Newsom Hit With Ethics Fine Over Wildfire Charity Cash

Gavin Newsom is taking heat over a major ethics penalty tied to Los Angeles wildfire charity money, adding fresh fuel to questions about his political judgment. The case underscores how California’s elite political class keeps stumbling into the same old double standards while ordinary taxpayers are left paying the price. Critics say the episode fits Newsom’s talent for turning scandal into a persecution narrative instead of answering for the fallout. Read more about this...