Kelly Rhoden, the principal at Nevada Union High School, spent her morning Monday scrambling to find substitutes for her absent teachers. The school, about 60 miles northeast of Sacramento, has 86 teachers. Thirteen were out on Monday. “We have quite a few teachers out either because they’ve tested positive, they’re...
Newsom Stimulus Left out Many Retirees, Vets, Disabled. Will They Vote to Recall Him?
Two weeks before voters decide whether to remove Gov. Gavin Newsom, a second round of stimulus payments is landing in the bank accounts of Californians who make less than $75,000 per year — with one glaring carve-out. To get the money, you must have earned income last year — for...
With Recall Looming, Newsom Gets Some Help From Friends in Legislature
Turns out 2021 is not a good year for Democrats to make California stand out too much for being weird. With Gov. Gavin Newsom facing a Sept. 14 recall election, fellow Democrats in the Legislature appeared to protect him from having to sign or veto some controversial measures as they...
How Much Will California’s EDD Scandal Cost Newsom in the Recall Election?
Had Ivy Bland been able to access more than $9,000 of locked unemployment benefits, she and her husband might have been able to put off their move to Florida. Had Lindsay Green’s benefits not been frozen due to suspected fraud, she might have kept her medical, dental and car insurance...
How Both Sides Weaponize California Unemployment Rate in Recall
Pop quiz: Is California (a) leading the nation in job creation (b) home to the country’s second-highest unemployment rate or (c) all of the above? The answer, believe it or not, is (c) — giving ammunition to both Gov. Gavin Newsom and the challengers seeking to oust him in the...
Newsom Recall: Could 1-and-Done Strategy Backfire?
As we’ve been telling you for weeks, the California recall ballot has two questions. To paraphrase: Should voters fire Gov. Gavin Newsom two-thirds of the way through his first term? If Newsom is recalled, who should take his place? But if you listen to the California Democratic Party and the...
California’s Desert Is a Hotbed for Water Bandits
Known for its starry skies, Joshua Trees and 100-plus-degree heat, California’s vast desert has recently become a hotbed of something else: thieves stealing California’s water. So who’s on the receiving end of all this theft? Local investigators say it’s often illegal pot farms. And with the parched state in a...
Are Small Business Owners Angry Enough at Gavin Newsom to Throw Him out of Office?
Andrew McDowell, who owns a café in downtown Los Angeles, says the recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom is a waste of time and money. It’s not that he’s a big fan of Newsom. It’s that Newsom is up for reelection next year, so why spend the time and money...
‘Meet Kevin’ Paffrath. He’s the Democrat Trying to Take Down Newsom.
Tonight, four of the prominent Republicans seeking to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom in the Sept. 14 recall election will gather in Sacramento for the campaign’s second major gubernatorial debate. Some of the biggest names in the race, however, declined invitations to participate. They include conservative talk show host Larry Elder — who’s consistently...
Meet Larry Elder
Host of the nationally syndicated “The Larry Elder Show” on talk radio, a newspaper columnist and author. Also, a former trial attorney and small business owner. Born and raised in South Central Los Angeles, his father, a World War II Marine Corps veteran, owned a restaurant, while his mother was...