Gov. Gavin Newsom's office issued a response after leaked emails from his chief of staff show hardball negotiations over Prop 47 reforms and Newsom's effort to keep a statewide initiative off the November ballot.
An email chain obtained by CBS News California Investigates reveals the governor's chief of staff did not want to negotiate with the initiative coalition unless they agreed to postpone their ballot measure until 2026.
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“We’ve already engaged tens of thousands of volunteers,” said Josh Fryday, chief service officer with the governor’s office. “What we’re hoping to do now is to supercharge our efforts to mobilize Californians by engaging 1 million people to take these simple, everyday actions tha...
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“Don’t play politics on public safety. It’s the wrong thing to do in the current environment,” said Greg Totten, chief executive of the California District Attorneys Assn. and a supporter of the prosecutor-led initiative. “We all came together to draft and qualify a...
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"I don't believe Californians will replace Gavin Newsom with someone who comes from Trump's Republican Party," he said. "The Republican Party is out of line with the values that Californians hold dear." When asked about the new candidates and the recent poll, Newsom's chief strategist Dave...
In one email, the Governor's Chief of Staff Dana Williamson tells the coalition's lead negotiator, Greg Totten, that leadership is willing to negotiate on its package of crime bills, which would take effect immediately, clarifying "As far as an initiative, we are open to something in 2026....