He maintained his ownership in the PlumpJack companies outside San Francisco, including the PlumpJack Winery in Oakville, California, new PlumpJack-owned Cade Winery in Angwin, California, and the PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn. [13], Newsom has said he did not have an easy childhood, partly due to dyslexia. Two years on, it hasn't completed a single project", "Newsom's office crafted law protecting PG&E after company's crimes killed 84 people | FIRE POWER MONEY Investigation", "AB-1054 Public utilities: wildfires and employee protection", "California government defends PG&E bailout law in court", "Defying environmentalists, Newsom vetoes bill to block Trump's Endangered Species Act rollback", "Newsom administration sends mixed signals on delta endangered species protections", "Attorney General Becerra Files Lawsuit Against Trump Administration for Failing to Protect Endangered Species in the Sacramento and San Joaquin Rivers", "Newsom will announce new plans for a satellite to track climate change", "Newsom's address to the Democratic National Convention, emphasizing climate change and praising Joe Biden and Kamala Harris", "California to phase out sales of new gas-powered cars by 2035", "Gov. Despite Newsom's administration enacting some of the country's toughest pandemic restrictions, California had the 29th-highest death rate out of all 50 states by May 2021. Gov. Newsom's urging, California will sue Huntington Beach over blocked homebuilding", "Planning Commission vote moves Huntington Beach a step closer to resolving state housing lawsuit", "Gavin Newsom just declared war on NIMBYs", "Southern California cities cite 'chaos' in rejecting state push for more housing", "Gov. [107], After U.S. "[147] Of a return of Major League Baseball and the NFL, he said, "I would move very cautiously in that expectation. On March 4, in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Gov . [92], In 2015, Newsom partnered with the Institute for Advanced Technology and Public Policy at California Polytechnic State University to launch Digital Democracy, an online tool that uses facial and voice recognition to enable users to navigate California legislative proceedings. April 27, 2023 5 AM PT. They're starting to line up to run for governor to replace lame duck Gov. ", "Newsom Recall is a Go After Only 43 People Remove Their Signatures from Effort", "California Gov. [229], Newsom was criticized in early 2022 for walking back from his support for universal health care and not supporting Assembly Bill 1400, which would have instituted single-payer health care in California; critics suggested that opposition from business interests, which had donated large sums to Newsom and his party, had swayed his opinion. [87][88], Newsom released his first book, Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government, on February 7, 2013. For voters who need a highlight reel of Newsom's two-and-a-half years at the helm of state government, here's a look at some of the most significant ways he's changed California and some of the ways he hasn't. GO TO VOTER GUIDE Criminal justice Image via iStock [1], In 2003, at age 36, Newsom was elected the 42nd mayor of San Francisco, the city's youngest in a century. SAN FRANCISCO Building on a new partnership with the City of San Francisco, today Governor Gavin Newsom authorized the assignment of California Highway Patrol (CHP) and California National Guard (CalGuard) personnel to a new multi-agency operation in the city. [221] In March 2022, he signed a bill requiring private health insurance plans in the state to fully cover abortion procedures, by eliminating associated co-pays and deductibles and increasing insurance premiums. The move also led to the withdrawal of the state's current lethal injection protocol and the execution chamber's closure at San Quentin State Prison. [15], Tessa Newsom worked three jobs to support Gavin and his sister Hilary Newsom Callan. [112][113], On March 13, 2019, three years after voters narrowly rejected its repeal,[114] Newsom declared a moratorium on the state's death penalty, preventing any execution in the state as long as he remained governor. Gavin Newsom? In 2014, Newsom was the only statewide politician to endorse California Proposition 47, legislation that recategorized certain nonviolent offenses like drug and property crimes as misdemeanors as opposed to felonies. [33], Newsom was sworn in as mayor on January 3, 2004. [235], A poll found that California voters thought the most important issue for Newsom and the state legislature to work on in 2020 was homelessness. [96] The California secretary of state approved it for circulation