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- McDonald’s, Chipotle to hike menu prices after California Gov. Newsom approves $20 fast food minimum wage Fox Business
- McDonald’s & Chipotle Raising Menu Prices In California After Minimum Wage Increase TMZ
- California’s latest minimum wage hike is already making things worse Washington Examiner
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California school board adopts LGBTQ+ curriculum after Newsom’s $1.5m threat – The Guardian US
- California school board adopts LGBTQ+ curriculum after Newsom’s $1.5m threat The Guardian US
- Temecula Valley school board adopts textbooks that include Harvey Milk after warnings from Newsom ABC7
- Southern California school board OKs curriculum after Gov. Gavin Newsom threatened a $1.5M fine The Associated Press
- Temecula school board adopts social studies curriculum, avoids fine but faces civil rights inquiry Los Angeles Times
- California school board adopts social studies textbooks that include gay rights after warnings from governor CNN
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Harvey Weinstein Attorney in Testy Exchange With Gavin Newsom’s Wife
- Gavin Newsom’s wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom testified again in Harvey Weinstein’s LA rape trial.
- On Tuesday, Siebel Newsom faced intense cross-examination from Weinstein’s attorneys.
- She was grilled about her interviews with authorities, and the ‘pleasure sounds’ she brought up on Monday.
Harvey Weinstein’s attorney pressed California governor Gavin Newsom’s wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom at Weinstein’s Los Angeles trial on rape charges Tuesday, attempting to poke holes in her testimony during a testy cross-examination.
Siebel Newsom took the stand for the second day on Tuesday, clashing with Weinstein attorney Mark Werksman through his rapid line of questioning, which centered around Newsom’s allegation and previous testimony that Weinstein raped her at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills in 2005.
Weinstein — who is already serving a 23-year sentence after a separate trial in New York — is currently standing trial in LA on 7 counts of sexual assault, stemming from the allegations of five different women who say he abused them in hotels between 2004 and 2013. Weinstein denies the allegations and has pleaded not guilty.
Werksman zeroed in on what Siebel Newsom told Los Angeles District Attorney investigators and a grand jury in 2020 about the alleged assault, also prodding her testimony from Monday. Siebel Newsom told Werksman that she initially thought her claim was beyond the statute of limitations.
“When you told the police, do you think that the things that you told police would lead to the filing of criminal charges?” Werksman asked, according to the trial pool report. “I honestly was just telling my truth and I didn’t know what the outcome was going to be,” Siebel Newsom replied.
Siebel Newsom said under questioning Tuesday that she was unsure if she told police that in an effort to exit the assault, she helped Weinstein ejaculate, as she testified yesterday.
“Sometimes things are in my head and I can’t remember whether I’ve said them or not,” Siebel Newsom said.
“Yesterday you mentioned having nightmares. Have you had a difficult time actually discerning what happened in a nightmare and what actually happened in a bedroom at the Peninsula?” Werksman asked. “No, no.” Siebel Newsom answered.
“Over the last several days my client, Jane Doe 4, took the very difficult and painful step to publicly recount her sexual assault at the hands of Harvey Weinstein. She knew that it might have been easier to keep the memory of her 2005 assault buried, but she could not,” Siebel Newsom’s attorney Elizabeth Fegan told Insider in a statement. “Throughout her testimony she demonstrated tremendous strength and resolve in telling her truth and stood fast as Weinstein’s defense team ruthlessly tried to discredit her.”
On Monday, Siebel Newsom testified that to exit the situation, she made “pleasure sounds” and helped Weinstein ejaculate with her hand, then managed to dress and leave the room. Through Werksman’s questions, Siebel Newsom had taken issue with Werksman’s use of the word “orgasm.”
“You had faked an orgasm,” Werksman said. “It was not long. This is not When Harry Met Sally.” Siebel Newsom said, telling Werksman the use of the word orgasm was “so gross.”
In opening statements, Werksman said Siebel Newsom would “be just another bimbo who slept with Harvey Weinstein to get ahead in Hollywood” if she didn’t call herself a victim of rape.
Werksman suggested in opening statements that two of the women’s accounts were false, while the other three women engaged in “transactional sex” with Weinstein to further their careers.
“Your energy is just so intense, you’re just adding things,” Siebel Newsom told Werksman, who welcomed her to correct him and said she didn’t answer some of his questions.
