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A sign marks 53 years of resistance at People's Park in Berkeley, Calif., on Aug. 16, 2022. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, signed a law to alter the state environmental law to say that developers do not need to consider noise from future residents as a form of environmental pollution, clearing the way for the construction of a controversial student housing project at the historic park. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)

California governor signs bill to clear hurdles for student housing at Berkeley’s People’s Park

By Tran Nguyen - Associated Press

Illustration on the upcoming presidential election and California Gov. Gavin Newsom by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Gavin Newsom’s shift on energy is a sign he’s running for president

By Michael McKenna

A correctional officer walks up a main entryway at San Quentin State Prison in San Quentin, Calif., on July 26, 2023. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has ambitious and expensive plans for a dilapidated factory at San Quentin State Prison where inmates of one of the nation's most notorious lockups once built furniture. He wants to spend $360 million demolishing the building and replacing it with one more reminiscent of a college campus, with a student union, classrooms and possibly a coffee shop. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)

Newsom plans to transform San Quentin State Prison. Lawmakers and the public have had little input

By Trân Nguyễn - Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., on March 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Gavin Newsom will be 2024 Democratic presidential nominee

By Joseph Curl

President Joe Biden speaks at a reception to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Aug. 28, 2023. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Bumbling Biden gives no signs of exiting race, while Dems keep substitutes in mind

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gestures during a campaign event, Monday, July 31, 2023, in Rochester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Ron DeSantis accepts Gavin Newsom’s challenge to debate: ‘Absolutely, I’m game’

By Victor Morton - The Washington Times

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a news conference in National City, Calif., on March 19, 2023. As California lawmakers hail the work of a historic panel that has for nearly two years delved into reparations proposals for African Americans, a state senator on the task force signaled large payments could face a tough road ahead in the Legislature. (Adriana Heldiz/The San Diego Union-Tribune via AP, Pool, File)

California Gov. Gavin Newsom offers to help negotiate Hollywood strike

By Adam Beam - Associated Press

FILE - Students at Paducah Middle School get onto buses at the end of their first day of class on August 9, 2018, in Paducah, Ky. The Kentucky House passed a school discipline bill Friday, March 3, 2023, that's aimed at defusing classroom disruptions by allowing teachers to take immediate action to remove unruly students. (Ellen O'Nan/The Paducah Sun via AP, File)

‘10 things Black students don’t need in schools’ leads Cali school board to reject LBGTQ curriculum

By Alex Murashko

California Gov. Gavin Newsom sits in the state Assembly at the state Capitol, June 30, 2023, in Sacramento, Calif. In an interview with The Associated Press, Newsom said the prospect of multi-billion dollar budget deficits over the next few years does not change his agenda for his second term in office. Newsom said he will focus on implementing the programs he launched in his first term, including free kindergarten for all 4-year-olds and free health care for low-income residents regardless of their immigration status. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Budget troubles won’t change California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s goals for 2nd term, he tells AP

By Adam Beam - Associated Press

Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., and other members of the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee surrender their electronic devices as they arrive for a closed markup hearing on the Fiscal Year 2024 spending bill for the Pentagon, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, June 15, 2023. Aguilar is the House Democratic Caucus chairman. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Kingmaker California? U.S. House control could hinge on district battles in famously liberal state

By Michael R. Blood - Associated Press

President Joe Biden sits with California Gov. Gavin Newsom while they listen to speakers at the Lucy Evans Baylands Nature Interpretive Center and Preserve in Palo Alto, California, on Monday, June 19, 2023. Newsom has pursued an aggressive climate policy as governor, including committing to spend tens of billions of dollars over the next few years on environmental projects and programs. But his proposals have been met with criticism by some environmental groups, who say they don't do enough to protect the state's threatened species and fragile ecosystems. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) **FILE**

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s climate agenda highlights tensions with environmental groups

By Adam Beam - Associated Press

Illustration on the upcoming presidential election and California Gov. Gavin Newsom by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Will Newsom replace Biden as Democrats’ presidential nominee?

By Adam Brandon

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference, Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Richmond, California. Newsom and state legislative leaders have reached an agreement late Monday, June 26, 2023, on how to spend the state's tax dollars over the next year. The agreement announced late Monday would spend about $311 billion. (AP Photo/Adam Beam, File)

California reparations task force sends ambitious plan to Newsom

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

Fast-food workers and their supporters march past California's capitol building in Sacramento, Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. California Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative leaders have agreed to restore funding to the Industrial Welfare Commission, which has the power to regulate wages, hours and working conditions in California. Business groups oppose restoring the commission. A law that would create a similar commission to regulate the fast food industry passed last year but has been put on hold pending the outcome of a 2024 referendum. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California’s law aimed at fast-food wages is on hold. Lawmakers may have found a way around it

By Adam Beam - Associated Press

President Joe Biden arrives to speak at a get-out-the-vote rally for Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-Calif., at Long Beach City College, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, in Long Beach, Calif., as Gavin faces a recall election on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Waiting in the wings: Gavin Newsom bides time while eyed as a stand-in for Biden on Dem ticket

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

This combination of photos shows California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaking in Sacramento, Calif., on June 24, 2022, left, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaking in Sioux Center, Iowa, May 13, 2023, right. (AP Photo, File)

Inside the deepening rivalry between Ron DeSantis and Gavin Newsom

By Steve Peoples and Michael R. Blood - Associated Press

This combination of photos shows California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaking in Sacramento, Calif., on June 24, 2022, left, and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaking in Sioux Center, Iowa, May 13, 2023, right. (AP Photo, File)

Inside the deepening rivalry between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom

By Steve Peoples and Michael R. Blood - Associated Press

FILE – A sign opposing a plan to build a giant tunnel to ship water to Southern California is displayed near Freeport, California, on May 2, 2016. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has a plan to speed up some construction projects throughout the state. But some lawmakers and environmental advocates fear his plan would benefit the tunnel project, which they oppose. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, file)

California water tunnel hangs over budget talks as legislators challenge Gov. Newsom’s plan

By Adam Beam - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, speaks during a campaign event, June 2, 2023, in Lexington, S.C. (AP Photo/Artie Walker Jr., File)

‘Stop pussyfooting around’: DeSantis dares Newsom to challenge Biden in 2024

By Steve Peoples - Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference in Paramount Calif., Monday, May 1, 2023. Late Monday, June 12, 2023, Newsom sparred with Fox News host Sean Hannity, insisting President Joe Biden is physically fit for a second term as president while refusing to say whether supporters have urged him to replace Biden on the 2024 ballot. (Hans Gutknecht/The Orange County Register via AP, File)

Calif. Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is sad about Trump indictment ‘as an American’

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times