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Host Arnold Schwarzenegger addresses the audience at the 2019 Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Annual Grants Banquet at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Wednesday, July 31, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Blame Arnold: Newsom points finger on homeless crisis at Schwarzenegger

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

California Gov. Gavin Newsom answers questions at a press conference in Sacramento, Calif., on Feb. 1, 2023. Newsom announced Thursday, June 8, 2023, that he is proposing an amendment to the United States Constitution that would enshrine into law gun regulations including universal background checks and raising the minimum age to buy a firearm to 21, his latest foray into national politics. (Renée C. Byer/The Sacramento Bee via AP, File)

Gov. Gavin Newsom to discuss guns, 2024, California issues in rare Sean Hannity interview

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference, Thursday, May 25, 2023, in Richmond, California. (AP Photo/Adam Beam) ** FILE **

Newsom seeks gun change in Constitution; convention calls come with risks

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks at a news conference at the Capitol in Sacramento, Calif., Feb. 23, 2022. California's attorney general says the state of Florida appears to have arranged for a group of South American migrants to be dropped off outside a Sacramento church. Bonta said Saturday, June 3, 2023, the individuals had documents purporting to be from the Florida state government. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California investigating whether DeSantis involved in flying asylum-seekers from Texas to Sacramento

By Trân Nguyễn and Olga R. Rodriguez - Associated Press

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is assisted to a wheelchair by staff as she returns to the Senate after a more than two-month absence, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, May 10, 2023. Feinstein's ongoing medical struggles have raised a sensitive political question with no easy answer: Who would California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom pick to replace her if the seat became vacant? (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

California’s Newsom faces tough question: Who would replace Feinstein?

By Michael R. Blood - Associated Press

A pump jack sits idle in front of palm trees on June 9, 2021, in Signal Hill, Calif. A California legislative committee has blocked a bill that would have made oil companies liable for the health problems of people who live close to oil wells. It's among dozens of bills that did not survive the legislature's suspense file hearings. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

California lawmakers block bill allowing people to sue oil companies over health problems

By Sophie Austin - Associated Press

FILE - California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference in Paramount Calif., on Monday, May 1, 2023. Newsom pledged on Friday, May 19, 2023, to fast track about $180 billion worth of construction projects throughout the state, including a pair of water projects that have languished for decades. (Hans Gutknecht/The Orange County Register via AP, File)

California governor seeks to speed up water, clean energy projects delayed by lawsuits, permits

By Adam Beam and Tran Nguyen - Associated Press

California Assembly Majority Leader Eloise Gomez Reyes, left, and Democratic Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, right, march with parents and others who support the state's subsidized child care programs on Wednesday, May 10, 2023, in Sacramento, California. Gov. Gavin Newsom will announce his updated budget plan on Friday, May 12, 2023. Newsom has proposed delaying funding for about 20,000 subsidized child care slots. (AP Photo/Adam Beam).

California governor likely to announce bigger budget deficit than the $22.5B announced in January

By Adam Beam - Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, March 16, 2023. California's Medicaid program will continue to pay Walgreens about $1.5 billion each year. That's despite Newsom tweeting last month that the state would no longer do business with Walgreens after the company indicated it would not sell abortion pills by mail in some states. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Gov. Gavin Newsom says California’s budget deficit has grown to nearly $32 billion

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**

California Gov. Gavin Newsom backs Biden, officially silencing murmurs about 2024 bid

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 10, 2023. Gov. Newsom announced Friday, April 21, 2023, that the state highway patrol and state national guard will provide additional personnel and resources to help San Francisco battle its worsening fentanyl drug crisis. The announcement highlights a serious concern in the city where Newsom was once mayor. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas, File)

Gov. Gavin Newsom: California to help San Francisco with worsening fentanyl drug crisis

Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, March 16, 2023. California's Medicaid program will continue to pay Walgreens about $1.5 billion each year. That's despite Newsom tweeting last month that the state would no longer do business with Walgreens after the company indicated it would not sell abortion pills by mail in some states. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Babylon Bee, others file suit over new social media law in California

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

Newsom, stay away

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, March 16, 2023. California's Medicaid program will continue to pay Walgreens about $1.5 billion each year. That's despite Newsom tweeting last month that the state would no longer do business with Walgreens after the company indicated it would not sell abortion pills by mail in some states. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

California to keep paying Walgreens despite Gavin Newsom’s order

Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., Thursday, March 16, 2023. California's Medicaid program will continue to pay Walgreens about $1.5 billion each year. That's despite Newsom tweeting last month that the state would no longer do business with Walgreens after the company indicated it would not sell abortion pills by mail in some states. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Gavin Newsom hits Ron DeSantis on gun laws in new fundraising pitch

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Los Angeles traffic passes a posted gas billboard on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked lawmakers to pass a bill that would empower regulators to penalize oil companies for price gouging at the pump. The bill has its first vote in the state Senate on Thursday, March 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) **FILE**

California lawmakers to vote on possible gas price penalties

By Adam Beam - Associated Press

FILE - Gov. Gavin Newsom announces the next phase of California's COVID-19 response called "SMARTER," during a press conference in Fontana, Calif. on Feb. 17, 2022. California's COVID-19 emergency declaration ends on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023. Gov. Newsom first issued the emergency declaration on March 4, 2020. (Watchara Phomicinda/The Orange County Register via AP, File)

Newsom takes victory lap despite California’s failed COVID-19 response

By Craig DeLuz

California Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses his plans to build 1,200 small homes across the state to reduce homelessness, during the first of a four-day tour of the state in Sacramento Calif., on Thursday, March 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli)

California to ask voters to approve new mental health beds

Associated Press

FILE - Tents line a sidewalk on Golden Gate Avenue in San Francisco, Saturday, April 18, 2020. California Gov. Gavin Newsom will discuss homelessness in Sacramento, Calif., on Thursday, March 16, 2023, to kick off a four-day policy tour in lieu of a traditional State of the State address. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)

Gavin Newsom pledges 1,200 tiny homes for California’s homeless

By Adam Beam - Associated Press

California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks in Sacramento, Calif., Jan. 10, 2023. On Wednesday, March 8, 2023, Newsom announced he would not renew a state contract with Walgreens after the company indicated it would not sell abortion pills in some conservative-led states. (AP Photo/José Luis Villegas, File)

Report: Newsom held multiple accounts at Silicon Valley Bank while pushing for bailout

By Matt Delaney - The Washington Times