{"id":133534,"date":"2021-02-15T11:55:29","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T16:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=133534"},"modified":"2021-02-15T11:58:14","modified_gmt":"2021-02-15T16:58:14","slug":"gavin-newsoms-6-worst-policies-as-california-governor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gavin-newsoms-6-worst-policies-as-california-governor\/","title":{"rendered":"Gavin Newsom\u2019s 6 Worst Policies as California Governor"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fgavin-newsoms-6-worst-policies-as-california-governor%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=133534&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/GettyImages-106530683-1200x800-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span>California Governor Gavin Newsom is rapidly losing popularity among his constituents.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Golden State presently boasts the seventh-highest COVID-19<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/covid.cdc.gov\/covid-data-tracker\/#cases_deathsper100klast7days\"><span>death rate<\/span><\/a> <span>and third-highest<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bls.gov\/web\/laus\/laumstrk.htm\"><span>unemployment rate<\/span><\/a> <span>in the United States, despite aggressive lockdowns meant to slow the spread of the virus.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Recent surveys reveal that Newsom<\/span> <span>\u2014<\/span> <span>who formerly served as mayor of San Franci<\/span><span>sco \u2014 s<\/span><span>aw his approval ratings slip by double digits from previously record highs. A Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/polls-show-gov-gavin-newsom-022217962.html\"><span>showed<\/span><\/a> <span>Newsom\u2019s approval dropping from 64% in September 2020 to 46% in January 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Subsequently, Gov. Newsom is facing the likelihood of a recall vote. Organizers of the recall measure<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/organizers-hit-number-of-signatures-required-to-force-recall-vote-for-gavin-newsom-report\"><span>announced<\/span><\/a> <span>on February 10 that they had gathered the 1.5 million signatures necessary to force an election later this year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>As the governor of the country\u2019s largest state faces the prospect of an election, here is a look back at Newsom\u2019s six worst policies in his time in office.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sending Seniors With COVID To Nursing Homes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Gov. Newsom<\/span> <span>\u2014<\/span> <span>along with Gov. Tom Wolf (D-PA), Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D-NY), Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI), and Gov. Phil Murphy (D-NJ)<\/span> <span>\u2014<\/span> <span>forced seniors infected with COVID-19 back into their nursing homes.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>By early May, at least 41% of California\u2019s COVID-19 deaths<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2020\/05\/06\/editorial-newsom-falters-as-covid-19-nursing-home-cases-soar\/\"><span>occurred<\/span><\/a> <span>in elderly care facilities, with f<\/span><span>ederal lawmakers condemning the high death tolls.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Rep. Steve Scalise (R-LA) sent a<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.republicanwhip.gov\/news\/scalise-demands-answers-from-governors-on-nursing-home-tragedies\/\"><span>letter<\/span><\/a> <span>to the five Democratic governors requesting more information about their decisions to ignore the CDC\u2019s warnings about sending infected patients to nursing homes.<\/span> <span>The Republican Whip \u2014 who serves on the House of Representatives\u2019 Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis \u2014 asked for data \u201cat a granular level\u201d supporting the rationale for their guidelines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Proclaiming California A Sanctuary State For Abortion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>In the first months of his administration, Gov. Newsom announced his intention to adamantly support abortion in the state of California.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Along with Gov. Kate Brown (D-OR) and Gov. Jay Inslee (D-WA), Newsom released a<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/5.31.19-CA-OR-WA-letter.pdf\"><span>statement<\/span><\/a> <span>in May of 2019 to denounce \u201can escalating attack on the freedom of women and families to determine their futures\u201d in conservative states.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIn California, the fundamental right to choose to bear a child or to choose to obtain an abortion is the official public policy of the State, protected in both our constitution and by statute,\u201d wrote Newsom in the statement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe will uphold women\u2019s equality and liberty by protecting their reproductive freedom. Join us,\u201d said the three Democrats.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The governor released a<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/Proclamation-on-Reproductive-Freedom.pdf\"><span>proclamation<\/span><\/a> <span>of his own \u201cwelcoming women to California to fully exercise their reproductive rights.\u201d He emphasized the importance of guaranteeing the \u201cyoung women\u2019s right to choose,\u201d reminding readers that \u201cyoung women do not have to secure parental or judicial consent in order to obtain an abortion.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Taxing Water<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Benjamin Franklin famously wrote that \u201cin this world nothing can be said to be certain, except&nbsp;death and taxes.\u201d Adding to his COVID-19 response and abortion policies, Gov. Newsom cemented this quotation at the center of his agenda by proposing a tax on drinking water.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>In his 2019-2020 budget proposal, Newsom<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/politics\/article\/Gavin-Newsom-drinking-water-tax-budget-2019-detail-13527647.php\"><span>requested<\/span><\/a> <span>the launch of a \u201csafe and affordable drinking water fund\u201d that would \u201cenable the State Water Resources Control Board to assist communities, particularly disadvantaged communities, in paying for the short-term and long-term costs of obtaining access to safe and affordable drinking water.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>To fund the program, Newsom wanted to enact a<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/03\/29\/california-governors-plan-for-drinking-water-tax-faces-resistance.html\"><span>tax<\/span><\/a> <span>of up to $10 per month upon water customers, with the exception of low-income households. The plan would raise up to $140 million per year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shutting Down Churches<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>Gov. Newsom continues to lead California in one of the nation\u2019s most restrictive set of lockdowns, with perhaps the most controversial aspect of his strategy being the sweeping regulation of religious activity.