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FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump talks with then Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom, left, and as California Gov. Jerry Brown listens during a visit to a neighborhood impacted by the wildfires in Paradise, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom says the Trump administration is engaging in &quot;political retribution&quot; by trying to take back $3.5 billion granted for the state's high-speed rail project. The Democratic governor says President Donald Trump is reacting to California suing over Trump's emergency declaration to pay for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

Border wall, bullet train: California vs. Trump escalates

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 12, 2019, file photo, Calif., Gov. Gavin Newsom receives applause after delivering his first State of the State address to a joint session of the legislature at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Newsom declared in his first State of the State address last week that he planned to scale back California's high-speed rail project and focus immediately on building 171 miles of track in central California. The Trump administration said Tuesday, Feb. 19, that it plans to cancel $929 million awarded to California's high-speed rail project and wants the state to return an additional $2.5 billion that it has already spent. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

The Latest: California governor accuses Trump of retribution

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, right, accompanied by Gov. Gavin Newsom, said California will probably sue President Donald Trump over his emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. Becerra says there is no emergency at the border and Trump doesn't have the authority to make the declaration. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California may sue Trump over emergency wall declaration

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

In this Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom receives applause after delivering his first state of the state address to a joint session of the legislature at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Newsom said the state's consumers should get a &quot;data dividend&quot; from technology companies, like Google and Facebook, who are make by capitalizing on the personal data they collect. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Gavin Newsom rejects Trump demand to return $3.5 billion in bullet train money

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California governor, Trump spar over bullet train money

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

Newsom signs first bills as California governor

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In this Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019 photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom receives applause after delivering his first state of the state address to a joint session of the legislature at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif. Newsom said the state's consumers should get a &quot;data dividend&quot; from technology companies, like Google and Facebook, who are make by capitalizing on the personal data they collect. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California governor wants users to profit from online data

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses his decision to withdraw most of the National Guard troops from the nation's southern border and changing their mission, during a Capitol news conference Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

The Latest: California Gov. says he’s committed to rail line

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom walks up up the center aisle of the Assembly Chambers to deliver his first of the State of the State address to a joint session of the legislature at the Capitol Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California governor names new leaders on water, education

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses his decision to withdraw most of the National Guard troops from the nation's southern border and changing their mission, during a Capitol news conference Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California governor scales back high-speed train

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses his decision to withdraw most of the National Guard troops from the nation's southern border and changing their mission, during a Capitol news conference Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

The Latest: Governor to keep some troops at Mexico border

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California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses his decision to withdraw most of the National Guard troops from the nation's southern border and changing their mission, during a Capitol news conference Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

Gavin Newsom pulls most California National Guard troops from border

By Kathleen Ronayne - Associated Press

FILE - In this Jan. 17, 2019 file photo, Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at the California Legislative Black Caucus Martin Luther King Jr., Breakfast, in Sacramento, Calif. Newsom is withdrawing several hundred National Guard troops from the nation's southern border and changing their mission. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California governor rebukes Trump in border troop withdrawal

By KATHLEEN RONAYNE - Associated Press

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Wearing a jersey of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, talks to Rico Alvarez, seated, while working the lunch service at Loaves &amp; Fishes, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. Newsom had a Super Bowl wager with Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker requiring the governor of the losing team to perform a community service project. Newsom's work at the shelter, which provides meals for the homeless, was the result of the Los Angeles Rams 13-3 loss to the Patriots in Sunday's Super Bowl. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California’s governor serves meals in Tom Brady jersey

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In this Jan. 17, 2019, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at the California Legislative Black Caucus Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast in Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Gavin Newsom calls for $25 million emergency fund to aid asylum seekers

By Julie Watson - Associated Press

California governor pushes for fund to help asylum seekers

By JULIE WATSON - Associated Press

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FILE - In this Sept. 5, 2011, file photo, pedestrians walk along the Huntington Beach Pier in Huntington Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom's administration is using a new law for the first time in an attempt to force Southern California's self-styled &quot;Surf City USA&quot; to meet housing goals. The administration on Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, said it is suing Huntington Beach under the law that took effect Jan. 1. The measure was passed in 2017 as part of a package of bills intended to address the state's severe housing shortage and homelessness problem. (Armando Brown/The Orange County Register via AP, File)

California sues wealthy coastal city over low-income housing

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses the results of an investigation that found Pacific Gas &amp; Electric was not responsible for the Tubbs Fire, Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019, in Sacramento, Calif. State fire investigators released a report Thursday saying the deadly 2017 wildfire that scorched Napa and Sonoma counties was caused by a privately maintained electric lines. Newsom said it will be up to PG&amp;E to decide whether to move ahead with a planned bankruptcy. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California’s new governor says ‘God no’ to run for president

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press