Kevin Riggs
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Sacramento, CA, United States
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Bad news for Gov. Newsom recall backers in new PPIC poll
Facing a recall election engineered by Republican activists and powered by unrest over COVID-19, Gov. Gavin Newsom is still in a strong position to keep his job → Read More
Rebellion within Republican ranks in Washington over Jan. 6 commission
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Bakersfield was thwarted in his efforts to shut down Republican support for a new commission that would investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, as dozens of Republicans voted for the bill. → Read More
California recall circus fires up with new ads, Newsom defense
Tag is destined to become the most famous bear to enter California's political arena since Arnold Schwarzenegger installed a bronze bear statue outside his Capitol office. → Read More
Total Recall in California: List of candidates to replace Gov. Newsom will be lengthy
It's not a reality TV show. The stakes are serious as Californians brace for the second recall effort targeting the governor in less than 20 years. → Read More
Riggs Report: Newsom recall deadlines approach
California should officially know by late next week what political insiders already know — that a review of petitions by elections officials will open the door to a special election seeking the recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom. → Read More
Riggs Report: Caitlyn Jenner for governor?
How a celebrity candidate could shape the pending recall campaign → Read More
Riggs Report: Recall election looks certain
New poll numbers measure Gavin Newsom's job security → Read More
Riggs Report: How big would the recall ballot be?
The petition gathering is over as of Wednesday. Voter signatures calling for an election to sack Gov. Gavin Newsom in a statewide recall election will now be reviewed, and we will know by late April if the election qualifies. But already, there's a broad assumption that it will. → Read More
Riggs Report: A radically different State of the State address
In more than 30 years of covering the governor's annual State of the State address, I've never seen a speech like the one this week. Traditionally, they are delivered in January in front of a joint session of the legislature in the Capitol's Assembly chambers. It's a crowded, noisy, hot affair during which the governor outlines a policy agenda to be pursued throughout the course of the year.If… → Read More
Riggs Report: Replacement for Xavier Becerra still a mystery
Gov. Gavin Newsom is doubtless getting an earful from those who have their ideas about who should be California’s next attorney general. Of course, the job isn’t vacant quite yet. And so the process waits on Washington, D.C.Xavier Becerra, the former L.A. congressman and Sacramento native who himself was appointed to the job by then-Gov. Jerry Brown is facing a hostile Republican audience in… → Read More
Riggs Report: Gov. Newsom recall election looks likely this fall
Gavin Newsom critics heading toward critical March deadline → Read More
Riggs Report: Gov. Newsom recall campaign gets national attention
How the Biden White House’s opposition could affect the effort → Read More
Riggs Report: Gov. Newsom's sliding approval numbers show growing restlessness amid vaccine rollout
New polling numbers this week reflect what should be a source of worry for Gov. Gavin Newsom. They show that his job approval ratings by Californians have taken a significant tumble since last fall. The hit is a product of voter unhappiness with ongoing COVID-19 restrictions, closed schools, and bumps in the rollout of the new vaccines. → Read More
Riggs Report: The presidential transition
President Joe Biden takes office with a plea for ‘better angels’ to prevail → Read More
Riggs Report: Kamala Harris becomes the tiebreaker
Shift in Senate control means an even higher profile → Read More
Riggs Report: Padilla’s path to Washington and the impact it will have in California
He’ll have to run for the Senate on his own in two years, but the reality is that a Senate seat has the potential to be a lifetime job. → Read More
Riggs Report: Becerra's path to the Biden administration
Partisan tensions will punctuate confirmation hearing → Read More
Riggs Report: Health care workers get top priority for COVID-19 vaccine
California is in the grips of a new and dangerous coronavirus cycle, prompting an expected statewide shutdown order. With more than 1.25 million confirmed coronavirus cases, health care workers are dealing with an average of 14,208 cases per day. → Read More
Riggs Report: A glimpse of the new Biden administration
We may never hear President Donald Trump issue a formal concession of the election to Joe Biden. It’s a presidential tradition to do so, but Trump has been very clear about his lack of interest in tradition over the last four years. → Read More
Kamala Harris replacement pick is big opportunity for Newsom
It’s a headache, but more of an opportunity for Gov. Gavin Newsom. He gets to play the role of kingmaker or queenmaker as he ponders a big political move: who to appoint to fill Kamala Harris’ seat in the U.S. Senate.There are a lot of people bending the governor’s ear about who should succeed Harris once she’s sworn in as vice president in January. (She's the only Californian, by the way,… → Read More