Newsom endorses Kamala Harris for president after Biden drops out
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sunday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, hours after President Biden announced he would not seek reelection.Newsom and Harris rose…
Tubbs, Ma and Bradford join 2026 California lieutenant governor race
SACRAMENTO — The election for California’s top offices is more than two years away, but campaigning has begun in the race for lieutenant governor, a low-…
California Gov. Newsom signs bill barring schools from outing LGBTQ students to parents
California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Monday protecting LGBTQ youth from being outed to their parents by schools. File Photo by Terry Schmitt/UPI | License…
Newsom bans schools from notifying parents about student gender
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Monday that prohibits mandating that teachers notify families about student gender identity changes, capping a year-long battle…
California Highway Patrol presence in East Bay will increase four-fold starting next week
OAKLAND — Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he will be quadrupling the number of shifts of California Highway Patrol officers to Oakland and will deploy prosecutors from…
Newsom stands by Biden, repeats that he wouldn’t run against Harris
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday said he would not run for president against Vice President Kamala Harris and remained steadfast in his support for President…
How Gov. Gavin Newsom is progressing on his key policy promises for California
In his first 100 days in office, California Gov. Gavin Newsom quickly set about launching parts of the progressive agenda he promised during his campaign.On…
Harris, Newsom hit the trail in support of embattled President Biden
MANCHESTER, N.H. — As President Biden tries to cling onto the Democratic Party nomination in the aftermath of his lackluster debate performance, prominent Californians — notably…
Newsom launches podcast, not presidential run, with Marshawn Lynch
Gov. Gavin Newsom knows the value of connecting with celebrities. And of connecting with the wealthy. Now he’s banking on an alliance with “Beast Mode.”…
Newsom abandons effort to put competing Prop. 47 measure on ballot
SACRAMENTO — In a wild turn of events, Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers backed away Tuesday from plans to put an anti-crime measure on the…
Gov. Newsom announces rival ballot initiative on theft and drug reform
The California Legislature this week is expected to approve a voter initiative for the November ballot to crack down on retail theft and fentanyl dealers,…
Newsom signs budget to close California’s $46.8-billion budget deficit
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed California’s budget to close an estimated $46.8-billion deficit through $16 billion in spending cuts and temporarily raising taxes…
Will Biden’s debate fiasco open the door for Harris and Newsom?
SACRAMENTO — As pressure mounts on President Biden to quit his reelection race after a shockingly dismal debate performance, the spotlight will turn more intensely on…
Newsom praises Biden, shoots down post-debate questions about replacing him
President Biden’s lackluster performance in the first debate of 2024 with former President Trump ended with harsh questions about whether Biden should end his campaign,…
California Legislature sends school gender notification bill to Newsom
SACRAMENTO — After a chaotic debate on the Assembly floor full of shouting and tears, California lawmakers on Thursday sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a bill…
Column: Why Newsom might not be cut out for Washington
SACRAMENTO — Sorry, governor, that wasn’t very presidential. It would never fly in the nation’s capital. A president couldn’t get away with delivering a State of…
Newsom attacks ‘poisonous populism of the right’ in speech
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom took on California’s critics and lauded the state’s economic prowess and inclusive values in an unorthodox State of the State speech…
California Gov. Newsom is moving his family back to Marin County
Gov. Gavin Newsom and wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom plan to move their family back to Marin County, a spokeswoman said Monday. Both Newsom and the…
Newsom, Democrats use cuts, reserves and ‘budget emergency’ declaration to solve California deficit
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democratic lawmakers struck a deal Saturday to make $16 billion in cuts, declare a statewide fiscal emergency and pull money from…
Newsom backs tribal land return amid dam removal project
More than a century has passed since members of the Shasta Indian Nation saw the last piece of their ancestral home — a landscape along…