Gavin Newsom’s Next Political Test Is an Injection-Site Bill
Then, as some people approached, she offered, “Narcan?” She held out white boxes filled with the nasal spray that reverses opioid overdoses, while her colleague biked ahead, pausing to staple Narcan packages to trees.
Ms. Snakeoil, co-founder and executive director of the nonprofit Sidewalk Project, which helps people living on the streets, said Mr. Newsom had a unique opportunity to respond to drug overdoses by signing the bill on his desk.
“We’re really on the front lines here,” said Ms. Snakeoil, an activist, artist and sex worker.
“I’ve done many reversals,” she added, referring to reviving users from an overdose using Narcan or another method, “but I’ve also watched people die in the midst of a response to an overdose, because we got there too late.”
Republicans in the state legislature urged Mr. Newsom to veto the latest bill, saying it would effectively create government-sanctioned “drug dens” and could leave workers vulnerable to federal prosecution. Under the Trump administration, the United States Department of Justice sued a Philadelphia nonprofit over a plan to open a supervised injection site; Biden administration officials are now discussing a settlement of the suit.
Tom Wolf, co-founder of the California Peace Coalition, a nonpartisan group of people in recovery and family members of current or former drug users, said that California cities — and those across the nation — do not have robust systems that include the transitional housing and mandatory treatment that are needed to make supervised sites effective in the long term.
For a time several years ago, Mr. Wolf was severely addicted to opioids and lived on the street in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district. He said he had seen conditions deteriorate further since then, with drug deals taking place essentially in the open.
Judge denies Gov. Newsom’s petition to include party affiliation on recall ballot
WE BEGIN WITH BREAKING NEWS. ED:IE THAT BREAKING NEWS, A JUDGEAS H JUST RULED AGAINST GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM IN HIS ATTEMPT TO GET HIS PARTY AFFILIATION ADDED TO THE RECALL BALLOT. THE GOVERNOR SUED SECRETARY OF STATE SHIRLEY WEBER. THE GOVERNOR WANTED A JUDGE TO ORDER WEBER TO INCLUDE HIS PARTY PREFERENCE ON A RELLCA BALLOT COMING UP IN SEPTEMBER. TBU AS OF RIGHT N, TOWHERE WILL NOT BE THAT DEMOCRATIC THE NEXT TO THE GOVERNOR’S
Judge denies Gov. Newsom’s petition to include party affiliation on recall ballot
Gov. Gavin Newsom will not appear as a Democrat on the ballot for his recall election this September after a Sacramento judge denied his lawsuit on Monday.”Governor Newsom does not advance any constitutional claims in his petition and complaint,” Judge James P. Arguellas’ order said.Newsom filed a lawsuit in June against his hand-picked secretary of state, Shirley Weber, asking a judge to order California’s top elections official to include his party preference on the recall ballot.According to the lawsuit, when Newsom filed his answer to the recall, his party preference was mistakenly not included. The court order states that the governor failed to designate his party preference on time.Right now, candidates running against Newsom are able to elect to list their party preference on the ballot when they file their declarations to run.The recall election is Sept. 14.RELATED | California recall candidates: Who is running to replace Gov. Newsom?
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Gov. Gavin Newsom will not appear as a Democrat on the ballot for his recall election this September after a Sacramento judge denied his lawsuit on Monday.
“Governor Newsom does not advance any constitutional claims in his petition and complaint,” Judge James P. Arguellas’ order said.
Newsom filed a lawsuit in June against his hand-picked secretary of state, Shirley Weber, asking a judge to order California’s top elections official to include his party preference on the recall ballot.
According to the lawsuit, when Newsom filed his answer to the recall, his party preference was mistakenly not included. The court order states that the governor failed to designate his party preference on time.
Right now, candidates running against Newsom are able to elect to list their party preference on the ballot when they file their declarations to run.
The recall election is Sept. 14.
RELATED | California recall candidates: Who is running to replace Gov. Newsom?
