Gavin Newsom spent a lot of money propping up Joe Biden, only for the president to drop out

In the final days before President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, it seemed like he had few friends. One of them was Gov. Gavin Newsom. Read More

California Politics

Gavin Newsom announced today ... political pressure — including marching up the Central Valley to Sacramento and garnering a statement of support from President Joe Biden — to secure Newsom ... Read More

Why Gavin Newsom is not campaigning with Central Valley Democrats in tossup House races

Meanwhile, the California governor was on the campaign trail for Vice President Kamala Harris in North Carolina and Michigan last week. Read More

Why wait? Six weeks before the 2024 election, California is having a 2026 governor’s debate

The wide-open race to succeed Gavin Newsom as California ... in San Francisco, where the family lived behind their dry cleaning business. Deeply reported insights into legislation, politics ... Read More

Judge blocks new California law cracking down on election deepfakes

Gavin Newsom signed it last month at the Salesforce Dreamforce conference in San Francisco ... kind in the nation. California is standing up to harmful deepfakes in political ads and other ... Read More

California Explains It All

To understand US politics—for better and for worse—look to the Golden State. In the preface to California ... to revitalize the city. And today’s San Francisco looks positively tranquil ... Read More

Newsom Tacks to the Middle With California in the Spotlight

Trump has attacked California as too liberal for the nation, Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed several bills that could have become political ... ran for office in San Francisco, is now the 56-year ... Read More

Four takeaways from first debate in 2026 California governor’s race

Forum panelist Laurel Rosenhall, The Times’ California politics editor, asked the candidates what homelessness policy they would support that Newsom ... a poll from UC San Francisco which ... Read More

800-plus bills left on Newsom's desk illustrate California's overregulation problem: experts

In a legislative session marked by a surge in activity, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has more than ... Jamie Joseph is a writer who covers politics. She leads Fox News Digital coverage of the ... Read More

Amsterdam-style cannabis cafes legalized in California after Newsom signs bill

Cannabis cafes offering food, coffee and live entertainment will soon become reality in California ... in Amsterdam. Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1775 by Asm. Matt Haney (D-San Francisco), which ... Read More

California governor signs bills to bolster gun control

Gavin Newsom meets with New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and members of the California delegation at Oracle Park in San Francisco, July 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Juliana Yamada, Pool ... Read More

California Politics

Gavin Newsom generally appears eager to expound on ways to fix California’s housing crisis ... for president,” quipped David McCuan, a political science professor at Sonoma State University. Read More