Tiana Lowe Doescher rips ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ signed into law in California

Published August 28, 2026 3:46pm ET



Washington Examiner economics columnist Tiana Lowe Doescher blasted Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) and left-wing politicians in California after a new state law was passed, arguing it would inhibit journalists looking into fraud.

“They are extending the state’s Safe At Home Address Confidentiality program, basically saying, you can’t post a video or a photo of someone, obviously committing fraud using taxpayer-funded services, as long as they say they have a ‘reasonable fear for their safety,’” Doescher said Thursday on Newsmax’s The Right Squad.

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