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>On July 1, Newsom officially banned \u201csinging and chanting\u201d in churches, mosques, and synagogues.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cEven with adherence to physical distancing, convening in a congregational setting of multiple different households to practice a personal faith carries a relatively higher risk for widespread transmission of the COVID-19 virus, and may result in increased rates of infection, hospitalization, and death, especially among more vulnerable populations,\u201d said Newsom\u2019s<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/files.covid19.ca.gov\/pdf\/guidance-places-of-worship.pdf\"><span>order<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cIn particular, activities such as singing and chanting negate the risk-reduction achieved through six feet of physical distancing.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Days earlier, Newsom dodged a question from a reporter who asked why Californians should listen to his warnings in light of widespread protests and riots across the state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cIf they care about their grandfather, their uncle, their aunt, that\u2019s why they should listen,\u201d<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2020\/07\/02\/coronavirus-lacking-details-on-enforcement-procedures-gov-newsom-urges-health-order-compliance\/\"><span>quipped<\/span><\/a> <span>Newsom.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Later in July, Newsom<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GavinNewsom\/status\/1282753656983449600\"><span>demanded<\/span><\/a> <span>that all indoor operations for places of worship cease immediately across most of California. Many religious leaders<\/span> <span>\u2014<\/span> <span>including Pastor John MacArthur of Grace Community Church<\/span> <span>\u2014<\/span> <span>openly defied Newsom\u2019s lockdowns by continuing to hold worship services.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe, the church, cannot relinquish our duties before God in order to appease the arbitrary, mercurial, and onerous restrictions of a governor who imposes rules on others that he does not even follow himself,\u201d explained MacArthur in an opinion piece for<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/macarthur-we-cannot-yield-to-caesar-that-which-belongs-to-god\"><span>The Daily Wire<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cWe will put nothing in the way of those who come to church for fellowship, instruction, worship, and the sanctifying benefits of hearing God\u2019s Word proclaimed.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Giving COVID Aid To Illegal Immigrants<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>As California passed stimulus measures to lessen the effect of its lockdown-induced recession, Gov. Newsom ensured that taxpayer dollars were diverted from citizens to support illegal immigrants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Newsom<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/news\/california-newsom-illegal-immigrants-budget\"><span>proposed<\/span><\/a> <span>the \u201cDisaster Relief Assistance for Immigrants Project,\u201d which would provide $75 million in state funds and $50 million from private philanthropies to illegal immigrants through one-time payments of $500 per adult.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Local activist groups distributed the handouts so that the state government could refrain from collecting information about the recipients.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cCalifornia is the most diverse state in the nation. Our diversity makes us stronger and more resilient,\u201d said Newsom in a<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblaze.com\/news\/california-newsom-illegal-immigrants-budget\"><span>statement<\/span><\/a><span>. \u201cEvery Californian, including our undocumented neighbors and friends, should know that California is here to support them during this crisis. We are all in this together.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The state also assembled an \u201c<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/covid19.ca.gov\/guide-immigrant-californians\/\"><span>immigrant resource guide<\/span><\/a><span>\u201d to help illegal immigrants tap into COVID-19 relief and other public benefits.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The governor\u2019s budget deficit surpassed $54.3 billion, in spite of Newsom removing $19 billion from public schools. At the time of Newsom\u2019s illegal immigrant program, California\u2019s unemployment rate had officially<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbclosangeles.com\/news\/california-news\/california-unemployment-jobs-jobless-benefits\/2366997\/#:~:text=California&#039;s%20unemployment%20rate%20soared%20to%2015.5%%20in%20April,of%20the%20coronavirus%20pandemic%20that%20shuttered%20most%20businesses.\"><span>surpassed<\/span><\/a> <span>15%.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Blaming \u2018Climate Change\u2019 for Wildfires<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span>California faced historically destructive wildfires in the summer and fall of 2020. Though his forest management policies were largely to blame for the catastrophe, Gov. Newsom pointed to climate change as the culprit.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cThis is America fast-forward,\u201d Newsom<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=lr-tBaFGRyg\"><span>told<\/span><\/a> <span>a reporter in September. \u201cCalifornia, the West Coast of the United States\u2026 are experiencing what people predicted would occur in 2040, 2050.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Though multiple factors contributed to the fires, a primary cause was the state\u2019s failure to effectively manage its natural resources.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Newsom himself recognized that California can \u201cget more aggressive, we could be more prescriptive, more targeted in terms of our vegetation management,\u201d although he again insisted that \u201cthere is something so fundamental that cannot be denied \u2014 and that is climate change.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe have been doing less and less to try to clear vegetation, to do controlled burns, so that we can reduce the dead vegetation that we have,\u201d<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/climate-change-an-inconvenient-truth-or-convenient-excuse\"><span>admitted<\/span><\/a> <span>State Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson (D-CA) two years earlier. \u201cAs a result, we have conditions that are seeing fruition with these enormous and out of control fires.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>The views expressed in this opinion piece are the author\u2019s own and do not necessarily represent those of The Daily Wire.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a<\/em>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\"><em>member<\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California Governor Gavin Newsom is rapidly losing popularity among his constituents. 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