Gavin Newsom breaks silence on $800 billion proposal from California reparations task force: Report

Brady Knox

May 10, 12:46 AM May 10, 12:52 AM

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) responded to the California Reparations Task Force's $800 billion proposal on Tuesday, arguing that the issue was about "more than cash payments."

Newsom had been quiet on the task force's proposals, which he had created back in 2020, in response to the fallout from the death of George Floyd. He broke his silence when he gave a statement to WHD News that praised the work of the task force.

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The reparations task force voted on Saturday to approve a reparations model that is estimated to cost the state over $800 billion, just in monetary payments.

"Dealing with that legacy [of slavery] is about much more than cash payments. Many of the recommendations put forward by the Task Force are critical action items we’ve already been hard at work addressing: breaking down barriers to vote, bolstering resources to address hate, enacting sweeping law enforcement and justice reforms to build trust and safety, strengthening economic mobility — all while investing billions to root out disparities and improve equity in housing, education, healthcare, and well beyond. This work must continue," Newsom said in a statement to WHD News.

"Following the Task Force’s submission of its final report this summer, I look forward to a continued partnership with the Legislature to advance systemic changes that ensure an inclusive and equitable future for all Californians," he continued.

The reparations plan includes a slew of suggestions that suggest revolutionary change across every aspect of society, but the aspect most focused on has been the massive monetary payments to black citizens.

Though the total price tag has not been approved by the state legislature, or Newsom himself, the latest proposal could see payments of up to $1.2 million sent to black residents. The new proposal aims to send payments on a structured system based on the amount of time spent in California, and the number of alleged harms committed against them.

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If the $800 billion price tag is correct, it would represent over two times the entire state's budget, as California struggles with a significant deficit.

The Washington Examiner has reached out to Gavin Newsom for comment.

Gov. Ron DeSantis paints Florida as the 'anti-New York' and 'anti-California'

Julia Johnson

May 03, 03:42 PM May 03, 03:42 PM

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) declared Florida the "anti-New York" and "anti-California" during a press conference on Wednesday.

According to the Florida governor, his state's bail laws and support of free speech for physicians places it in stark contrast with New York and California, which are led by Democratic politicians.

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"Our Florida bail, tough-on-bail [laws], is anti-New York. Supporting free speech physicians, kind of anti-California," he explained at the press conference in Jupiter, Florida.

He also alluded to the national media attention on himself, particularly coming out of those states.

“I get out of bed — I roll out of bed in the morning — the media's having a spasm. The Left has a spasm,” he said.

“Honestly, it just shows you that you’re over the target," DeSantis added.

According to him, "If you have New York media outlets worried about me in Florida, they’re not doing that for their health.

"They understand that what we’re doing in Florida, you know, we represent a threat to leftism in this country because we’re defeating leftism in the state of Florida,” he told reporters.

California's governor, Gavin Newsom (D-CA), has been a harsh critic of DeSantis and his policies. The Democratic politician recently took a trip to the state where he visited New College — the subject of DeSantis's campaign to root out Left-wing bias at public universities.

On Tuesday, Newsom said he is making trips to red states because "We're at a moment, and I can't just sit back passively."

He further accused Florida and other Republican-led states of conducting "a rights regression."

According to the California governor, "I feel accountable, and I feel the need to call it out. I feel the need to go on the offense and not consistently be on the defense, and I feel the need to wake everybody up to what the hell is going on in the United States of America."

DeSantis is expected to launch a bid for the White House in 2024 this summer, something the campaign of former President Donald Trump has gotten out ahead of, releasing ads targeting the Florida governor.

Despite his unannounced status, DeSantis is the second-highest polling potential candidate in a hypothetical 2024 Republican primary, with 22%. Trump still leads the field with a whopping 56%, however, per Morning Consult.

Newsom says California will cut ties with Walgreens over abortion pill stance

Abigail Adcox

March 06, 04:41 PM March 06, 04:47 PM

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) said California will no longer do "business" with Walgreens, days after the pharmaceutical chain announced it does not intend to dispense a major abortion medication in some states where the pills remain legal.

The Democratic governor, who has championed California as a sanctuary state for abortion, indicated California would be cutting ties with Walgreens and "any company that cowers to the extremists and puts women's lives at risk" in a tweet on Monday.

