Serving as Senate Minority Leader has been one of the greatest honors of my career. Together we fought to fix California, strengthened protections for victims of human trafficking, championed tougher penalties for criminals, and stood against policies that make life harder for Now I pass the torch to @RogerNiello. Roger is a thoughtful, principled leader and I know he will steer California's ship in the right direction.#FixCalifornia
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Gavin Newsom just commuted the death sentences of 548 killers, including the man who murdered 12-year-old Polly Klaas. Victims’ families were not even notified. Eight years of going easy on criminals and hard on victims. This is his legacy. #FixCalifornia
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Today is Election Day. Make your voice heard.
If you have not yet voted, polls are open until 8:00 p.m. Find your polling place and ballot drop-off locations at sos.ca.gov.
Every vote counts. #FixCalifornia
If you have not yet voted, polls are open until 8:00 p.m. Find your polling place and ballot drop-off locations at sos.ca.gov.
Every vote counts. #FixCalifornia
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El Niño conditions are here and it is time to prepare. If you have not already, take a few minutes to get ready before severe weather arrives.
Sign up for emergency alerts at Ready.ca.gov, check weather updates at Weather.gov, and follow guidance from your local emergency management on road closures and evacuations. Resources are available in multiple languages at Ready.ca.gov and ListosCalifornia.org.
Stay safe, San Diego.
Sign up for emergency alerts at Ready.ca.gov, check weather updates at Weather.gov, and follow guidance from your local emergency management on road closures and evacuations. Resources are available in multiple languages at Ready.ca.gov and ListosCalifornia.org.
Stay safe, San Diego.
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It’s Halloween, but the real horror is Gavin Newsom throwing a celebration over 108,000 people still sleeping on California’s streets. That is not progress. That is the scariest thing I have seen all year. #FixCalifornia
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This week I sat down with construction and homebuilding leaders for a direct conversation about what it actually takes to build in California. Workforce pipelines, permitting bottlenecks, rising costs, and what the Legislature can do about it. This is exactly the kind of input policy in Sacramento.
Thank you to John Mendez with the Live Work Alliance, Dru Wells with CMD Electric, Sergio Barajas and Nohemi Chavez with the National Hispanic Construction Alliance, and Jennifer Hopper with Associated Builders and Contractors for joining the conversation. #FixCalifornia
Thank you to John Mendez with the Live Work Alliance, Dru Wells with CMD Electric, Sergio Barajas and Nohemi Chavez with the National Hispanic Construction Alliance, and Jennifer Hopper with Associated Builders and Contractors for joining the conversation. #FixCalifornia
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Joined Barona Chairman Raymond Welch and Lakeside school board member @AndrewHayesCA for a special $5,000 check presentation from the Barona Band of Mission Indians to the Tierra del Sol Middle School dance team in Lakeside. Investments like this in our young people make a real Barona, for your continued support of our community.
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Honored to receive the California Distributors Association's 2026 Leadership Award. Thank you to the CDA for this recognition and for your commitment to California's distributors and small businesses. Fighting to lower costs and cut burdensome regulations will always be worth it. #FixCalifornia
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More Than Half of California Kids Cannot Read. Two Thirds Cannot Do Math. This Is What 40 Years of One Party Rule Built.
51% fail basic English. 62% fail math. 64% fail science. California spends more per pupil than almost any state in the country and produces these results. The y has protected failing schools, blocked accountability and fought parents at every turn. Our kids are paying the price.
Give parents the tools. Break the grip. Let us fix this. #FixCalifornia
51% fail basic English. 62% fail math. 64% fail science. California spends more per pupil than almost any state in the country and produces these results. The y has protected failing schools, blocked accountability and fought parents at every turn. Our kids are paying the price.
Give parents the tools. Break the grip. Let us fix this. #FixCalifornia
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Sending prayers to San Diego legend Marshall Faulk after his Parkinson's diagnosis. An Aztec great, a Hall of Famer, and one of the best to ever do it. San Diego is with you, Marshall.
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Brian W. Jones retweeted
#UPDATE The San Diego County Sheriff's Office has called off the search for Sexually Violent Predator Merle Wakefield after he was found deceased in the City of San Diego.
