Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. With a Super Bowl ad, California governor's race'is now kicked into gear' San José Mayor Matt Mahan, a moderate Democrat, has broken with Gov. Gavin Newsom on crime and other issues and is pitching himself as a pragmatist. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . Backers of Matt Mahan, San José's mayor, spend $1.4 million in Super Bowl ad campaign funded by Silicon Valley tech executives to boost his gubernatorial bid.

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. Labor unions urge Gov. Gavin Newsom, California lawmakers to rein in artificial intelligence Lorena Gonzalez, with the California Labor Federation, supports legislation to protect workers from AI. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . Labor unions urge Gov. Gavin Newsom to protect workers from AI-driven job losses and workplace surveillance.

He catches nascent changes in the political weather. "During early, he kept telling me, 'Crime--there's something here,' " DeBoo told me. DeBoo studied the latest crime statistics and saw nothing unusual. He brushed off the worry. Then new numbers came out, showing a large pandemic spike in shoplifting and car theft, and concerns about crime exploded into the headlines. Last March, judging the winds, Newsom launched a podcast, "This Is Gavin Newsom."

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. Former Vice President Kamala Harris addresses delegates with the Democratic National Committee at their winter meeting in downtown Los Angeles on Friday. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . California's two most prominent Democrats, former Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Gavin Newsom, addressed national Democratic leaders in L.A.

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. Is RFK Jr. better on women's health than Newsom? We're about to find out Halle Berry speaks Wednesday during the New York Times DealBook Summit, where she criticized Gov. Gavin Newsom for vetoing a bill that would guarantee access to menopause treatment for California women. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here .

Things to Do in L.A. A data center stands in downtown Santa Clara. This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have tracked data centers' growing water footprint in California. He says California is "well positioned" to support the data center boom, and he is reluctant to "impose rigid reporting requirements."

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. Did Kamala Harris just destroy her 2028 chances? Is Gavin Newsom glad she did? One pointed passage in Kamala Harris' new book refers to her longtime frenemy, Gavin Newsom, and his response to her elevation atop the Democratic ticket. This is read by an automated voice.

Things to Do in L.A. Tap to enable a layout that focuses on the article. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, shown in Sacramento last year, painted a portrait of a state under siege by the federal government in his written State of the State address Tuesday. Voice comes from the use of AI. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . Gov. Gavin Newsom portrayed California as'menaced' by the Trump administration while emphasizing the state's resilience in responding to devastating wildfires.

Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk spoke with Fox News Digital about his thoughts of "South Park" parodying him in an upcoming episode, calling it a "badge of honor." "South Park," Comedy Central's gold-standard animated sitcom, has launched its 27th season on America's television screens and, with President Trump back in the White House, politics is back on the menu for creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Much like our national media ecosystem, Trump and his presidency are the driving force behind almost every plot line in the first three episodes this year. Much of it is quite funny, but one does wonder: Where was all this hilarious hijinx regarding Joe Biden's "Weekend At Bernie's" presidency? The overarching premise of the season thus far is that, with the election of Trump, wokeness is finally dead.

In the largest gathering of 2026 gubernatorial candidates to date, seven Democrats vying to lead California courted labor leaders on Monday, vowing to support pro-union agreements on housing and infrastructure projects, regulation of artificial intelligence, and government funding for university research. Throughout most of the hourlong event, the hundreds of union members inside the Sacramento hotel ballroom embraced the pro-labor pledges and speeches that dominated the candidates' remarks, though some boos rose from the crowd when former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa strayed from the other Democrats on stage. Villaraigosa was the only candidate to raise objections when asked if he would support providing state unemployment benefits to striking workers, saying it would depend on the nature and length of the labor action. Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2023 vetoed a bill that would have provided that coverage, saying it would make the state's unemployment trust fund "vulnerable to insolvency." The Monday night event was part of a legislative conference held by the California Federation of Labor Unions and the State Building and Construction Trades Council of California, two of the most influential labor organizations in the state capital.