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"California is reviewing all relationships between Walgreens and the state. We will not pursue business with companies that cave to right wing bullies pushing their extremist agenda or companies that put politics above the health of women and girls," a spokesperson for the governor told the Washington Examiner in a statement.

It's not clear how Newsom plans to cease business with Walgreens.

Walgreens said last week that it does not plan to seek certification from the Food and Drug Administration to dispense mifepristone, the first of two abortion-inducing drugs used to terminate a pregnancy through 10 weeks, at its brick-and-mortar locations in several states where abortions and the abortion medication remain legal, including Alaska, Iowa, Kansas, and Montana, due to a shifting legal landscape.

It follows over 20 Republican attorneys general threatening legal action against the company if it proceeded with dispensing the abortion medication in their state.

The FDA announced earlier this year that retail pharmacies could become certified to offer abortion medication to patients who have received a prescription from a qualified health provider.

Gavin Newsom criticized for traveling out of state amid record California snowstorm

Asher Notheis

March 04, 01:31 PM March 04, 01:31 PM

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is away from his state for "personal travel" amid a record snowfall in some regions, a decision several have criticized.

It is unknown where Newsom has traveled over the past week, though it is reported that he left the state on Wednesday after visiting the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant in Avila Beach in California. Newsom had announced on Wednesday a state of emergency in 13 different state counties in response to the severe winter storms slamming the state, the same day he traveled out of state, according to WHD News.

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"Californians are trapped in their homes without power," Rep. Kevin Kiley (R-CA) wrote on social media on Thursday. "More storms are on the way. And Governor Newsom has just left the state for “personal travel.”

Emily Hoeven, a columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, shared an article on Friday about how state residents are in need of food and snow plows, writing that it "may not have been the best timing" for Newsom to travel out of state.

Mike Netter, one of the leaders in the failed Recall Gavin Newsom campaign that took place in 2021, took to social media himself to comment on the governor's absence.

The 13 counties Newsom declared a state of emergency over include Amador, Kern, Los Angeles, Madera, Mariposa, Mono, Nevada, San Bernardino, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Sierra, Sonoma, and Tulare. In addition, Newsom activated the State Operations Center to bring state support to county-led emergency response efforts to help combat the severe weather affecting the state.

San Bernardino County Fire spokesman Mike McClintock said structure fires have been a big problem in the mountain communities, which is surprising and unusual, per KTLA. One couple's home exploded due to a gas leak.

Further north, communities brace for more storms this weekend as several feet of snow have already landed. The National Weather Service has predicted between 1 to 5 feet of snow to fall in the Sierra Nevadas above 2,500 feet between Saturday morning and Monday morning, with anywhere from 4 to 18 inches possible at elevations above 1,000 feet, according to the Sacramento Bee.

Suspect in fatal shooting of California deputy killed after high-speed chase

Conrad Hoyt

December 30, 02:34 AM December 30, 02:34 AM

A deputy in southern California was shot and killed following a traffic stop on Thursday, and the suspect was later shot and killed by police after a high-speed chase.

Riverside County Sheriff's Deputy Isaiah Cordero, 32, stopped a vehicle at about 2 p.m. in Jurupa Valley, about 50 miles east of Los Angeles, the sheriff's department said in a press conference later in the day. Sheriff Chad Bianco said that as Cordero approached the vehicle, the suspect, identified as 44-year-old William McKay, pulled out a gun and shot the deputy. Nearby Good Samaritans helped Cordero, but the eight-year veteran of the department later died of his wounds.

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Bianco said that after the shooting, McKay's pickup truck was seen in neighboring San Bernardino County, and deputies from both counties pursued the suspect in a high-speed chase. The chase ended after McKay crashed into a car, when he then shot at deputies, who returned fire, killing him.

"Our Department would like to thank the community and our allied agencies for the outpouring show of support during this tragedy. Our hearts and prayers are with his loved ones," the Riverside County Sheriff's Department said of Cordero.

Sheriff Bianco said McKay was no stranger to crime, with an "extensive criminal history" dating back to before 2000, including convictions for kidnapping, robbery and multiple assaults with a deadly weapon, including the stabbing of a California Highway Patrol K-9.

