Gavin Newsom skewered by Los Angeles liberals in presidential attack ads: ‘Taking billions away’

Nypost · Aug 05, 2026 · 434 words · By Titus Wu

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Gavin Newsom skewered by Los Angeles liberals in presidential attack ads: ‘Taking billions away’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Gavin Newsom skewered by Los Angeles liberals in presidential attack ads: ‘Taking billions away’ See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The California Post on Google Gavin Newsom’s 2028 presidential ambitions have come under attack – from a group of Los Angeles progressives.

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Los Angeles-based Streets For All, which advocates for more public transport and less reliance on oil, has announced it’s running a series of blistering newspaper ads that blast the governor in Columbia, South Carolina and Reno, Nevada.

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Claim 1: “Environmental groups were frustrated with a proposal that would give free allowances to companies that invest in cutting carbon emissions.”

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Multiple web search results discuss the concept of 'free emissions allowances' and mechanisms to secure them for companies investing in carbon neutrality or emission reductions.

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web search NEUTRAL — Emission Reduction Strategy. Carbon Neutrality.ENGIE Impact has a mature solution specifically for producing the kind of detailed, least-cost Net Zero roadmaps that companies will need to secure their…
https://www.engieimpact.com/insights/free-emissions-allowanc…

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web search NEUTRAL — Tag: free emissions allowances. Posted on July 13, 2017.The offsets provision would decrease the amount of emissions reductions businesses can achieve through environmental projects in other sectors, …
https://sites.nicholasinstitute.duke.edu/climatepost/tag/fre…

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web search NEUTRAL — By allowing companies to sell their unused allowances, there is a market-driven reason to innovate and reduce one's carbon footprint.Providing flexibility for companies to meet emission targets. Facil…
https://www.vaia.com/en-us/textbooks/biology/life-the-scienc…

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Claim 2: “changes in the past months to the state’s cap-and-invest program, which works by placing a limit, or “cap,” on greenhouse gas emissions and requires major polluters to buy allowances for their emissions.”

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The provided evidence for this claim discusses sports betting in California and contains no information regarding the state's cap-and-invest program or recent changes to it.

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web search NEUTRAL — 20 hours ago · Sports betting in California isn't legal, but residents may turn to Daily Fantasy Sports and prediction markets like Kalshi as an alternative in August 2026.
https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/california/

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web search NEUTRAL — 19 hours ago · California: Not legal Multiple bills to legalize sports betting in California have failed, including two major bills on the November 2022 ballot. No new sports betting bills were presen…
https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/u-s-sports-betting-wh…

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 8, 2026 · Sports betting in California is not yet legalized, but this article will detail how to bet on the Big Game in California between Seahawks vs. Patriots
https://www.cbssports.com/betting/news/betting-on-the-big-ga…

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Claim 3: “Los Angeles-based Streets For All... has announced it’s running a series of blistering newspaper ads that blast the governor in Columbia, South Carolina and Reno, Nevada.”

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The provided evidence consists of general definitions of 'organization' and 'governor' and lists of gubernatorial residences. There is no mention of 'Streets For All' or any newspaper ads in South Carolina or Nevada.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Blaine House, also known as the James G. Blaine House, is the official residence of the governor of Maine and their family. The executive mansion was officially declared the residence of the gover…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blaine_House

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The governor of the Reserve Bank of India is the chief executive officer of India's central bank and the ex-officio chair of its Central Board of Directors. The Governor of RBI by convention to be con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governor_of_the_Reserve_Bank_o…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of current and former official residences of governors in the United States. Most U.S. States have at least one official residence, the exceptions are five states; Arizona, Idaho, Massa…
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Claim 4: “One analysis concluded the incentive could lead to $2 billion less for the cap-and-trade fund”

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The provided evidence discusses the EU Emissions Trading System and Australian carbon markets, but does not mention a specific analysis regarding a $2 billion reduction in California's cap-and-trade fund.

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web search NEUTRAL — On 17 July 2026, the European Commission proposed a targeted revision of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) to strengthen Europe's industrial competitiveness and support the delivery of the EU's…
https://climate.ec.europa.eu/areas-action/carbon-markets/eu-…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Emissions Reduction Fund’s second-largest contractor, Corporate Carbon Solutions, said that recent criticisms of the Emissions Reduction Fund effectively amounted to attack on landholders and proj…
https://reneweconomy.com.au/big-carbon-traders-dig-in-to-def…

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web search NEUTRAL — How Trading Like an Idiot Makes Me $10,000/Month (15 Minutes a Day). The Rumers. 1.1M views • 2 months ago.
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Claim 5: “The agency, the California Air Resources Board, had defended the proposal as a “challenging balancing act” between climate goals and keeping critical industries from leaving the state.”

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Evidence from the NEC (Get on Board for the Climate) confirms that the 'trade' part of California's cap and trade depends on allowances, many of which are 'issued free from the state,' supporting the existence of the mechanism used to keep industries in the state.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The California Air Resources Board (CARB or ARB) is an agency of the government of California that aims to reduce air pollution. Established in 1967 when then-governor Ronald Reagan signed the Mulford…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Air_Resources_Board

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The California State Water Resources Control Board (SWRCB) is one of six branches of the California Environmental Protection Agency.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Who Killed the Electric Car? is a 2006 American documentary film directed by Chris Paine that explores the creation, limited commercialization and subsequent destruction of the battery electric vehicl…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Killed_the_Electric_Car?

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Claim 6: “pro-climate groups have seized on a May statement from Newsom’s office where he praised the updates to the cap-and-invest program as a counter to the pro-oil Trump administration.”

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While Wikipedia confirms Gavin Newsom is the Governor of California, none of the provided evidence mentions a specific statement from May regarding the cap-and-invest program or the Trump administration.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving as the governor of California since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the lieutena…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_Newsom

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Gavin Newsom has served as governor of California since 2019. First elected in 2018, he survived a 2021 recall election and was re-elected to a second term in 2022. Given the state of California's con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Governorship_of_Gavin_Newsom

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This Is Gavin Newsom is a political podcast hosted by American politician and businessman Gavin Newsom, the 40th governor of California. The podcast aims to expand his national audience by participati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/This_Is_Gavin_Newsom

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Claim 7: “The group is particularly angry about funding cuts to the Gov. Gavin Newsom-appointed agency, the California Air Resources Board (CARB).”

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One web search result explicitly mentions a proposal by the California Air Resources Board (CARB) that would 'CUT $2 billion in funding from these very same programs,' and another confirms CARB's role in distributing state funds.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Carl Moyer Memorial Air Quality Standards Attainment Program (Carl Moyer Program) is a State of California engine retrofit and replacement program implemented through the cooperative efforts of l…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Moyer_Memorial_Air_Qualit…

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