on June 10, 2020. Only if a majority voted "yes" to remove Newsom would the second ballot question have come into play, determining who would serve as California's governor through the end of Newsom's term . His speech mentioned climate change and the wildfires prevalent in California at the time. Gavin Newsom stays in power as recall fails", "Gavin Newsom easily wins reelection in California a year after recall", "Newsom names Assemblywoman Shirley Weber to succeed Padilla as California secretary of state", "Harris bursts through another barrier, becoming the first female, first Black and first South Asian vice president-elect", "Alex Padilla Will Replace Kamala Harris in the Senate", "Newsom will wait to announce California AG until Becerra confirmed", "Analysis: Gavin Newsom just tried to shove Dianne Feinstein out the door", "Gavin Newsom vows to name Black woman to Senate if Dianne Feinstein steps down", "Gov. [94] On June 5, 2018, he finished in the top two in the nonpartisan blanket primary, and he defeated Republican John H. Cox by a landslide in the November 6 general election. Newsom also announced that mitigation policies for the state's estimated 108,000 unsheltered homeless people would be prioritized, with a significant push to move them indoors. On March 28, 2023, Newsom signed a law that authorizes the California Energy Commission to set "a profit threshold above which companies would be assessed a financial penalty", requires petroleum companies to report additional profit data to state regulators, and creates a new oversight division of the California Energy Commission to investigate price gouging in the gasoline industry. This budget would make California the first U.S. state to guarantee healthcare to all low-income illegal immigrants, at a cost of $2.7 billion per year. 's New Supervisor Bold, Young Entrepreneur", "Newsom gets his political feet wet Newest, youngest supervisor changes his tune after a chat with the mayor", "Board gets a straight white male Mayor's new supervisor is businessman Gavin Newsom, 29", "Fights idea that he's a Brown "appendage', "From Pacific Heights, Newsom Is Pro-Development and Anti-Handout", "Gavin Newsom's approach to fixing homelessness in San Francisco outraged activists. Newsom, along with New York's Andrew Cuomo, was hailed as a pandemic star in early 2020 for shutting down the state early. He sponsored Proposition B to require Muni and other city departments to develop detailed customer service plans. Most Californians approved of Newsom's handling of the crisis and were more concerned about reopening too early than too late, but there were demonstrations and protests against these policies. California Gov. An otter, he tells 2nd-graders in Paradise, Calif", "William Newsom, 84, California Judge and Governor-Elect's Father, Dies", "Gonzalez, Newsom: What makes them run From modest beginnings, Newsom finds connections for business, political success", "Newsom in Four Acts What shaped the man who took on homelessness, gay marriage, Bayview-Hunters Point and the hotel strike in one year", "Newsom's Way: He hopes business success can translate to public service", "San Francisco's Gavin Newsom sits down with The Santa Clara Newsom discusses how Santa Clara guides his career", "Mayor has financial holdings at Napa, Tahoe", "Cheering Silicon Valley Bank Bailout, Gavin Newsom Doesn't Mention He's A Client", "Silicon Valley Bank Wine Division Premium Wine Client Promotions", "S.F. [36][37] Democratic leadership felt they needed to reinforce San Francisco as a Democratic stronghold after losing the 2000 presidential election and the 2003 gubernatorial recall election to Arnold Schwarzenegger. Newsom denies parole for Sirhan Sirhan, convicted of Robert F. Kennedy assassination", "Will Gavin Newsom Sign New Police Laws After George Floyd Protests? He is the president in absentia of Airelle Wines Inc., which is connected to the PlumpJack Winery in Napa County. [255] As governor of a state impacted by the debate of illegal immigration, he went to see the factors driving it firsthand, and to build business and tourism partnerships between California and Central America. [33] He ran as a business-friendly centrist Democrat and a moderate in San Francisco politics; some of his opponents called him conservative. Brown appointed him to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors seat vacated by Kevin Shelley in 1997. His second term began on January 5, 2015. [188][185] In August 2020, he addressed the 2020 Democratic National Convention. [11][33][34] In a city audit conducted four years after the inception of program and released in 2008, the program was evaluated as largely