It’s not every day I’m the subject of a positive profile in the NY Times. But in this case, it’s for simply doing what I did during Newsom’s COVID shutdown: showing up for work (without a paycheck) because I believe the House should be open and working for the American people.
Even as the toll from the government shutdown grows – and the farce of Prop. 50 looms over everything – we have cause for great hope in California. President Trump just decided not to send the National Guard to San Francisco because things are actually improving a bit.
Incredibly, Newsom wants credit for that improvement – even though it was over his opposition that we passed Prop. 36 and won a Supreme Court case allowing the removal of homeless encampments. As I said on Newsmax: You’re welcome, Gavin.
And there’s more: After a State Audit that I initially requested found Newsom "lost track" of $24 billion in homelessness funds, we’re starting to learn where the money went. The US Attorney just filed federal criminal charges against two individuals for fraud in public homelessness funds.
Here’s something Newsom can certainly take credit for: while national gas prices are close to $3/gallon for the first time in 4 years, Californians are paying $1.55 more. We pay more than Hawaii, an island state. And USC researchers forecast $8/gallon by next year.
Meanwhile, none other than Arnold Schwarzenegger has just endorsed the exact proposal I have offered for election reform: Nationwide Voter ID plus a national ban on gerrymandering. I am working on legislation now, and I believe it can pass.
Finally, for a sense of what is at stake in Prop. 50 and our upcoming reelection, you can read this article titled “Richard Pan vs Rep. Kevin Kiley: Tyranny vs Liberty.” As I discussed on CNN, this latest attempt by Newsom to stop our movement will fail – just like all his others.
Kevin Kiley for Congress, 9458 Treelake Road, Granite Bay, CA 95746, United States
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