"This terrible tragedy should have been prevented by the legal system," Bianco said. He claimed that if the judge had done her job in sentencing McKay to 25 years to life and not reducing his bail, the tragic death of Cordero would have been avoided.

"Our Office is saddened to learn of the death of Riverside County Sheriff's Deputy Isaiah Cordero," said District Attorney Jason Anderson. "Our Office upheld our oath of pursuing justice by prosecuting convicted felon McKay in November of 2021, however a failure in the process to separate McKay from society and hold him accountable for his crimes has resulted in the tragic loss of a law enforcement deputy."

California Gov. Gavin Newsom responded to the shooting, saying, "Jennifer and I extend our deepest sympathies to Deputy Isaiah Cordero's family, friends and colleagues during this difficult time. He served his community selflessly, and with dedication and courage. We owe him our respect, gratitude, and will remember his sacrifice."

Newsom insists he will not challenge Biden in 2024 despite speculation

Asher Notheis

November 26, 09:29 AM November 26, 09:29 AM

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) will not challenge President Joe Biden for the Democratic candidacy in the 2024 presidential election despite much speculation that he will run.

Newsom's decision regarding the next presidential election comes after he won reelection in California's gubernatorial election on Nov. 8. In July, Newsom made a visit to the White House while Biden was out of the United States, adding fuel to the speculation of a challenge to the presidency.

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“I’ve told everyone in the White House, from the chief of staff to the first lady,” Newsom told Politico.

In the event that Biden faces off against former President Donald Trump, Newsom said he believes that Biden could “beat him again,“ adding that he hopes Biden runs and would "enthusiastically support him.”

During a victory speech Newsom made after winning reelection, the California governor discussed how the state's leadership had "affirmed clearly with conviction that we are a true freedom state” and compared himself favorably to Republican governors, including the one “flying migrants to an island.” The reference was seemingly aimed at Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), seen by many as a strong contender for the Republicans in the 2024 election.

Trump is the only candidate who has announced his run in the next presidential election, which he announced on Nov. 15. DeSantis has not made any announcement regarding 2024, but rumors of a rivalry with the former president have spread in recent months.

Other Republicans considered to be possible contenders for 2024 include former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and former Vice President Mike Pence.

Biden, who turned 80 years old on Sunday, has not announced if he will run for reelection, though he has said he intends to run again. In an early exit poll conducted on Nov. 8, two-thirds of voters said they do not want Biden to seek reelection in 2024, according to CBS News.

Newsom nemesis Kevin Kiley vows to upend DC as California's newest House member

Tori Richards

November 24, 07:00 AM November 24, 07:12 AM

The biggest thorn in California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s side is now headed to Congress as part of the Golden State's mini-red wave.

For the past six years, Assemblyman Kevin Kiley has dogged Newsom and liberal legislators about everything from the gas tax to school closures to excessive spending. He mounted a campaign against a single-payer healthcare bill that went down in flames, giving the GOP a rare victory in the state.

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The maverick conservative was arguably the lone voice on social media blasting the supermajority Democratic machine for all the ills befalling California. Now Kiley says he is ready to do the same to the Biden administration and any congressional member who steps in line with outgoing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).

“This has been a terrible last two years for our country, everything has moved in the wrong direction in public safety, immigration, and the economy,” Kiley, 37, told the Washington Examiner. “We need to get the country on the right track.”

He has been on a continuous crusade this year to bring down the cost of gas, introducing several bills to delete the gas tax as other blue states have done. All of his legislation has died in committee.

“Newsom says oil companies are 'ripping you off.' It's his government that is ripping us off. Californians pay the highest gas taxes and drive on the worst roads,” Kiley tweeted in September.

Kiley has a blunt yet facetious way of speaking to the electorate that let him cruise to victory in two assembly elections and then pull past congressional rival Kermit Jones, a Democrat, with a 5-point margin.

His Twitter feed is filled with observations about daily life that he finds unbearable: a state law muzzling doctors who speak out about COVID-19, low test scores for schoolchildren, or why the electrical grid is causing blackouts.

He plans to use this direct approach in working with other GOP members who have similar approaches, such as Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH). Kiley also said he will vote for Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for House speaker.

