Mother Cries, Savages Newsom for Commuting Death Row Prisoners, Including Man Who Murdered Her Policeman Son * The Gateway Pundit * by Jack Davis, The Western Journal

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is pandering to progressives by commuting every single death sentence in the Golden State, leading one mother of a slain police officer to despair. Newsom on Thursday commuted the sentences of all 548 prisoners who were slated for capital punishment, as noted by Fox News . All 548 people will instead serve sentences of life without parole. The most recent execution in California occurred in 2006. In 2019, Newsom imposed a moratorium on executions. Newsom’s action comes amid renewed debate on the death penalty that accompanied September’s botched execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee — and two days after Democrats dominated the midterm elections . He was arrested after he was pulled over for erratic driving with a dead body in his car. Investigators discovered hundreds of photographs of his victims, tying him to unsolved cold cases. He used a coded scoring system to rate his kills. — Daniel Friedman (@DanFriedman81) November 5, 2026 Phyllis Loya, whose son was a Pittsburg, California, police officer until he was gunned down on April 23, 2005, said the potential 2028 presidential candidate is positioning himself for a national campaign at the ...