successful. Gavin Newsom was elected governor in 2018 by a wide margin. [52], The same year, Newsom received the Leadership for Healthy Communities Award, along with Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City and three other public officials, for his commitment to making healthful food and physical activity options more accessible to children and families. [219] The law requires courts to award statutory damages of at least $10,000 and attorney's fees. Gavin Newsom beats back GOP-led recall", "Gov. Dealers don't card kids. Prior to becoming governor, Newsom. [105][106], In 2022, Newsom was elected to a second term, defeating Republican state senator Brian Dahle. [137], As the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state continued to rise, on March 15, Newsom urged people 65 and older and those with chronic health conditions to isolate themselves from others. Gavin Newsom received a coronavirus vaccine booster last month. Among the bills was the George Floyd Bill, requiring officers to intervene when witnessing excessive force on the part of another officer. April 21, 2023 Updated: April 28, 2023 10:20 a.m. Gov. [25] Newsom described himself as a "social liberal and a fiscal watchdog". [165] At the same time, legitimate claimants faced lengthy delays in receiving benefits. [166], Political opponents attributed the crisis to the Newsom administration's failure to heed multiple warnings by federal officials of the potential for fraud, while Newsom's administration said the Trump administration's failure to provide appropriate guidance for the new federally funded program contributed to the fraud. Elected governor in 2018, his first term in officehas been dominated by his frequent public battles with former President Donald Trump, and then the coronavirus pandemic. Who will pay off the debt? Newsom makes big changes in first 100 days", "Gov. [264] Newsom admitted the affair the next day and apologized to the public, saying he was "deeply sorry" for his "personal lapse of judgment". He has described himself as an "Irish Catholic rebelin some respects, but one that still has tremendous admiration for the Church and very strong faith". Gavin Newsom when his term expires after 2026. [225], Newsom campaigned on reducing the cost of health care and increasing access. [270] They have four children. State of California Gavin Newsom, Governor Board of Pilot Commissioners for the Bays of San Francisco, San Pablo, and Suisun 660 Davis Street., San Francisco, CA 94111 Phone: (415) 397-2253 Fax: (415) 397-9463 E-mail: bopc@bopc.ca.gov www.bopc.ca.gov 1 NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULEMAKING Newsom pardons refugees facing deportation", "California Gov. He is a fourth-generation San Franciscan. Newsom was reelected in 2000 and 2002 to represent the second district, which includes Pacific Heights, the Marina, Cow Hollow, Sea Cliff and Laurel Heights, which had San Francisco's highest income level and highest Republican registration. As part of the initiative, 5,000 more homeless people were given permanent shelter in the city. The Governor and California Attorney General Rob Bonta also announced the California Department of Justice (CADOJ) intends to . [225] Law experts said that federal Medicaid laws do not allow health plans to disqualify providers for reasons other than fraud or contract violations, provisions that have prevented conservative states from blocking Medicaid spending to Planned Parenthood clinics. [12] Newsom's parents divorced in 1972 when he was a boy. [11], His father was an advocate for otters and the family had one as a pet. Gavin Newsom didn't kill high-speed rail. [247] Other bills Newsom signed required localities "to approve or deny various building permits within a strict timeline" and streamlined student and faculty housing projects by allowing California colleges to skip onerous review processes for new projects. How long has Gavin Newsom been Governor? He vowed that the city would boycott the hotels by not sponsoring city events at them until they agreed to a contract with workers. Gavin Newsom is the Governor of California, former Lieutenant Governor of California, and former Mayor of San Francisco. Gray Davis was recalled by. He claimed the initiative would save California millions of dollars, citing statistics that California had spent $5 billion since 1978 to execute just 13 people.