“I’m talking to Jim Jordan and a lot of other members of our conference who are thinking the same way about getting results,” Kiley said. “The economy and immigration are top priorities right now.”

Other items on his to-do list include ferreting out corruption at the Department of Justice, “what they are doing with 87,000 IRS agents,” and “mistakes on healthcare with COVID.”

“There has been no oversight on Pelosi’s watch, and that is about to change,” Kiley said.

When asked what committee assignments he will request, Kiley demurred, saying he’s evaluating the process.

But it’s a safe bet he will use his background as an attorney in some capacity as he did as a state legislator, drilling into legislation and then arguing his point to voters.

Since he was elected in 2016, Kiley fought against taxation, spending, and downgrading state laws to clear out the prisons. But his activism ramped up a few notches when Newsom took office two years later.

In 2021, Kiley became one of the leading drivers of the Newsom recall movement and even wrote a book titled Recall Newsom: The Case Against America’s Most Corrupt Governor.

Kiley jumped into the recall race, finishing sixth in a crowded pool of candidates who wanted to take the governor’s job if he was voted out. Newsom prevailed with 62% of the vote.

“Why, in California, when we sacrifice the most, do we get the least in return?” Kiley said at the time. “We have the worst roads, poverty, homeless, and the most secure lockdowns during COVID. The answer is political corruption.”

He then accused Newsom of selling his office to the highest bidder in a June 27, 2021, tweet. Kiley also had a few words for Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA).

“Newsom’s appointed senator Alex Padilla says the Recall ‘threatens our values.’ He’s right. It’s a vital threat to a decadent political class that values nothing but its own power,” Kiley tweeted.

Leaving California politics for a bigger stage now begs the question for the state’s outnumbered conservative base: Who is going to fill the hole?

Kiley ticked off the names of several legislators he said are up for the fight, along with several newly elected members.

“I know that there is going to be a constitutional fight at the state Capitol, and I hope to assist those efforts as much as possible,” he said. “I want to continue to focus attention on state government in California.”

'Not going on, no, no': Newsom shoots down presidential bids in 2024 and 2028

Ryan King

September 26, 02:36 PM September 26, 02:36 PM

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is not mincing words and phrases: He will not run for president anytime before long.

The governor, greatly seen as a 2024 hopeful, dominated out a presidential operate when pressed by a moderator at the Texas Tribune Pageant on Saturday about no matter whether he would vie in 2024 or 2028. There had been no contingencies in the moderator's questioning about President Joe Biden's options.

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"Not occurring, no, no, not at all," Newsom insisted. "I've claimed it in French, Italian. I don't know German. I necessarily mean, I cannot say it more than enough. But thank you. It's humbling. It is sweet. It really is a great factor to be requested. I imply it, and I in no way have confidence in politicians, so I get why you continue to keep inquiring."

Newsom has formerly ruled out a presidential operate, having flatly claimed it is "not gonna occur." Nevertheless, speculation about his 2024 aspirations has mounted amid a bevy of moves he has built over current months, zinging GOP heavyweights Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, also considered as 2024 hopefuls, in scathing advert strategies.

"California, I indicate, what a gift," Newsom ongoing. "Forty million Us citizens potent. We discuss about laboratories of democracy, and we are in a position to scale strategies that have an effects all across this state and all around the planet. I am quite proud of that privilege, and I don't acquire it for granted just one day."

Newsom recounted how he was subjected to a remember election, which he survived with about 60% of the vote.

"I was nearly recalled final year. They went right after me difficult. That is sobering, and that wakes you up. How susceptible, how quick this is, how people today appear and go, and you know, individuals reduce you off," Newsom included.

The California governor has been commonly thought of a top rated 2024 hopeful if Biden does not vie for the presidency amid whispers of unease about Biden in some corners of the bash. A short while ago, Biden iterated his intent to operate for a second time period with the caveat that it wasn't set in stone.

"Glance, my intention, as I claimed, to begin with, is that I would run all over again. But it truly is just an intention," Biden informed 60 Minutes. "Is it a firm choice that I operate yet again? That stays to be noticed."

