelter and clothing to migrants crossing the ...

Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 14 into law on Monday, strengthening the penalties for individuals caught trafficking minors in California. The law considers the trafficking of minors for the purpose of engaging in commercial sex as a major offense, including heavier penalties and enhanced sentences for those found guilty. “I applaud the Governor for signing SB 14 by ...

Newsom signed a bill into law Tuesday that will tax the gun industry to create a permanent funding source for school safety and gun violence prevention programs in California. On Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 28 (AB 28) the Gun Violence Prevention and School Safety Act, into law. Authored by Assemblymember Jesse Gabriel D-Encino, AB 28 will impose ...

California Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a possible 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution on Thursday, stating it was aimed at helping to end the gun violence crisis in America. “Our ability to make a more perfect union is literally written into the Constitution,” Newsom said. “So today, I’m proposing the 28th Amendment to the United States Constitution to do ...

The California Reparations Task Force, a Governor-appointed body, has estimated that the state’s payouts to modern-day descendants of Black slaves could total as much as $569 billion. A 550-page report from the task force is the first government-commissioned study on harms against the Black community since the 1968 Kerner Commission report ordered by President Lyndon Johnson, according to task force ...

Los Angeles County Supervisor Kathryn Barger thanked Governor Gavin Newsom Monday for declaring a state of emergency, allowing state and federal funds to be used to help relieve the damage caused by the Route Fire. In a letter sent to Newsom Monday,  Barger expressed her appreciation for his recent State of Emergency Proclamation that directs Caltrans to request FEMA assistance ...

In an effort to help L.A. County recover from the damages of the Route Fire that broke out in Castaic in August, Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency on Saturday.  The proclamation directs the California state government to assist local L.A. County authorities with the recovery effort and directs the California Department of Transportation to request immediate assistance ...