Kamala Harris surpasses Gavin Newsom and the governor is not happy

The Democratic National Convention was a California love fest. There were glimpses of natural beauty in abundance, Tupac Shakur and Kendrick Lamar on the soundtrack, and more Californians onstage than you'd find at a Saturday morning farmers market in Pasadena. For four days, speaker after speaker extolled the virtues of Vice President Kamala Harris, the […]

Gavin Newsom navigates new role behind Kamala Harris

Chicago — Gov. Gavin Newsom, hands tucked in his suit pockets, stood silently on the sidelines of the packed United Center arena, watching as states jubilantly declared their support for Kamala Harris. Newsom deliberately stayed away from the throngs of news cameras, not appearing in the chamber until it was his nationally televised turn to […]

Opinion: Gavin Newsom is reactionary on homelessness, and that’s good

Confused? California's ultra-progressive Governor Gavin Newsom has Force clear The government has set up homeless camps in its jurisdictions and is using state funding to encourage cities and towns to do the same. Homeless advocates are outraged. Housing is a human right He said it was “strange” for a liberal governor to take such a […]

Gavin Newsom’s political legacy as governor is tied to homelessness

Gavin Newsom's legacy as California governor, and perhaps his future in politics, is inextricably linked to the problems plaguing the state's largest city. Governor Newsom has made homelessness a top policy priority for his final three years as governor, but nowhere is the problem more acute than in Los Angeles. Discover the changemakers shaping all […]