[76]. . [97], Forcing the gubernatorial recall election required a total of 1,495,709 verified signatures. Other programs Newsom initiated to end chronic homelessness included the San Francisco Homeless Outreach Team (SF HOT) and Project Homeless Connect (PHC), which placed 2,000 homeless people into permanent housing and provided 5,000 additional affordable rental units in the city. [245] Newsom also signed a bill which expedites the environmental review process for new multifamily developments worth at least $15,000,000. Not what we want. Jeff Chiu/Associated Press. [11] He attended kindergarten and first grade at Ecole Notre Dame Des Victoires, a French-American bilingual school in San Francisco, but eventually transferred out, due to the severe dyslexia that still affects him. [60][61][62][63], In April 2009, Newsom announced his candidacy for governor of California in the 2010 election. To replace Padilla as secretary of state, Newsom appointed Assemblywoman Shirley Weber. There have been 55 attempts, including six targeting Newsom, to recall a California governor since 1911. [11] Throughout his schooling, Newsom had to rely on a combination of audiobooks, digests, and informal verbal instruction. Also in the bills were restrictions on the use of tear gas and a ban on police departments employing officers after misconduct or crimes. While lieutenant governor, in May 2012, Newsom began hosting The Gavin Newsom Show on Current TV. [11][29] The measure passed with 56.6% of the vote. [75], Newsom supported a failed measure in 2012 that sought to end capital punishment in California. [3][16][58], During the 2008 election, Newsom opposed Proposition 8, the ballot initiative to reverse the Supreme Court of California ruling that there was a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. [99] Newsom's attendance at a party at The French Laundry in November 2020, despite his public health measures;[100] voter anger over lockdowns, job losses, school and business closures;[101] and a $31 billion fraud scandal at the state unemployment agency[102] were credited for the recall's growing support. Governor Gavin Newsom is projected to defeat the California gubernatorial recall election and stay in office for the remainder of his term. Newsom earned between $141,000 and $251,000 in 2007 from his business interests. In 1988, Arizona's governor. California's governor, Gavin Newsom has prevailed in a historic recall election that had him battling for his political life. [191], During his 2018 campaign, Newsom pledged to tighten state oversight of fracking and oil extraction. The first-term governor is up 20 points in the polls after defeating a recall . Gavin Newsom on Friday abruptly canceled his trip to the U.N. [166] The state's unemployment system had been overseen by California Labor Secretary Julie Su, a Newsom appointee, whom President Joe Biden later appointed as deputy secretary of labor in February 2021. [78] Newsom supported the resulting measure, Proposition 64, which legalized cannabis use and cultivation for California state residents who are 21 or older. ", "California unemployment debt: How to dig out of a $20 billion hole? "Progressives and Democrats, nuns and priests, homeless advocates and homeless people were furious", Newsom said. [174] After declaring a state of emergency on August 18, he reported that the state was battling 367 known fires, many sparked by intense thunderstorms on August 1617. [15] The PlumpJack Cafe Partners L.P. opened the PlumpJack Caf, also on Fillmore Street, in 1993. He was a left-handed pitcher for Santa Clara, but he threw his arm out after two years and has not thrown a baseball since. Newsom says", "Gov. [246], In 2022, Newsom signed 39 bills into law intended to address California's housing crisis, three of which entailed major land use reform. [43] Conservative former supervisor Tony Hall withdrew by early September due to lack of support. Here are His Options", "Gavin Newsom directs California police officers to stop training use of carotid hold", "California Gov. [171], According to The Sacramento Bee, by the summer of 2021, California owed $23 billion to the federal government for unemployment benefits paid out during the pandemic, which was 43% of all unemployment debt, owed by 13 states at the time, to the federal government. I do want to make sure that the #metoo movement is reserved for cases and situations that deserve it. [28] He was one of two supervisors endorsed by Rescue Muni, a transit riders group, in his 1998 reelection. Although he's said he has "subzero interest" in being president, there. [263], On January 31, 2007, Newsom's close friend, campaign manager, and former chief of staff Alex Tourk confronted Newsom after learning from his wife, Ruby Rippey-Tourk, that she and Newsom had an affair in 2005, when she was Newsom's appointments secretary. Newsom was elected lieutenant governor of California in 2010, defeating incumbent Republican Abel Maldonado, and reelected in 2014. [203], The Sacramento Bee reported that Jennifer Siebel Newsom's nonprofit organization The Representation Project had received more than $800,000 in donations from corporations that had lobbied the state government in recent years, including PG&E, AT&T, Comcast, and Kaiser Permanente. [98][104], On September 14, 2021, the recall election was held, with only 38% voting to recall Newsom, failing to remove him from office. [138] The closures were extended to movie theaters and health clubs. 