Polls show Gov. Gavin Newsom’s approval rating is slipping
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s approval rating is slipping. The Public Policy Institute of California’s January statewide survey of likely voters showed an approval rating of 52%, which is a drop from a record high of 64% in May 2020. While a Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies online poll last week showed an approval rating of 46%, compared to 64% in September. “I think what stands out to me is, even as recently as a month ago, he was riding pretty high—despite the very bad news in California,” UC Davis political science professor Isaac Hale said. The polls come as a recall campaign gains some momentum, reporting 1.4-million signatures this week—although they still need to be validated. Nearly 1.5-million valid signatures are needed by March 17 to qualify for a fall recall ballot. The Secretary of State’s Office reported in January that 410,087 signatures had been validated out of 723,886.APP USERS: Can’t see the chart below? Click here.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“I think there is a fairly decent sized segment of California that is frustrated over how he has handled the coronavirus situation,” KCRA3 political analyst Steve Swatt explained. “That has led some people to believe he should be thrown out of office. No doubt about it. That frustration is real.” But California has seen its share of recall campaigns. Since 1960, there have been 54 attempts to recall a governor—virtually one each year. Only one has ever succeeded—the recall of Gov. Gray Davis in 2003. “Similarities in that both faced crises and both are having some difficulty with those crises,” Swatt explained. “Now with Gov. Davis it was an energy crisis and a budget crisis. And he didn’t handle the energy crisis very well at all.”“With Newsom, there is certainly frustration with the vaccine rollout,” Swatt added. “There was the self-inflicted wound with his dinner in Napa with a lobbyist and not wearing a mask and following his own protocol. And just a lot of frustration from a lot of people.” Getting enough valid signatures for a recall election is one thing. Historically the odds are against crossing the finish line in fall. “Another major difference is that compared to 2003 the Democratic Party is simply more dominant in California than it was when Arnold Schwarzenegger emerged victorious from the recall effort,” Hale explained. “I think Republicans may have a significantly harder uphill battle if they want to replace Newsom with one of their own.”For some perspective, according to the Public Policy Institute of California, when Gov. Gray Davis was recalled he faced a disapproval rate of roughly 70% of likely voters—and 55% ultimately voted to remove him.Gov. Newsom’s current disapproval rating is 43%, which is significantly less than Davis’ in 2003. “Well I think this recall campaign has a better chance to qualify than it does in succeeding,” Swatt said. “If we start reopening—kids are back in school, many more Californians are vaccinated, then the memory of the dark days will fade somewhat and that will only help Gov. Newsom to regain his seat.”
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s approval rating is slipping.
The Public Policy Institute of California’s January statewide survey of likely voters showed an approval rating of 52%, which is a drop from a record high of 64% in May 2020.
While a Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies online poll last week showed an approval rating of 46%, compared to 64% in September.
“I think what stands out to me is, even as recently as a month ago, he was riding pretty high—despite the very bad news in California,” UC Davis political science professor Isaac Hale said.
The polls come as a recall campaign gains some momentum, reporting 1.4-million signatures this week—although they still need to be validated. Nearly 1.5-million valid signatures are needed by March 17 to qualify for a fall recall ballot.
The Secretary of State’s Office reported in January that 410,087 signatures had been validated out of 723,886.
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“I think there is a fairly decent sized segment of California that is frustrated over how he has handled the coronavirus situation,” KCRA3 political analyst Steve Swatt explained. “That has led some people to believe he should be thrown out of office. No doubt about it. That frustration is real.”
But California has seen its share of recall campaigns. Since 1960, there have been 54 attempts to recall a governor—virtually one each year.
Only one has ever succeeded—the recall of Gov. Gray Davis in 2003.
“Similarities in that both faced crises and both are having some difficulty with those crises,” Swatt explained. “Now with Gov. Davis it was an energy crisis and a budget crisis. And he didn’t handle the energy crisis very well at all.”
“With Newsom, there is certainly frustration with the vaccine rollout,” Swatt added. “There was the self-inflicted wound with his dinner in Napa with a lobbyist and not wearing a mask and following his own protocol. And just a lot of frustration from a lot of people.”
Getting enough valid signatures for a recall election is one thing. Historically the odds are against crossing the finish line in fall.
“Another major difference is that compared to 2003 the Democratic Party is simply more dominant in California than it was when Arnold Schwarzenegger emerged victorious from the recall effort,” Hale explained. “I think Republicans may have a significantly harder uphill battle if they want to replace Newsom with one of their own.”
For some perspective, according to the Public Policy Institute of California, when Gov. Gray Davis was recalled he faced a disapproval rate of roughly 70% of likely voters—and 55% ultimately voted to remove him.
Gov. Newsom’s current disapproval rating is 43%, which is significantly less than Davis’ in 2003.
“Well I think this recall campaign has a better chance to qualify than it does in succeeding,” Swatt said. “If we start reopening—kids are back in school, many more Californians are vaccinated, then the memory of the dark days will fade somewhat and that will only help Gov. Newsom to regain his seat.”