The American Mind’s ‘Editorial Roundtable’ podcast is a weekly conversation with Ryan Williams, Spencer Klavan, and Mike Sabo devoted to uncovering the ideas and principles that drive American political life. Stream here or download from your favorite podcast host. A Grade of AI | The Roundtable Ep. 283 At a Catholic school in Minneapolis, two children... Read more about: The American Mind Podcast: The Roundtable Episode 283 The post The American Mind Podcast: The Roundtable Episode 28...| The American Mind
Gavin Newsom may be having a moment. But if he won’t protect the homeless or trans people, what the hell makes you think he’ll protect you?| Philadelphia Gay News
Newsom is launching a new task force addressing homeless encampments along state roadways in California's ten largest cities; smoke caused by overheating brakes led to a BART meltdown Friday night; and a Marin County writer and father of three is having a heyday roasting the area's well-to-do.| SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports
Also: 'Manhattanization' of state | Don't default | Preserve democracy | SJSU leadership | Ignoring principles. Mercury News reader letters to the editor for Aug. 31, 2025.| The Mercury News
Two Bay Area lawmakers had urged Gov. Gavin Newsom to include $2 billion in emergency transit funding in his revised budget proposal. He declined, but the Legislature could still add it.| www.kqed.org
If you’ve scrolled social media lately, you’ve likely seen Democrats cheering California Gov. Gavin Newsom for trolling Donald Trump. Whether it’s his all-caps posts, his red hats emblazoned with “Newsom Was Right About Everything,” or his willingness to spar with right-wing culture-war fixations like the Cracker Barrel rebrand, Newsom has been telegraphing his ambition to be Trump’s foil well before 2028. That performance has Democrats buzzing about him as a future national stand...| Out Magazine
Gavin Newsom has pivoted from MAGA podcaster to resistance troll. The Democrat's whiplash highlights the hazards of chasing right-wing frames| FrameLab
As Newsom escalates his warnings about Trump, a critic of Democratic Party failures explains how Newsom is offering a new approach to the info-wars—and why it hints at an answer to MAGA authoritarianism.| The New Republic
The move sets up a ballot initiative that, if approved by voters, would sidestep the independent commission in charge of redistricting.| Times of San Diego
A political power grab dressed up as righteous urgency The post Newsom rigs California appeared first on The Spectator World.| The Spectator World
"The mockery is fun and all, but we're kind of in a literal crisis here."| The Daily Dot
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that the state is partnering with major tech companies to give students and teachers free access to AI tools.| StateScoop
C-Note’s continued imprisonment is a moral failure .His art, advocacy and rehabilitative record demand his immediate release! The post Free C-Note in Black August appeared first on San Francisco Bay View.| San Francisco Bay View
There are really better ways to fight fascism than focusing on what magical ponies we'll ride if we "win." But if you're going to do that, consider what would need to happen to actually reverse the tide.| emptywheel
Gavin Newsom’s long record in public office proves he cannot be trusted with Americans’ Second Amendment rights, no matter how much he now tries to rebrand himself...| AmmoLand Shooting Sports News
(Hot Air)—Gavin Newsom is attempting to redefine himself in preparation for his bid for the presidency. He is trying to thread the needle–progressive enough for Democratic primary voters, but moderate enough for moderates that he can appeal to them in the general election. You can see this dual strategy play out online. On his social […]| based underground
Estimated reading time: 9 minutes| The Red Clarion
California Highway Patrol and Oakland police signed a contract to install nearly 500...| San Francisco Chronicle
Riders love the faster service, especially on weekends. But weak return-to-office rates keep the agency’s future off-track.| The Frisc
'Donald Trump is not a king.'| Blaze Media
The Democrats cannot save us, they won't even try. Belief in this bourgeois party is not merely naive: the perpetuation of this false consciousness is actively suffocating the struggle for trans liberation.| The Red Clarion
Trump is using fake crises to grab power, echoing tactics of autocrats. Americans must recognize the pattern and resist.| FrameLab
Trump dice que quienes protestan buscan "prolongar la invasión extranjera", mientras el gobernador de California lo acusa de "inflamar" la situación, en un día con 300 detenidos en la ciudad| 14ymedio
