Tag Gavin Newsom

California calls for federal probe of mortgage industry threats

California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked the Department of Justice to investigate alleged collusion and mortgage industry threats against California municipalities. Several California cities are considering using eminent domain to seize mortgages and restructure terms to aid struggling homeowners.…

Gavin Newsom advocates California wave power

(Newsom is currently Mayor of San Francisco and will become California Lt. Gov. as soon as the S.F. City Council appoints a replacement for him.) Gavin Newsom says wave power eight miles off the coast of San Francisco is economically…

SF Mayor on Mass. Senate race

Gavin Newsom gets it (mostly) about what’s happening in Massachusetts In Massachusetts, he said he suspects on Tuesday “even Democrats are going to be voting quietly for a Republican…there’s no doubt about it. . .because (voters) are so angry,” he…