California Governor Gavin Newsom made it clear last year that he would lead Democrats across the country to take a tougher fight against conservatives, especially on the issue of the culture war, than his party once said was “unjust.”crushedby the Republican Party.

For the most part, Newsom has delivered on its promise by exporting liberal rhetoric beyond California – now on the air florida tv adsignboards for rent. States with abortion restrictions, and through the deep South, set up a political action committee To help elect Democrats in red states.

But now Newsom seems to have realized Conservative enclave here in California Where he can wage war as a culture warrior of the Left is the Temecula Valley Unified School District, which educates 28,000 students in Riverside County.

Temecula School Board held a noisy nine-hour meeting He became the first person to come out as gay and be elected to public office in California this week, due to his position on the city’s oversight board over a decision to reject a textbook containing information about Harvey Milk, an influential gay rights advocate.

Newsom I plan to send a textbook that mentions milk To Temecula students rebelling against the board. This could not have been a more perfect battle for Newsom, allowing him to lead a backlash against cultural conservatives while honoring a civil rights icon who was assassinated in the same city hall where Newsome had allowed same-sex marriage before it was legalized as mayor.

Some parents who expressed support for the school board were: conservative majority According to Times reporter Mackenzie Mays, Newsom is portrayed as a “tyrant” who “imposes his rule” on an unsuspecting neighborhood. They called the LGBTQ+ history class “pornographic” and “obscene.” Without evidence, school board members said the proposed instruction promoted pedophilia.

Newsom was so inspired to confront Temecula conservatives that he publicly vowed to hold the school district accountable under a law that didn’t yet exist, Mays explains.he began work in haste law If passed, the bill would give the state new powers over textbooks, a direct response to the controversy in Temecula.

Read more about Newsom’s proposed California law. This article describes his struggle with the Temecula School Board.

I am Laurel Rosenhall, Sacramento Bureau Chief of The Times. We bring you the news of the week in California politics.

feinstein family feud

Documents recently filed in the San Francisco Superior Court revealed that the senator said: Diane Feinstein and her daughter are embroiled in a legal battle between the senator’s late husband’s adult children and those responsible for his trust.

They indicate that there are two issues at stake: 1. Feinstein’s seeking money from the trust to cover his medical bills, and 2. Management of a beach house near San Francisco.

On the first issue, Feinstein filed a petition this week asking the court to rule on her daughter. Catherine Feinsteinsuccessor trustee of Richard Blum‘s trust, claiming that the current trustees “refused a distribution to reimburse Senator Feinstein’s medical expenses.”

Bloom He was a wealthy investor who died last year. And Katherine Feinstein’s father-in-law. Katherine Feinstein, a former High Court judge and current San Francisco Fire Chief, filed the petition on behalf of her mother.

In response, the trustee’s lawyers said the Blum trust “never denied spending on Senator Feinstein, let alone medical expenses,” and hoped Katherine Feinstein would not engage in “some kind of erroneous attempt to control unentitled trust assets.”

Regarding the second issue, Katherine Feinstein, in a separate petition, said she wanted to sell the house her mother owned in a gated community in Stinson Beach, a picturesque seaside town north of San Francisco, but one of the trustees would not take the necessary steps to sell it. Feinstein’s daughter said in court documents that Blum’s three daughters did not want to sell the house because the Senator’s death would reduce their inheritance.

For more information, This article by political reporter Benjamin Oresquez Please check it.

Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland), left, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) and Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine).

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money competition

member of parliament Adam B. Schiff (D-Burbank) has beaten rivals in a race to replace retired Senator Diane Feinstein (D-California), raising $8.2 million in recent months. Times political reporter Seema Mehta reported..

Mr. Schiff raised about twice as much as his leading Democratic opponents, the House of Representatives, raised. Katie Porter (D-Irvine) and Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) — Around the same time.

Mr. Schiff’s windfall was his June Impeachment proceedings by Congressional Republicans It’s a rebuke he repeatedly stressed in his fundraising appeals for his role in investigating relations between former Republican President Donald Trump and Russia.

some highlights Analysis of the latest campaign finance reports Filed with the Federal Election Commission:

Another interesting gold nugget — this one about the House fight:
Will Rollinsa Democrat who wants to overturn the seats in the Inland Empire Congress held by Republicans. Ken Calvert Due to the impact of Corona, we made national news because we had a very large profit in the second quarter.

According to a research report, Rollins’ $890,000 raised was the second-largest fundraiser among candidates challenging incumbents in hotly contested congressional districts across the country. Analysis by the National Journal.The only challenger that brought more support was the Democrats Adam Frisch, He reportedly raised $2.6 million to oust a Republican lawmaker. Lauren Bobert of Colorado.

Rollins is running in one of the few hot spots Southern California Districts of Potential Critical Importance It will decide which party will take control of Congress next year.

keep up with california politics

Opinion: More Money, Same Problem: My Fellow California Democrats Are Repeating This Mistake
“Our failure is proof that good intentions and large sums of money alone are not enough to solve the ailments of Golden State,” said the Democratic state senator. Steve Glaser Olinda writes in the article: “For our progressive beliefs to be meaningful, Congress must ensure that the money we spend is actually improving the lives of those we pledge to help.”

California voters urged to reaffirm same-sex marriage protections on 2024 ballot
Californians plan to vote on a constitutional amendment in the 2024 ballot to reaffirm gay marriage rights, but the move is a cautious move amid public anxiety following a recent ruling by the conservative-leaning U.S. Supreme Court. While there is no current threat to the legality of same-sex marriage, the Democratic-controlled state legislature is seeking to remove language from the California Constitution that still defines marriage as between a man and a woman.

California lawmaker seeks answers after black female executive resigns in Hollywood
Lawmakers in California said the departure of a prominent black female executive in Hollywood was a “worrying pattern,” especially as the state extended tax credits for movies and television. The Black Caucus said it plans to meet with governors, film industry executives and labor partners to encourage studios to provide more data on their diversity efforts.

California Democrats Reject Bill to Toughen Penalties for Child Sex Trafficking
The decision, which sparked bipartisan outrage in the state Capitol after rejecting a proposal to increase penalties for repeated sex trafficking of minors, was reversed after high-profile policy committee California Democrats intervened. Gavin Newsom and the new Speaker of Parliament Robert Rivas (D-Hollister).

Shabria: Do you support pedophiles or protect children? Wrong question confuses California legislature
Senate Bill No. 14 makes sex trafficking of minors a felony and is subject to California’s “three strikes” law, meaning the third offense means 25 years to live. It seems reasonable to sell children for sex, but Times columnist Anita Shabria writes that the devil is always in the details. And the proposal raised two major concerns among criminal justice reform advocates.

Opinion: Newsom says California’s anti-housing and environmental laws are “violating.” So why wouldn’t he try to fix it?
Newsom’s bold statements about the California Environmental Quality Act signaled that major reform was on the horizon. But the legislative package he pushed included only two incremental reforms of CEQA, neither of which targeted housing, he writes. Chris ElmendorfProfessor of Law, University of California, Davis School of Law.

Want a night market in your neighborhood?This new bill could make it easier to start a business
member of parliament Matt Haney (Democrat, San Francisco) will introduce legislation to make it easier for California cities and neighborhoods to host farmers markets, flea markets and even night markets inspired by the outdoor food gatherings popular across Asia.