On Monday, October 19, just after 9:30 a.m., the San Diego Police Department responded to a call of a human d in a riverbed near the 4800 block of Fairmount Avenue.
The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office responded and later positively identified the body to be Wakefield. The Medical Examiner’s Office will perform an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of Wakefield’s death. His next of kin has been notified.
Because this is still an active investigation, no further information will be released at this time.
On September 25, Wakefield removed his GPS device while at work in Rancho Bernardo and absconded from the scene.
Personnel with Liberty Healthcare, which was in charge of supervising Wakefield as part of the State's Conditional Release Program, notified the San Diego County Sheriff's Office and San Diego Police Department when Wakefield could not be located. All law enforcement agencies in the region were also alerted, as well as the public and media.
Since Wakefield’s disappearance, the San Diego Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force worked diligently investigating this case and followed all tips and leads.
@SDSheriff wants to thank its law enforcement partners, as well as the community and media, for their assistance with this case.
A reminder: If You See Something, Say Something.
Report any suspicious activity by calling your local law enforcement agency. In the event of an emergency, call 9-1-1. You can also remain anonymous by calling San Diego County Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.
@SanDiegoPD @SDDistAtty @SanDiegoCounty @sdcrimestoppers
On Monday, October 19, just after 9:30 a.m., the San Diego Police Department responded to a call of a human d in a riverbed near the 4800 block of Fairmount Avenue.
The San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office responded and later positively identified the body to be Wakefield. The Medical Examiner’s Office will perform an autopsy to determine the cause and manner of Wakefield’s death. His next of kin has been notified.
Because this is still an active investigation, no further information will be released at this time.
On September 25, Wakefield removed his GPS device while at work in Rancho Bernardo and absconded from the scene.
Personnel with Liberty Healthcare, which was in charge of supervising Wakefield as part of the State's Conditional Release Program, notified the San Diego County Sheriff's Office and San Diego Police Department when Wakefield could not be located. All law enforcement agencies in the region were also alerted, as well as the public and media.
Since Wakefield’s disappearance, the San Diego Sexual Assault Felony Enforcement (SAFE) Task Force worked diligently investigating this case and followed all tips and leads.
@SDSheriff wants to thank its law enforcement partners, as well as the community and media, for their assistance with this case.
A reminder: If You See Something, Say Something.
Report any suspicious activity by calling your local law enforcement agency. In the event of an emergency, call 9-1-1. You can also remain anonymous by calling San Diego County Crime Stoppers at (888) 580-8477.
@SanDiegoPD @SDDistAtty @SanDiegoCounty @sdcrimestoppers
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Newsom Is Using Your Tax Dollars to Post Memes and Run for President.
He has 24 taxpayer funded staff paid $2.6 million a year to post for him including a full time photographer making $212,000 a year and two staffers assigned full time to fighting common sense online. California families cannot afford rent and Newsom is spending their money keeping his presidential campaign warm. #FixCalifornia
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He has 24 taxpayer funded staff paid $2.6 million a year to post for him including a full time photographer making $212,000 a year and two staffers assigned full time to fighting common sense online. California families cannot afford rent and Newsom is spending their money keeping his presidential campaign warm. #FixCalifornia
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California Diesel Just Hit $8.35 a Gallon. Small Trucking Companies Are Losing Money on Every Mile.
Truckers are fueling up in Arizona to avoid California prices. Companies are cutting their fleets in half. Every gallon that goes into a truck ends up on your grocery bill. This is what happens when you chase refineries out of the state, pile on cap and trade and the LCFS gas hike and call it climate policy. Californians are paying for it at the pump and at the register. #FixCalifornia
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Truckers are fueling up in Arizona to avoid California prices. Companies are cutting their fleets in half. Every gallon that goes into a truck ends up on your grocery bill. This is what happens when you chase refineries out of the state, pile on cap and trade and the LCFS gas hike and call it climate policy. Californians are paying for it at the pump and at the register. #FixCalifornia
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Milwaukee brewers, welcome to San Diego, home of the world’s best craft BREWERS! #LFGSD
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Nuclear Energy Is Back on the Table in California.
