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Adam Carolla: Gavin Newsom Is a ‘Sociopathic Buffoon’

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JEFF POOR

11 Apr 2023389

Podcaster and comedian Adam Carolla has low regard for Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA), who is apparently positioning himself for a future presidential run on the heels of a national tour.

During an appearance on FNC’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” Carolla ripped Newsom, calling him a “sociopathic buffoon.”

“OK, a couple of things. He came on my podcast nine years ago, and he told me his number one issue was homeless and homelessness. He was — that was his number one issue. I said to him the homeless population — this is 10 years ago — is comprised of drug addicts and people with mental disabilities and/or both. He then said to me, sitting three feet across from me, but what about the true face of homelessness, which is a mother of three who has a full-time minimum wage job, whose husband left her. So that was his idea of solving a problem, and he declared himself as the number one issue is homelessness, and that is what he thought homeless was in California.”

“Of course, it’s grown exponentially, and no one has ever seen a mother of three with a full-time job out on the street,” Carolla . Weinued. “He is a sociopathic buffoon, but the scary part is people vote for him. It’s really you and I, we don’t need to solve the riddle of Gavin Newsom. He’s a carpet bagger. He’s an idiot. He’s bought and sold. He’s a sociopath. He puts Brylcreem on his teeth, fine. Why do people vote for him? That’s the real question that we need to solve.”

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California Sheriff: Act for Safer Communities Fueled Addiction, Homeless Rates — ‘We Were Lied To’

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AMY FURR

24 Apr 202359

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Legislation aimed at making neighborhoods and schools safer has fueled California’s addiction and homelessness problems, a sheriff said recently, even as his department works to combat those issues.

“When we stopped enforcing drug rules and laws, we started seeing a major, major, major increase in what we see now as the severe mental health problems of people that are living on the street,” Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco explained during an interview with Fox News.

According to Bianco, many homeless people suffer from crippling drug addiction, which can make them uncontrollable. Therefore, officials are sometimes unsure how to act or react to them because their behavior can be unpredictable.

He blamed the issues on Proposition 47, which voters approved in 2014, the Fox report continued:

Also referred to as the Safe Neighborhoods and Schools Act, Prop 47 changed crimes like theft of goods under $950 and drug possession from felonies to misdemeanors and ultimately reduced California’s prison population by more than 13,000 inmates. More than half the money saved on prison costs is earmarked for mental health services, substance use disorder treatment and other programs.

In August 2015, Breitbart News noted that Proposition 47 coincided with rising crime in areas of the state.

“Conservative columnist Debra Saunders, who is the lone conservative columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle, argues in her latest syndicated column that the release of roughly 3,700 inmates has decreased public safety,” it was reported at the time.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a news conference in Sacramento, CA, Thursday, March 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

In November, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and local lawmakers were fighting over who should take responsibility for the state’s rampant homelessness, according to Breitbart News.

The outlet noted that “the state reportedly has over 116,000 residents sleeping on the streets — the most in the United States — in addition to being one of the most expensive housing markets across the country.”

Meanwhile, Bianco expressed astonishment that voters did not research before casting their ballot.

He added that “they trusted the government to be honest to them when they said it was safe schools and safe streets because everybody’s for that. But we were lied to.”

The sheriff claims people were told there would be mass incarceration for simple drug possession, therefore, Proposition 47 seemed like a good option.

Those who went to court were told they could go to jail or enter drug diversion and most of them chose diversion, the sheriff explained.

The Fox report added:

Across the state, 67% of drug courts surveyed by the Center for Court Innovation reported their caseloads decreased after the passage of Prop 47. Even among the defendants who were referred to the courts following the change in drug charge classification, many refused to enroll in diversion programs, suggesting the courts have less leverage to push addicts to seek help, researchers wrote.

According to Bianco, not being able to push them into treatment has caused more mental health issues and crime when it comes to drugs.

Silicon Valley Stumble: Google Puts Massive Campus Construction Project on Indefinite Hold

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LUCAS NOLAN

24 Apr 202346

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Google’s ambitious 80-acre “Downtown West” campus project has been put on hold indefinitely as the tech giant faces its most severe cost cuts in its history, leaving San Jose’s downtown area in limbo.

CNBC reports that as Google with its most severe cost cuts in history, the internet giant’s ambitious 80-acre “Downtown West” campus project has been put on indefinite hold, leaving San Jose’s downtown area in limbo.

The construction project, which was estimated to have an economic impact of around $19 billion, has been put on hold, and there has been no communication with the contractors about when it might resume. Due to non-disclosure agreements, insiders with knowledge of the situation asked to remain anonymous. They expressed concern that the project might not reach the scope promised in the initial master plan.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CA Google HQ (Photo by Mason Trinca/Getty Images)

According to CNBC, Google reportedly dismantled its development team for the San Jose campus. LendLease, the project’s lead developer, also fired 67 workers earlier this year, among them several senior development managers and community engagement managers. Google also took down construction updates from the project’s website.

A LendLease spokesperson stated in an emailed response that the company remains “committed in the creation of thriving mixed-use communities in the Bay Area, including the Google developments,” and still has a “significant team to aid in delivering these communities.”

Google announced in January that it would eliminate 12,000 jobs, or about 6 percent of its workforce, in response to the worst performance of tech stocks since the 2008 financial crisis. The company is in a precarious position due to its commitment to the San Jose project, as the tech sector struggles to adjust to a post-coronavirus world that seems more hybrid and less focused on large campuses.

A Google spokesperson said in a statement, “We’re working to ensure our real estate investments match the future needs of our hybrid workforce, our business, and our communities. While we’re assessing how to best move forward with Downtown West, we’re still committed to San Jose for the long term and believe in the importance of the development.”

As a result of the site’s current construction standstill, San Jose must now fill a large portion of its downtown area. Numerous suppliers and contractors who were anticipating work have switched their attention to other projects while they wait to learn what will happen next.

The optimism that was present in San Jose less than two years ago, when California Governor Gavin Newsom and Google Senior Vice President Kent Walker attended an event there ahead of a council meeting that would decide whether the project was approved, stands in stark contrast to the current state of affairs. In addition to signing SB 7, Newsom used the occasion to highlight the state’s economic “comeback” from the coronavirus pandemic by citing Google’s proposed mega-campus and other housing and development projects currently under construction.

Read more at CNBC here.

Lucas Nolan is a reporter for Breitbart News covering issues of free speech and online censorship. Follow him on Twitter @LucasNolan