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05/19/22 — California won't ban offshore drilling after legislation stalls

04/08/22 — Newsom's gas-tax relief proposal has a looming deadline

03/16/22 — Can you believe the price of gas? States move quickly to help drivers

10/05/21 — Newsom assails 'those damn platforms' in new fight against oil drilling

09/13/21 — Biden blames climate change for Western wildfires in major contrast to Trump

09/10/21 — Newsom slams Elder for 'extension of the Big Lie' ahead of California recall

08/31/21 — California accelerates NCAA athlete pay law to take effect Wednesday

08/13/21 — California's recall process comes under fire, but Democrats avoid going there

08/06/21 — Dixie Fire becomes largest single wildfire in California history

07/27/21 — Newsom pulls kids from summer camp after maskless revelation

07/23/21 — Californians tired of doing their part during triple-digit heat

06/30/21 — 'Old clunkers': California power plants break down during heat wave

06/17/21 — How much fracking is there in California? Newsom, state regulators can't tell

05/26/21 — San Diego won't turn off the lights on its hometown utility

05/20/21 — Inside Gavin Newsom’s $1.7M tax filing

05/17/21 — The Newsoms made $1.7M in 2019, tax returns show

05/13/21 — Newsom's looming threat: Summer blackouts

05/11/21 — Grenell still weighing California recall bid as Republican field grows

04/22/21 — Newsom to announce ban on new fracking projects

04/13/21 — The left wants more from Newsom, but recall shadow looms large

03/31/21 — California's rooftop solar program collides with equity concerns

03/08/21 — California's fossil fuel expansion plan to test Newsom's clean energy record

02/16/21 — Newsom's call for fracking ban could lead to recall headache

12/11/20 — California homebuilders tout disputed deal in bid to avoid looming climate rules

11/25/20 — Microgrid advocates fear PUC won't 'go big' on new rules

10/15/20 — Trump rejects California request for wildfire assistance

 

10/12/20 — California officials tell state GOP to stop collecting ballots with unofficial drop boxes

 

10/05/20 — California has first million-acre megafire as devastating season sets new records

 

09/24/20 — How SoCalGas leveraged mayors and minority groups to score a fossil fuel win

 

09/23/20 — Newsom bans new gas cars — and begs Trump for a fight

 

09/14/20 — Trump visit punctuates growing divide over main cause of historic wildfires in Western states

 

09/08/20 — Newsom: 'No patience for climate change deniers' amid historic wildfires

 

08/24/20 — Trump wields California power woes to attack Biden

 

08/18/20 — Trump seeks to pin California blackouts on Democrats

 

08/17/20 — California has first rolling blackouts in 19 years — and everyone faces blame

 

06/17/20 — Italian American leaders want to discuss Columbus statue removal with California lawmakers

 

06/16/20 — California to remove Columbus statue from state Capitol after 137 years

 

06/16/20 — PG&E showed 'absolute indifference' ahead of Camp Fire, DA says

 

06/16/20 — PG&E pleads guilty to 84 Camp Fire manslaughter counts

 

05/18/20 — California lawmakers introduce PG&E 'Plan B' that outlines state takeover contingency

 

05/04/20 — Assembly returns to a surreal Capitol: Masks, health screenings and Lagunitas beer

 

04/02/20 — Newsom seems unlikely to delay property tax deadline, but may consider alternative relief

 

03/20/20 — Newsom earns plaudits for role in resolving PG&E bankruptcy

 

03/13/20 — Coronavirus shifts the people's business online in California

 

12/24/19 — How power shutoffs are changing California's way of life

 

11/03/19 — Trump threatens to end federal aid to California in tweets slamming Newsom

 

09/17/19 — Protester throws apparent blood at legislators, shutting down California Senate

 

07/31/19 — Newsom spoke to Trump on same day he demanded Trump's tax returns

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