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  • Newsom hires former Harris political aide as fourth chief of staff

    Newsom hires former Harris political aide as fourth chief of staff

    Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced the departure of his chief of staf.f Dana Williamson. and tapped Nathan Barankin, a former aide to Vice President Kamala Harris, as the fourth person to fill the top job in six years. The Democratic leader is making the switch from one seasoned Sacramento operator to another with added…

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  • No college degree? No worries. Newsom unveils plan for well-paying jobs without one

    No college degree? No worries. Newsom unveils plan for well-paying jobs without one

    Aiming to narrow the state’s economic divide, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday is set to unveil a blueprint to create more well-paying careers for Californians, especially those who don’t have a college degree. As more people question the value of higher education, unsure whether the economic payoff is worth rising college costs, Newsom wants to…

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  • After reducing deficit, Newsom plans bring extra costs to California

    After reducing deficit, Newsom plans bring extra costs to California

    Tax revenues have exceeded estimates in California, but Gov. Gavin Newsom’s spending proposals and other state costs could quickly swallow up any extra funds. An extra $420-million tax break for Hollywood film studios. Twenty-five million dollars to wage legal battles against President-elect Donald Trump. Unanticipated costs for providing healthcare to seniors and undocumented immigrants. As…

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  • Newsom touts California efforts on fentanyl. Will it matter to Trump?

    Newsom touts California efforts on fentanyl. Will it matter to Trump?

    Each day, thousands of people drive or walk into the U.S. from Tijuana at Otay Mesa, a port of entry that is one of the most fortified and closely watched border checkpoints in the world. And yet one way or another, fentanyl keeps pouring through. In recent years, the crossing and another at San Ysidro…

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  • Newsom and Schiff sharply criticize president for pardoning Hunter Biden

    Newsom and Schiff sharply criticize president for pardoning Hunter Biden

    Two of California’s most prominent Democrats sharply criticized President Biden’s controversial pardon of his son Hunter, with Sen.-elect Adam B. Schiff and Gov. Gavin Newsom both expressing disappointment Tuesday. “With everything the president and his family have been through, I completely understand the instinct to protect Hunter. But I took the president at his word,”…

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  • Newsom wants $25 million to fight the Trump litigation he sees coming

    Newsom wants $25 million to fight the Trump litigation he sees coming

    State lawmakers will gavel in a special session Monday focused on a proposed $25-million litigation fund to respond to President-elect Donald Trump’s anticipated attacks on California policies on civil rights, climate change and abortion access. Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked the Legislature to approve the funding for the Department of Justice and other agencies so…

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  • Newsom tries to redefine the California-vs.-Trump narrative

    Newsom tries to redefine the California-vs.-Trump narrative

    Nearly two weeks after Gov. Gavin Newsom launched a special session to fund legal battles against the president-elect, the Democratic leader appeared to be trying to tone down and reframe the California-vs.-Trump narrative he set in motion. “It’s not a resistance brand,” Newsom said in an interview with The Times. “It’s around pragmatism. It’s about…

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  • Newsom pardons 19 people, including co-founder of San Quentin podcast 'Ear Hustle'

    Newsom pardons 19 people, including co-founder of San Quentin podcast ‘Ear Hustle’

    The day before Thanksgiving, Gov. Gavin Newsom granted pardons for 19 people, including award-winning San Quentin podcaster Earlonne Woods. “Ear Hustle,” the popular and critically acclaimed podcast that Woods co-founded from inside San Quentin State Prison in 2017, was a finalist for a Pulitzer Prize in 2020. It takes its title from a prison slang…

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  • Newsom touts his economic plans in California's conservative regions

    Newsom touts his economic plans in California’s conservative regions

    Gov. Gavin Newsom headed to the Central Valley on Thursday to tout his forthcoming jobs plan, saying California’s economic might was “cold comfort” to regions that feel like they don’t fully participate in the state’s muscular output. The substance of the governor’s announcement was incremental. But the set piece — a liberal politician standing in…

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