Good morning and welcome to the A.M. Alert! First up: Here’s the deal. Gov. Gavin Newsom struck a deal with top Democrats in the Legislature to extend the state’s coronavirus eviction moratirum through June. The Bee’s Hannah Wiley has the details here. BIPARTISAN FRUSTRATION WITH GOV. NEWSOM The way Gov. […]
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Trump’s EPA criticizes Newsom’s California gas car ban
The Trump administration on Monday asked Gov. Gavin Newsom to back down from the executive order he announced last week that would phase out the sale of gas-powered passenger vehicles by 2035, arguing California’s power grid can’t handle a surge in demand from battery-powered vehicles. The letter, written by Environmental […]
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This sex trafficking victim is behind bars, suicidal. She seeks Newsom’s clemency
Keiana Aldrich, a sex trafficking victim, is petitioning Gov. Gavin Newsom for clemency. (Courtesy of Maggy Krell) Keiana Aldrich has struggled to keep herself alive inside the California Institution for Women for months, anxious about the coronavirus, scared of retaliation for reporting alleged sexual abuse and fighting the urge to […]