Quite a few weeks ago, Biden threw shade at Newsom by endorsing professional-union laws in California very similar to a evaluate the governor vetoed. Newsom has reportedly irked some Democrats by prodding the celebration to ratchet up their offensive on the GOP.

In search of to subvert the Republican narrative that Californians are fleeing the Golden Condition in droves because of to stringent taxes and onerous COVID-19 regulations infringing on particular freedoms, Newsom has deployed newspaper and billboard ads in a trove of crimson states these kinds of as Indiana, Mississippi, Ohio, Texas, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Oklahoma, zinging the GOP on abortion, guns, and other very hot-button matters.

"I urge all of you who dwell in Florida to be part of the struggle, or sign up for us in California, in which we however feel in independence, liberty of speech, liberty to decide on, liberty from loathe, and the freedom to adore," Newsom declared in the advertisement.

In addition, he has a short while ago championed a bevy of liberal laws on health care, local climate transform, and abortion, catalyzing assist between the Democratic foundation and even further fueling speculations about his presidential ambitions.

He is anticipated to earn reelection in the midterm cycle versus Republican state Sen. Brian Dahle.

California Gov. Newsom stokes 2024 discuss as Biden's reputation falls

David M. Drucker

July 12, 11:11 AM July 12, 11:11 AM

The 2024 implications of California Gov. Gavin Newsom jogging tv commercials in Florida are politically transparent to numerous Democrats.

But Democrats are even so cheered to see a key celebration chief use the bully pulpit to defend liberal values and initiate a confrontation with Republicans, specially prime GOP presidential contender Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is about as disliked on the Remaining as previous President Donald Trump. Newsom is probable to cruise to reelection this tumble in the midterm elections, and he is considered as a 2024 contender, specifically if President Joe Biden, whose reputation ratings have sunk of late, declines to search for a 2nd phrase.

“He’s earning himself the opposition,” a national Democratic strategist said of Newsom.

Democratic insiders are considerably from sold on Newsom as a foremost 2024 contender, with 1 occasion operative in California questioning the governor’s national viability. “A ton of folks listed here just roll their eyes at him. He isn’t nicely-revered by the legislature and has not gotten a ton performed. He lacks emphasis — electrical power is not a alternative for technique,” said this strategist, who asked for anonymity for anxiety of alienating an incumbent governor on the verge of reelection.

But in other quarters of the social gathering, Newsom’s fighting spirit is having fun with a beneficial reception, particularly as Democrats bitter on Biden. Grassroots Democrats and some occasion insiders are concluding the president is also previous and lacks the vigor to wage the battle in opposition to the Republicans that the present political second calls for. From that vantage stage, Newsom’s “energy” is not only welcome but seems adequately strategic.

Claimed a Democratic operative in Washington: The governor is “someone who’s stepping up to participate in some defense.” In a veiled shot at Biden, this Democrat additional, “It’s not happening or else.”

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The president’s task approval scores are in totally free tumble, coming in at 33% nationally in a new Siena School poll for the New York Periods and 37.7% in the RealClearPolitics common. However most Democratic insiders interviewed for this story requested anonymity. They had been hesitant to look publicly opposed to Biden or engaged in fomenting a Democratic revolt towards his administration. But if the 79-12 months-previous president does action aside in 2024, they be expecting Newsom to operate.

The query is how solid of a prospect he may be in the most important and the common election.

Newsom could be beautiful to a liberal base itching for intense management in the aftermath of the Supreme Courtroom ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health and fitness Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade and eliminated federal protections for abortion rights. In the place the governor aired in Florida through the July Fourth vacation, he took immediate purpose at DeSantis, who encourages the Sunshine Point out as a “free point out,” not to point out Trump and Republican social procedures.

“Freedom, it is less than attack in your state,” Newsom claims, speaking straight to the camera. “Your Republican leaders? They’re banning guides, making it tougher to vote, restricting speech in lecture rooms, even criminalizing women and physicians. I urge all of you living in Florida to sign up for the struggle — or join us in California, where by we even now think in flexibility.” Newsom also opened an account on Truth of the matter Social, the Twitter option founded by Trump and run by his allies.

