How Gov. Gavin Newsom Killed 30 People
On a warm spring night in ‘21, Tonya Molina was found strangled to death in a motel room. Molina, a 43-year-old mother, had been on vacation. She met Santiago Contreras, a transgender criminal who had been serving time for stalking and assault, before being released by Gov. Gavin Newsom with nothing but an ankle monitor. Contreras, a man who had told prison officials that he was struggling as a transgender woman, cut off the monitor and killed Tonya. Tonya Molina was one of 30 people killed by Gov. Gavin Newsom’s ‘early releases’ of criminals. Even as Gov. Newsom engaged in an unprecedented lockdown of the state, as local officials chased surfers off beaches, filled skate parks with sand, roped off benches and cut power to small businesses, he also began releasing criminals to terrorize the state. “It’s always been top of mind, it’s always been a point of concern,” Gov. Newsom said of reported COVID cases at San Quentin prison, promising to expedite the release of w...