{"id":2356870,"date":"2024-10-18T19:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-18T23:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-sides-with-elon-musks-spacex-lawsuit-in-surprising-break-with-california-agency-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-18T19:13:48","modified_gmt":"2024-10-18T23:13:48","slug":"newsom-sides-with-elon-musks-spacex-lawsuit-in-surprising-break-with-california-agency-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/newsom-sides-with-elon-musks-spacex-lawsuit-in-surprising-break-with-california-agency-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsom sides with Elon Musk\u2019s SpaceX lawsuit in surprising break with California agency &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/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%2Fnewsom-sides-with-elon-musks-spacex-lawsuit-in-surprising-break-with-california-agency-washington-examiner%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=2356870&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--><p>California Governor Gavin Newsom has expressed unexpected support for Elon\u200c Musk following a decision by the California Coastal Commission to block SpaceX&#8217;s \u2064plans for increased rocket launches at Vandenberg Space Force Base. During an interview, Newsom criticized \u200dthe commission&#8217;s decision, suggesting that \u200bit was influenced by political bias\u2062 and\u2062 emphasizing the \u200cneed for impartiality. \u2063His remarks came in light of a\u200c lawsuit Musk filed against the regulatory agency, claiming &#8220;naked political discrimination&#8221; was behind the refusal to approve an increase\u2064 in launches. The commission&#8217;s recent 6-4 vote \u2064against Musk&#8217;s proposal cited his \u2064political activities \u2064as a reason, \u200dwhich Newsom found \u2063troubling. The Space Force\u2064 had previously recommended allowing SpaceX\u2063 to conduct up to 50 launches annually from the base.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Newsom sides with Elon Musk&rsquo;s SpaceX lawsuit in surprising break with California agency<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1833904\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Gavin Newsom <\/a>(D-CA) expressed uncommon support for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/elon-musk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Elon Musk<\/a> after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/california\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>California<\/a> Coastal Commission blocked the latter&rsquo;s efforts to increase <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/spacex\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>SpaceX<\/a> launches at the state&rsquo;s Vandenberg Space Force Base.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I&rsquo;m with Elon. I didn&rsquo;t like that. Look, I&rsquo;m not helping the legal case. You just can&rsquo;t bring up that explicit level of politic<em>s<\/em>,&rdquo; Newsom said during an interview Thursday evening, later adding he wished &ldquo;his friends&rdquo; on the state commission would exercise more impartiality by &ldquo;calling balls and strikes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Newsom&rsquo;s statement came after Musk mounted a lawsuit against the state regulator, alleging &ldquo;naked political discrimination&rdquo; fueled the commission&rsquo;s move to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/adam-kinzinger-agrees-with-lindsey-graham-in-wanting-putins-assassination\/\" title=\"Adam Kinzinger Agrees with Lindsey Graham in Wanting Putin&#039;s Assassination\">pour cold water<\/a> on his SpaceX plans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The California Coastal Commission voted on Tuesday to reject the Department of Defense and Musk&rsquo;s proposal to increase the number of rockets launched off California&rsquo;s coastline. The Space Force, which partners with SpaceX to transport some NASA astronauts, had previously recommended that Musk&rsquo;s company be given permission to launch up to 50 rockets a year from Santa Barbara County&rsquo;s Vandenberg Air Force Base.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">SpaceX&rsquo;s mega rocket booster returns to the launch pad to be captured during a test flight, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024, in Boca Chica,, Texas. (AP Photo\/Eric Gay)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The California Coastal Commission&rsquo;s 6-4 vote rejecting the proposal cited Musk&rsquo;s politics as its basis to stop SpaceX from increasing rocket launches.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Elon Musk is hopping about the country, spewing and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elon-musk-battles-the-leviathan-of-the-administrative-state\/\" title=\"Elon Musk Battles The Leviathan Of The Administrative State\">tweeting political falsehoods<\/a> and attacking FEMA while claiming his desire to help the hurricane victims with free Starlink access to the internet,&rdquo; one of the agency&rsquo;s commissioners, Gretchen Newsom (no relation to Gavin Newsom) claimed.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Though the Democratic governor has publicly sparred with Musk in recent years, even prominently leading the Big Tech titan to pull his SpaceX and X headquarters out of&nbsp;California, Newsom expressed concerns that the California agency had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nprs-new-ceo-scolds-25-year-veteran-for-expose-outing-networks-bias\/\" title=\"NPR&#039;s new CEO reprimands long-time staff member for revealing network bias in an expos\u00e9\">displayed political bias<\/a> and urged it to exercise impartiality.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These are friends of mine that said that. These are good commissioners. But you got to call balls and strikes. And trust me, I&rsquo;m not big on the Elon Musk bandwagon right now. So that&rsquo;s me calling balls and strikes,&rdquo; he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Newsom and Musk are still at opposite ends of the political spectrum. The California governor targeted Musk during his interview on Thursday, claiming his move to support former President Donald Trump calls his &ldquo;character&rdquo; into question.<\/p>\n<p>The SpaceX founder has become one of Trump&rsquo;s most powerful supporters in recent months, while Newsom has campaigned for Vice President Kamala Harris, his one-time Californian colleague. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1833904\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1833904\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newsom unexpectedly supports Musk&#8217;s SpaceX lawsuit against California<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2356871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SpaceX-1.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[43315,32192,4585,3678,4844],"class_list":["post-2356870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-california-agency","tag-elon-musk","tag-lawsuit","tag-newsom","tag-spacex"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/SpaceX-1.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2356870"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2356870\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2356871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2356870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2356870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2356870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}