The looming GOP takeover of Congress in the midterm elections would deliver nevertheless a lot more fodder for the 54-calendar year-outdated California governor to build a countrywide profile. A Newsom political adviser did not reply to a textual content information requesting comment for this tale. But in an e mail to grassroots supporters final week, the governor claimed he invested $100,000 in campaign resources to “fight” to reclaim the phrase “freedom” from DeSantis and the Republicans.

Nevertheless, Newsom has vulnerabilities that could pose road blocks to any White House aspirations.

To commence with, he was pressured to fend off a recall campaign final September. Absolutely sure, he easily defeated Republican Larry Elder, preventing the destiny of former Democratic Gov. Grey Davis. But his political standing in the point out in no way totally rebounded. Indeed, Newsom is gliding to reelection irrespective of a creating GOP electoral wave. But the governor is shielded by how deeply Democratic California has become more than the many years.

And in a aggressive countrywide presidential most important, hardly ever thoughts normal election, Newsom might be compromised by his governing record. Less than his leadership, California is going through rampant homelessness, rising criminal offense, and price tag-of-living pressures. In the meantime, on the governor’s check out, decennial redistricting resulted in California shedding a seat in Congress for the very first time in state background.

“The total mistaken track has gone up considering the fact that the remember. I imagine it’s a person of the good reasons Newsom needs the DeSantis fight. He needs an opponent to avoid talking about his individual history,” explained Rob Stutzman, a Republican operative in Sacramento who has been significant of Trump.

Newsom has two extra complications exclusive to the Democratic presidential principal, say some bash insiders. He’s a white male, and in a circumstance where Biden is exiting the stage, he could have to compete with a fairly outstanding fellow Californian for the nomination: Vice President Kamala Harris.

Harris has myriad political flaws. But she would not only enter the race as the sitting vice president, presumably with a immediate line to the identical California donors Newsom may search for out she is both of those feminine and nonwhite, commodities in a Democratic Occasion that particularly values ethnic and gender diversity. And if Harris’s mediocre poll quantities are not more than enough to box out Newsom, he could find himself functioning against a range of eye-catching Democratic contenders.

Between people outlined are Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who ran for president in 2020 Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (if she wins reelection) and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis. And that is in advance of the normal cadre of senators soar in.

“The even larger problem is that Newsom theoretically pulls from the exact same foundation as Kamala Harris, and would California backers back a sitting governor or a sitting VP who is also a black girl?” said Ed Espinoza, a Democratic operative in Texas who hails from California. “Even if her figures aren’t fantastic, her California politics are, and which is a tough path for him.”

SEE IT: Newsom cuts advert encouraging Floridians to move to California

Daniel Chaitin

July 03, 12:54 PM July 03, 01:15 PM

Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is featured in an Independence Working day ad encouraging Florida people to shift to California.

The advert, paid out for by the governor's reelection marketing campaign, is an early salvo in what could be a 2024 presidential showdown in between Newsom and Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL). It follows a lot more than 360,000 individuals leaving California in 2021 and shifting to sites these types of as the Sunshine State because of to affordability, state restrictions, and access to careers, among other points.

"It truly is Independence Working day — so let's communicate about what is going on in The us," Newsom claims in the advertisement, which he tweeted out on Sunday. "Flexibility is under attack in your state," he provides prior to having goal at Republican leaders.

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"I urge all of you living in Florida to sign up for the combat — or sign up for us in California, wherever we nonetheless feel in flexibility: Freedom of speech, independence to decide on, independence from dislike, and the freedom to really like," Newsom says. "Will not permit them consider your liberty."

DeSantis's campaign panned the advertisement as being a waste of money.

"Gavin Newsom may well as properly light-weight a pile of cash on fireplace," spokesman Dave Abrams mentioned, according to CNN. "Pass the popcorn for his determined endeavor to acquire back again the California refugees who fled the hellhole he designed in his state to arrive to Florida."

Newsom survived a recall election in September of previous year, and polls exhibit favourable signals for his reelection energy this calendar year.

Like his California counterpart, DeSantis has established his aim on a reelection marketing campaign, but he is often talked about as a leading-tier prospect for the 2024 presidential election. Current polling has proven DeSantis closing the gap substantially amongst himself and former President Donald Trump, who has flirted with a different operate at the White Dwelling.