Taryn Luna covers Gov. Gavin Newsom and California politics in Sacramento. Prior to joining the Los Angeles Times in 2018, Luna covered the state Legislature and lobbying industry for the Sacramento Bee. She previously wrote about retail for the Boston Globe and worked as a general assignment reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Luna grew up in Northern California and graduated from Oregon State University.
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Gov. Gavin Newsom said his comments about transgender athletes competing in women’s sports were unplanned in his podcast with conservative personality Charlie Kirk last month. The Democratic governor of California said he’d been struggling with the issue for some time.
Authorities said a Los Angeles City Fire Department engine collided with a Toyota Corolla on Sunday when the car tried to turn in front of it in Pacoima.
Comedian Paul Rodriguez was arrested after police allegedly found narcotics in his vehicle Friday night in Burbank.
Democrats find themselves flummoxed by the contrast between the MAGA-friendly host Gov. Gavin Newsom appears to be on his podcast and his national image as a liberal prizefighter. Newsom said he was also surprised, but by the response from his critics and his friends.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said the phones, mailed to chief executives of some of the top 100 California-based companies, are part of an effort to ‘connect more directly’ with business leaders.
The funding requests suggest Medi-Cal costs are running as much as $6.2 billion above state estimates from last summer at a time when California has opened up eligibility to undocumented immigrants and is experiencing higher than expected enrollment and pharmacy costs for the program in general.
In California, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats in the state Legislature are under pressure to scale back the expansion of state-sponsored healthcare coverage for undocumented immigrants with the cost of the program more the $3 billion over budget.
The Democratic governor of California made the comments during an hourlong interview with conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, a loyal supporter of President Trump.
Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Monday directing state workers to return to the office four days per week starting July 1. Less than half of the state workforce in California is currently allowed to work remotely three days per week.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the launch of second podcast, promising sit-downs with ‘some of the biggest leaders and architects in the MAGA movement.’