Our bill requiring the state to assess the potential for advanced nuclear power plants to help meet California's energy needs is now law. We have been saying for years that nuclear has to be part of California's clean energy smLisaCalderon for introducing AB 2647 and for her partnership every step of the way. Today it finally is. #FixCalifornia
Our bill requiring the state to assess the potential for advanced nuclear power plants to help meet California's energy needs is now law. We have been saying for years that nuclear has to be part of California's clean energy smLisaCalderon for introducing AB 2647 and for her partnership every step of the way. Today it finally is. #FixCalifornia
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SB 1256 Is Law. The Loophole That Was Killing Housing Projects Is Closed.
For too long bad actors have used litigation to delay and block housing and land use decisions that California families desperately need. Every project held up in court is a home that does not get built and a family that cannot afford to live here. That changes today. #FixCalifornia
For too long bad actors have used litigation to delay and block housing and land use decisions that California families desperately need. Every project held up in court is a home that does not get built and a family that cannot afford to live here. That changes today. #FixCalifornia
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Scammers Beware. SB 1307 Is Now the Law.
Governor Newsom signed SB 1307 today giving prosecutors the tools to wipe fraudulent and forged documents off the record faster and protect property owners and businesses from the damage they cause. Proud to have authored this bill and grateful for the support of the San Diego County District Attorney's Office. #FixCalifornia
Governor Newsom signed SB 1307 today giving prosecutors the tools to wipe fraudulent and forged documents off the record faster and protect property owners and businesses from the damage they cause. Proud to have authored this bill and grateful for the support of the San Diego County District Attorney's Office. #FixCalifornia
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Brian W. Jones retweeted
WANTED: Sexually Violent Predator
On September 25, 2026 at approximately 3:30 a.m., Sexually Violent Predator Merle Wakefield's (DOB: 04/10/1957) GPS device alerted to "Tamper Mode" while working in Rancho Bernardo in the City of San Diego. Wakefield is supervised by Liberty rt of the State's Conditional Release Program.
LHC responded to the scene and discovered that Wakefield's GPS had been removed and Wakefield was no longer at the location.
LHC notified the San Diego County Sheriff's Office and the San Diego Police Department.
Wakefield is currently wanted for violating the terms of his conditional release. He was convicted in 1980 and 1991 of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 years old and rape by force. Wakefield has been on conditional release since November 2024.
Wakefield stands 5'10" tall, weighs 230 pounds and has brown eyes.
If you see Wakefield, DO NOT APPROACH OR CONTACT HIM. Contact your local law enforcement law enforcement agency or call 9-1-1.
@SanDiegoPD
On September 25, 2026 at approximately 3:30 a.m., Sexually Violent Predator Merle Wakefield's (DOB: 04/10/1957) GPS device alerted to "Tamper Mode" while working in Rancho Bernardo in the City of San Diego. Wakefield is supervised by Liberty rt of the State's Conditional Release Program.
LHC responded to the scene and discovered that Wakefield's GPS had been removed and Wakefield was no longer at the location.
LHC notified the San Diego County Sheriff's Office and the San Diego Police Department.
Wakefield is currently wanted for violating the terms of his conditional release. He was convicted in 1980 and 1991 of lewd or lascivious acts with a child under 14 years old and rape by force. Wakefield has been on conditional release since November 2024.
Wakefield stands 5'10" tall, weighs 230 pounds and has brown eyes.
If you see Wakefield, DO NOT APPROACH OR CONTACT HIM. Contact your local law enforcement law enforcement agency or call 9-1-1.
@SanDiegoPD
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Today is Dolly Parton Day in California.
Dolly was one of a kind. A voice that touched every generation, a faith she never hid and a heart that gave more than most. Thank you Senator Grove for carrying this legislation and thank you Dolly for everything you gave this world. #FixCalifornia
Dolly was one of a kind. A voice that touched every generation, a faith she never hid and a heart that gave more than most. Thank you Senator Grove for carrying this legislation and thank you Dolly for everything you gave this world. #FixCalifornia
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