62 would get rid of a system "that is administered with troubling racial disparities" and said that the death penalty was fundamentally immoral and did not deter crime. [249] In a signing ceremony for the latter two bills, Newsom warned local governments, which have a history of blocking and delaying housing developments, that they would be held accountable for future housing obstructionism. [98] The petition was initially given a signature deadline of November 17, 2020, but it was extended to March 17, 2021, after Judge James P. Arguelles ruled that petitioners could have more time because of the pandemic. [249] A third bill allowed for the construction of market-rate housing on some lots previously exclusively zoned for commercial use. [180], KXTV released a series of reports chronicling PG&E's liabilities after committing 91 felonies in the Santa Rosa and Paradise fires. [250], In a speech before representatives of Native Americans in June 2019, Newsom apologized for the genocide of Native Americans approved and abetted by the California state government upon statehood in the 19th century. [151] California was the first state in the country to commit to sending mail-in ballots to all registered voters for the November general election. Assembly Bill 1621 restricts privately manufactured ghost guns, which were found to be linked to over 100 violent crimes in Los Angeles. Newsom signs sweeping police reform bills, will strip badges from officers for misconduct", "Newsom signs law allowing transgender inmates to be placed in prisons according to gender identity", "Gov. But the state's own data show the actual number is 11,399. [190] Bills he signed in September with an environmental focus included a commission to study lithium extraction around the Salton Sea. [111] In an interview with Joy Reid, Newsom was asked whether he would appoint a Black woman to replace Dianne Feinstein if she were to retire from the Senate or die before her term ended in 2024; Newsom replied that he would. Monica Gandhi, a leading COVID-19 expert from UCSF, said that California's restrictive approach "did not lead to better health outcomes", and criticized California's delay in implementing new CDC recommendations absolving the fully vaccinated from most indoor mask requirements, while saying the decision lacked scientific rationale and could cause "collateral damage". Between 1993 and 2000, Newsom and his investors opened several other businesses that included the PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn with a PlumpJack Caf (1994), a winery in Napa Valley (1995), the Balboa Caf Bar and Grill (1995), the PlumpJack Development Fund L.P. (1996), the MatrixFillmore Bar (1998), PlumpJack Wines shop Noe Valley branch (1999), PlumpJackSport retail clothing (2000), and a second Balboa Caf at Squaw Valley (2000). [31][39] He ran on the slogan "great cities, great ideas", and presented over 21 policy papers. Although immigrant rights groups wanted Newsom to end policies allowing the transfer to federal agents, the refugee was turned over for possible deportation upon release. Gavin Newsom was searching for the right message to convince disengaged Democrats to vote against the effort to oust him in Tuesday's recall election, it. [11] Newsom's investments included five restaurants and two retail clothing stores. It allowed movement outside the home for necessities or recreation, but people were required to maintain a safe distance apart. The same month, he drew criticism for calling Sacramento "dull" and saying he was only there once a week, adding, "there's no reason" to be there otherwise. ", "Is Gavin Newsom Right to Slow Down California's High-Speed Train? [83], In December 2015, Newsom called on the University of California to reclassify computer science courses as a core academic class to incentivize more high schools to offer computer science curriculum. But what's his Plan B? [49], Newsom came under attack from the San Francisco Democratic Party in 2009 for his failure to implement the City of San Francisco's sanctuary city rule, under which the city was to not assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 49th lieutenant governor of California from 2011 to 2019 and the 42nd mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011. Gavin Newsom Suspends Death Penalty in California", "California governor on halting executions: "It's a racist system. 