![]() ![]() The firm has nine lobbyists and more than 80 clients, most of whom are corporate entities or coalitions who in Capitol politics would be jousting with interests, such as unions and environmental groups, associated with Newsom’s Democratic Party.” “lobbyist Jason Kinney, a veteran political consultant and a long-time Newsom friend who founded a lobbying firm, Axiom Advisors, shortly after Newsom was elected in 2018.”Īs Politico pointed out in a quickly reported and written article, “Axiom reaped $10.9 million worth of lobbying work in 2019-20, the first legislative session during which Newsom was governor.” If everyone at the party imbibed and/or paid their own bar tab, it would have cost each of the 22 guests $682.00 per person just for the liquor.įor information on Jason Kinney, Dan Walters reported: Reporter Adam Housely posted on Twitter that the bar tab was $15,000 and there were 22 guests at the Kinney birthday dinner – not the 12 Gov. There are also figures for the bar tab ranging from $12,000 to $15,000. Some reported that there were actually 20 people at the dinner party. Newsom doesn’t feel threatened dining with 10 or more people, why should anyone else? It wasn’t clear whether he meant he won’t dine with more than 10 people again per his own lockdown orders, or if he won’t get caught dining with more than 10 people again, because he still has not explained why he restricted “gatherings” for the great unwashed of California to 10 people or less.Ĭlearly if Gov. However, since his apology and lie about dining outdoors, a few more untruths have been exposed. The Governor has a driver everywhere he goes in addition to his security detail. Newsom tried to be contrite in issuing an apology last week saying, “Instead of sitting down I should have gotten back in my car and gone home.” The Governor doesn’t drive… as if he actually would have gotten in “his car” and gone home. Newsom explaining attending a large birthday dinner party in Napa. On the Chef’s tasting menu, the starting meal costs $310 per person, before wine. Kinney, a 20-year friend and political consultant to the governor, held the party at the famed Michelin-starred restaurant, The French Laundry in Yountville, California Globe reported. The dinner party was for Jason Kinney, “a respected Sacramento-based public affairs consultant and political communications expert, who has advised California’s best known public officials, most prominent job creators, and most impactful political associations,” according to his firm bio. The California Globe has been told Newsom’s CHP security totals 20 officers. They know who will be at the event, and go so far as to require names, companies/affiliations, and phone numbers. The governor doesn’t show up anywhere unaware, and doesn’t go anywhere without detailed coordination by his advance security team. Photos taken by another guest dining at the French Laundry show that his large group was indeed indoors.Īs any Capitol insider and observer knows, all California Governors have professional and extensive security detail, provided by the California Highway Patrol. Newsom smiled and smirked and even lied during his apology to the people, claiming the dinner party was outside. Monday at his press briefing, he issued a duplicitous apology, arguing that Napa was in the less restrictive orange tier of his lockdown, he was caught off guard, and the party was outside… as if that minimized his personal breach. Gavin Newsom was caught in recent weeks dining in Napa Valley with a large dinner party at the swanky French Laundry restaurant, violating his own COVID stay-at-home orders. ![]() We know that with too many politicians “the ends justify the means,” meaning the desired result is so important that any method, even a morally bad one, may be used to achieve it. ![]()
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