Gavin Newsom has a scant history of tough debates over his two decades as governor and lieutenant governor of California and mayor of San Francisco. But he is nevertheless unusually prepared for his nationally televised face-off on Thursday with Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida: Over the past few months, Mr. Newsom has lived through something…
A major section of a freeway in Los Angeles that was shut down because of fire damage is expected to reopen no later than Tuesday — far earlier than officials had originally estimated and before the full onslaught of holiday traffic. The fire, which exploded in the early morning hours of Nov. 11, damaged more…
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California announced on Sunday night that he has chosen Laphonza Butler, the president of Emily’s List and a former labor leader, to fill the vacancy left in the Senate by the death of Dianne Feinstein. Ms. Butler, 44, has been a fixture in California politics for nearly 15 years as a…
The News Gov. Gavin Newsom of California vetoed a bill on Friday that would instruct judges presiding over custody battles in the state to take into consideration a parent’s support for a child’s gender identity when making custody and visitation decisions. Why It Matters: The veto signals a break from the governor’s stance in support…
The “no” campaign got a huge boost over the summer from Newsom, who, despite his focus on fighting climate change, has emerged as its highest-profile opponent and appeared in an television advertisement attacking Lyft in September. More on California Bullet Train to Nowhere: Construction of the California high-speed rail system, America’s most ambitious infrastructure project, has…
SACRAMENTO — Widening his attack on Republican states for their positions on guns, civil rights and abortion, Gov. Gavin Newsom of California on Wednesday called on Hollywood to “walk the walk” on liberal values by bringing back their film and television productions from states such as Georgia and Oklahoma. Mr. Newsom issued the challenge through…