California governor signs new laws targeting smash and grab thefts – CBS News Watch CBS News California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday signed a series of bills into law aimed at cracking down on smash and grab robberies. Elise Preston reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and … Read more
“Father Knows Best” was a popular radio show in the post-World War II era that morphed into an even more popular television series starring actor Robert Young. Young’s character, Jim Anderson, was an insurance company executive — probably the only time American mass media have positively portrayed such a figure. Young later played a … Read more
GOP nominee and former President Donald Trump mixed up two prominent politicians from California when he told a harrowing tale of almost crashing in a helicopter. During a meandering press conference Thursday, Trump recalled riding as a passenger in the helicopter with former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown when it was forced to make an … Read more
War of the wages! Fast food workers in California are asking for another minimum wage hike just months after the Golden State bumped their pay from $16 to $20 an hour. The California Fast Food Workers Union — a branch of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) — released a new list of demands at the … Read more
In a stunning, last-minute reversal, Gov. Gavin Newsom is scrapping the anti-crime measure he and Democratic legislative leaders just announced. It had been designed to compete with one backed by Republicans and prosecutors that is already headed for voters in November. In a statement, the governor said Democrats “are unable to meet the ballot deadline … Read more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday officially signed the 2024 budget, closing a roughly $47 billion deficit for the state. Newsom’s signature was expected as he and Democratic lawmakers agreed on a spending plan last week. California’s Legislature approved most of the bills that make up the budget Wednesday night. The $298 billion spending plan … Read more
Sorry, governor, that wasn’t very presidential. It would never fly in the nation’s capital. A president couldn’t get away with delivering a State of the Union address by transmitting a written text and a link to a prerecorded video — and not bothering to show up in the House of Representatives. That iconic event is … Read more
What’s happening on the state budget this week — or, more accurately, not happening — is the latest chapter in a 15-year-long saga of manipulative Capitol politics. Sometime before Saturday night, the Legislature will pass what its leaders will claim is a state budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year that begins on July 1. Saturday … Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Teachers Association have reached an agreement that would protect school funding and press pause on a rising feud between state officials and educators. When Newsom unveiled his budget revisions earlier this month, he proposed a maneuver that would impact Proposition 98, the 1988 voter-approved, constitutional mandate that guarantees minimum … Read more
San Mateo County plans to launch a mental health court this summer aimed at compelling homeless people and others with severe, untreated psychotic disorders into treatment plans and facilities. The initiative is part of California’s new county-level CARE Court program spearheaded by Gov. Gavin Newsom as part of a broader overhaul of the state’s mental … Read more
