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Posted in [STATE WATCH](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/state-watch). ## [So Is Gavin Newsom All Talk, Or Will He Continue to Drive California Into Bankruptcy?](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/state-watch/30734-so-is-gavin-newsom-all-talk-or-will-he-continue-to-drive-california-into-bankruptcy) ALPERN AT LARGE - Let’s please be honest with ourselves: if we have to take out a $3 billion loan or other budgetary restructuring to pay for Medi-Ca… --- [ ![](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/media/yootheme/cache/e1/029b-e13da649.jpg) ](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/state-watch/30702-hail-to-the-real-chief-gavin-newsom)### [Hail to the Real Chief, Gavin Newsom](https://ded2209.inmotionhosting.com/~citywa9/state-watch/30702-hail-to-the-real-chief-gavin-newsom) Written by Joe Mathews on April 10 2025. 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