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Mayor Gavin Newsom on the SF Board of Supervisor’s votes that put several tax hikes on November’s ballot. Click to Listen
View ArticleCrowded Ballot for Mayor of San Francisco
Another candidate has entered the race for mayor of San Francisco. Venture Capitalist Joanna Rees has filed papers to form an exploratory campaign. Rees says her central themes are jobs, education,...
View ArticleGov. Brown, Lt. Gov. Newsom Among Lawmakers Warned Of Ethics Violations
SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) – Governor Jerry Brown and Lieutenant Governor Gavin Newsom are among 40 California lawmakers being investigated over potential ethics violations, according to a Los Angeles Times...
View ArticleWill Host’s Love-Hate Relationship With San Francisco Disappear With Colbert...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – When comedian Stephen Colbert was named to replace Late Night host David Letterman Thursday, it likely marked the end of him singling out San Francisco as a target of his faux...
View ArticleLt. Gov. Gavin Newsom To Accept Bitcoin Campaign Donations
SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) — California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom is among the first big-name politicians to accept campaign donations in the peer-to-peer payment system known as bitcoin. Newsom joins politicians...
View ArticleLt. Gov. Newsom Officiates Same-Sex Marriage Ceremony In Sausalito To Kick...
Lt. Governor Gavin Newsom was the presiding official at the wedding of a same-sex couple in Sausalito Friday, part of a celebration by CBS SF sister station Alice@97.3 of morning anchors Sarah &...
View ArticleFormer SF First Lady: Young, ‘Hot’ Women Should Be Excused From Jury Duty To...
SAN FRANCISCO (KCBS) – One-time first lady of San Francisco Kimberly Guilfoyle, now a Fox News Channel host, offered an interesting, perhaps offensive, explanation for why young, single women tend to...
View ArticleGavin Newsom Says He’s Running For Governor In 2018
SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) — California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom says he will begin raising money to run for California governor in 2018. In a post on his website Wednesday morning, Newsom announced his...
View ArticleGovernor Brown, Lt. Governor Newsom Using Personal Email For Government Business
SACRAMENTO (CBS/AP) — Gov. Jerry Brown, Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and other top elected officials in California acknowledge using personal email accounts to conduct government business, and it’s not clear...
View ArticleGavin Newsom’s ‘It’s Going To Happen’ Prediction Comes True
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – The man often credited with putting the same-sex marriage debate on the front burner seemed to express relief and gratitude that same-sex marriage equality is now the law of...
View ArticleNewsom Report Calls For Heavy Regulation If California Legalizes Marijuana
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) – A blue-ribbon panel chaired by Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday released a policy report recommending that any move to legalize marijuana in California should emphasize...
View ArticleFamily Asks Gov. Newsom For Prison Furlough For Father Of Oakland Boy Shot In...
OAKLAND (KPIX) – The family of a 4-year-old boy trying to recover from a gunshot wound to his head is making an emotional plea to Governor Gavin Newsom. The family says the next couple of days are...
View ArticleGov. Newsom Wrestles With Explaining George Floyd Unrest To Tearful Children
SACRAMENTO (CBS SF) — Like all parents, Gov. Gavin Newsom has wrestled with how to explain what has been unfolding with the video-taped death of George Floyd while in police custody and the violent...
View ArticlePost-Trump State GOP Infighting Threatens Newsom Recall Efforts
LOS ANGELES (AP) — California Republicans eager to recall Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom could see their chances eroded by longstanding friction between the party’s conservative and moderate wings, which...
View ArticleLabor Union Leaders Back Newsom In Recall Election; Launching Door-To-Door...
SACRAMENTO (AP) — California labor unions representing workers in manufacturing, retail, grocery stores, hospitality, health care and other businesses announced their support Tuesday for Gov. Gavin...
View ArticleCalifornia Recall: GOP Challenger Caitlyn Jenner’s Taxes Reveal Drop In Earnings
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Caitlyn Jenner’s earnings have fallen precipitously in the last several years from a high of $2.5 million in 2016 when she had her own reality TV show to $550,000, tax filings show....
View ArticleReport: Windows Broken At Gov. Newsom’s Family-Owned Wine Shop In San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — Just days after Governor Newsom signed a bill creating an Organized Retail Task Force to crack down organized retail thefts, his family-owned wine shop in San Francisco may...
View ArticleTamarack Fire: Newsom Tours Fire’s Destructive Path; ‘This Is Serious Stuff....
GARDNERVILLE, Nev. (CBS SF/AP) — With a backdrop of a home burned out by the devastating Tamarack Fire, Gov. Gavin Newsom pleaded for more federal firefighting assistance Wednesday as the state faces...
View ArticleGOP Recall Activists Sue To Strip ‘Republican’ From Newsom’s Election Guide...
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Top supporters of the recall against California Gov. Gavin Newsom want to block him from branding the contest as a Republican effort in the official election guide that will be sent...
View ArticleCalifornia Recall: Republican Talk Radio Host Larry Elder Raises $4.5 Million...
SACRAMENTO (AP) — Republican talk radio host Larry Elder has fortified his ascendant status among Republicans who want to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in a September recall election, raising...
View ArticleRECALL: Newsom, Challengers Spend Labor Day Holiday Working The Campaign Trail
LOS ANGELES (KCBS) – With 8 days left in the recall election, there was no holiday for those fighting to be the governor of California. Gov, Newsom and several of his key opponents spent Labor Day...
View ArticleNewsom: Legal Door Opened By Texas Abortion Law Will Be Used To Ban Assault...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF/AP) — Thwarted by a federal court setback, Gov. Gavin Newsom ordered his staff to use the legal arguments successfully used by Texas before the Supreme Court to defend its...
View ArticleNewsom Executive Order Makes It Easier To Hire Substitute Teachers Amid...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF/AP) — Scrambling to keep schools open, Gov. Gavin Newsom has issued an executive order making it easier for San Francisco Bay Area school districts to hire teachers and other...
View ArticleNewsom Urges Californians To Stay Strong During Omicron’s Surge
SOUTH LOS ANGELES (CBS SF) — Admitting he has been humbled during the two-year battle with COVID, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday urged weary Californians to hang on for a few more weeks as the omicron...
View ArticleNewsom’s State of the State Address Comes As California Rebounds From 2 Years...
SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF/AP) — Mask requirements have been lifted, new COVID cases have fallen dramatically, workers are returning to their offices in San Francisco. Gov. Gavin Newsom will give his annual...
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