The order, which takes effect at noon Friday, said the deployment of the Guard was illegal and both violated the Tenth Amendment and exceeded Trump's statutory authority.| PBS News
This week, special guest Peachy Keenan rounds out the cast with a report from LA, where riots are breaking out (again). Governor Gavin Newsom failed to gain control on the ground, so Trump inserted himself and the National Guard to enforce law and order. Meanwhile, it’s not news that Trump and Elon’s bromance has concluded in a spectacular social media exchange, but Elon’s public tailspin in the aftermath merits a closer look. Plus: advice to law-abiding illegal immigrants (and to Elon)...| The American Mind
Local residents in one Los Angeles-area community cleaned up streets and erased graffiti while expressing dismay at the damage caused during violent clashes between protesters and immigration authorities over the weekend.| AP News
Work requirements for Medicaid recipients, food assistance cuts and other measures in the budget passed by the U.S.| AP News
Die Proteste in Kalifornien eskalieren. Gouverneur Gavin Newsom wirft US-Präsident Donald Trump vor, die Situation zu verschärfen.| weser-kurier-de
Trump’s federalization of the National Guard may still face court challenges, legal experts say, but his Saturday night order is rare.| Redlands Daily Facts
A new initiative more widely deploys gernative AI tools the state has been testing across its agencies.| StateScoop
Gavin Newsom’s characterization of the Abrego García deportation as a “distraction” represents a catastrophic failure of moral clarity and constitutional understanding. This isn’t a dis…| Techdirt
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass faces criticism for her response to wildfires, including her absence in Ghana and alleged mishandling of the crisis.| The Sacramento Observer
Insurance regulations, land management, and other policies didn’t cause the fires but have made things worse.| The Dispatch
If high progressive taxes led to greater equality, California wouldn’t have the worst poverty rate in America| The Spectator World
Opponents of the new law argue it is too vague and goes too far — or doesn’t go far enough.| Commercial Observer
California lawmakers are set to consider a bill that would require the state's public universities to give admission priority to the descendants of slaves.| AP News
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has launched his campaign to safeguard liberal values ahead of another Donald Trump presidency.| AP News
Alex Soros recently posted to X that Trump’s victory was a “close election,” and thus, Trump does not have a mandate to implement his policies. Like clockwork, The New York Times and Politico ran headlines following Soros X’s post that repeated Soros’s lie that President Trump did not win November’s election by a large margin […]| Loomered
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker, who comes from one of the wealthiest families in America, has posted on X in the last few days, promising to fight back against Trump’s policies. California Governor Gavin Newsom has also been promising to fight Trump’s policies. It would not be shocking if Pritzker and California Governor Gavin Newsom teamed […]| Loomered
California Governor Gavin Newsom and Alex Soros, who now controls his father George’s empire, are preparing to obstruct President Trump’s policies. Newsom and Alex Soros have posted on X in the last few days, promising to fight back against Trump’s policies. It would not be shocking if Soros and Newsom teamed up in an attempt […]| Loomered
The Democratic National Convention held a ceremonial roll call of the states Tuesday, giving delegates on the floor of the United Center in Chicago a chance to show their support for Kamala Harris complete with corncob hats, DJ’d music, a surprise appearance from Atlanta rapper Lil Jon, and enthusiastic cheers. The tradition, which has long […]| Florida Phoenix
After failing to find any evidence of price gouging under a new law enacted last year, it appears California Governor Gavin Newsom has decided to pivot from price controls to new regulations for refiners.| www.energyindepth.org
The August CEC staff report produced no evidence of price gouging but did appear to offer a few warnings about some of the more extreme proposals floated by Newsom under SBX 1-2.| www.energyindepth.org
If T-shirt and jeans Newsom were running against French Laundry Newsom in 2026, the former would win in a landslide| The Spectator World
Democratic donors and members of the party establishment are publicly and privately calling for Biden to give up the nomination| The Spectator World