1. 's 2 top vote-getters face off Dec. 9", "Mayor Newsom's goal: a 'common purpose' Challenges Ahead: From potholes to the homeless", "Mayor's challenge: finishing what he started", "San Francisco Newsom faces few hurdles to re-election Position available: Progressives rally but fail to find a candidate", "Newsom lacks serious challengers, but lineup is full of characters", "When Newsom gets a free pass for 4 more years, nobody wins", "Far-out in front Newsom is raising war-size war chest", "Newsom's $139,700 office spending spree", "Newsom's 2nd Act His Priorities: Environment, homelessness, education, housing, rebuilding S.F. [212] Later that year, he responded to the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting by stating his support for the 2nd Amendment and saying he would like national cooperation controlling "weapons of goddamned mass destruction". [168][169][170] A report by California State Auditor Elaine Howle said $810 million was disbursed to claimants who had fraudulently filed on behalf of inmates in the state's prison system. Newsom signs law requiring California prisons to house transgender inmates by gender identity", "Gov. California Secretary of State Shirley Weber has 38 days after the election to certify the results, after which the replacement candidate with the most votes would be sworn in as the state's 41st. SACRAMENTO - Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the COVID-19 State of Emergency will end on February 28, 2023, charting the path to phasing out one of the most effective and necessary tools that California has used to combat COVID-19. San Francisco voters chose to abandon at-large elections to the board for the previous district system in 1999. He gained national attention in 2004 when he directed the San Francisco citycounty clerk to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, violating the state law passed in 2000. PlumpJack was the name of an opera written by Getty, who invested in 10 of Newsom's 11 businesses. [86], In 2016, Newsom passed a series of reforms at the University of California to give student-athletes additional academic and injury-related support, and to ensure that contracts for athletic directors and coaches emphasized academic progress. [178] The same day CapRadio revealed the oversight, leaked emails showed that Newsom's handpicked Cal Fire chief had ordered the removal of the original statement. [160] The vaccination rate began increasing in January, with over half the population fully vaccinated as of September 2021,[161] the percentage ranking #16 out of the 50 states. "[232], In his February 2019 State of the State address, Newsom announced that, while work would continue on the 171-mile (275km)[233] Central Valley segment from Bakersfield to Merced, the rest of the system would be indefinitely postponed, citing cost overruns and delays. [8] Political science analysis has suggested he is moderate relative to almost all Democratic legislators in California. [79], On February 24, 2017, in response to pro-enforcement statements by White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, Newsom sent Attorney General Jeff Sessions and President Donald Trump a letter urging them not to increase federal enforcement against recreational cannabis firms opening in California. In response to the 2019 mass shooting in Virginia Beach, Newsom called for nationwide background checks on people purchasing ammunition. [37] National Democratic Party figures, including Bill Clinton, Al Gore, and Jesse Jackson, campaigned for Newsom. "[116] The moratorium granted a temporary reprieve for all 737 inmates on California's death row, then the largest death row in the Western Hemisphere. SACRAMENTO . The petition mentioned Newsom's sanctuary state policy and said laws he endorsed favored "foreign nationals, in our country illegally"; said that California had high homelessness, high taxes, and low quality of life; and described other grievances. This timeline gives the health care system needed flexibility to handle any potential surge that may . [21], At the time of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse in March 2023, it was acknowledged that at least three of Newsom's wine companies, PlumpJack, Cade and Odette, were Silicon Valley Bank clients. Newsom attended Redwood High School and graduated from Santa Clara University.

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