Capitalism Institute·1 hour ago·Friday, November 6, 2026, 9:33 AM

Mother of slain officer reels as Newsom empties California’s death row

Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted every California death sentence, and the mother of a murdered officer calls it the worst day of her life. Phyllis Loya was leaving the gym with friends when she learned that California Gov. Gavin Newsom had wiped out the state’s entire death row. The 78-year-old mother of slain Pittsburg police officer

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