Gavin Newsom has revived a MAGA trigger topic in a swipe at Karoline Leavitt’s fashion choice. The California governor, 58, posted an image from the 28-year-old press secretary’s Thursday briefing, for which she wore a tan blazer,

After Newsom’s parents divorced when he was a toddler, he and his sister were largely raised by their mother, Tessa, a young single parent in San Francisco who, at times, worked three jobs —as a secretary, waitress, and paralegal—to support her children.​

Newsom walked back an August 2024 deal with Google to commit $175 million over five years to help the diminishing industry.

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom had conservative host Ben Shapiro on his podcast in an episode that will air Thursday.

In an interview, the California governor talks about the private heat he got from Democrats about his guests and what backlash to the show taught him about “cancel culture” on the left.

California’s proposed billionaire tax has increasingly become a hot button issue. High-profile billionaires are already fleeing the state to avoid potential payment and, in turn, relocating their valuable tax dollars. This is exactly what California Governor Gavin Newsom feared. On Monday, January 12, Newsom vowed to stop the proposal.

California cities may be forced to close homeless shelters next year if the legislature approves the proposed budget.

POLITICO reporters dig into the latest California’s homelessness estimates that Gavin Newsom is pointing to as evidence of progress on a longstanding problem.