Gavin Newsom

Governor of California

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Governor of California; former mayor of San Francisco

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Governor Gavin Newsom and Donald Trump are in a war of words over the California’s wildfires, with the president threatening to pull federal aid from the state over how it has handled…

Gov. Newsom on sparring with Trump over California wildfires

Governor Gavin Newsom and Donald Trump are in a war of words over the California’s wildfires, with the president threatening to pull federal aid from the state over how it has handled…

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Gavin Newsom has been the Lieutenant Governor of California since 2011. Before that, he was the mayor of San Francisco.

Gavin Newsom: affordable housing, education and health care is the goal

Gavin Newsom has been the Lieutenant Governor of California since 2011. Before that, he was the mayor of San Francisco.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

When he was Mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom conducted marriages of gays and lesbians — in 2004, years before the courts came around.

Lieutenant Governor Backs Legalization of Marijuana

When he was Mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom conducted marriages of gays and lesbians — in 2004, years before the courts came around.

from Which Way, L.A.?

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