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California Gov. Gavin Newsom has acted on the death penalty, high-speed rail and wildfires. But he says resisting President Donald Trump has mainly influenced his first 100 days.

Supreme Court justices and voters weigh in on death penalty, Wells Fargo gets a second chance for state bond deals, Newsom warns PG&E on board appointments

Though Gov. Gavin Newsom has been criticized for "thwarting" the will of the California voter in freezing the death penalty, a new poll suggests he might have his finger on the pulse.

Anyone who has witnessed an execution never forgets it. The memory of August (Boogie Woogie) LaFontaine's death by lethal gas, pushed far back into the darkest shadows of my mind, came to light again with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s announcement of his moratorium on the state’s death penalty, an action taken in four states in recent years.

Newsom on death. Trump on oil. San Francisco on youth crime. Thurmond on charter schools. Athletes on gender equity. And good fences make good neighbors in Santa Rosa.

Legislators to test Newsom with new bills, more school districts plan layoffs, why industrial hemp still isn't legal, panel continues death penalty work

Why Gov. Gavin Newsom issued death penalty reprieves, the mob hit that informed his decision, Southern California Edison power lines sparked the Thomas Fire

Newsom to sign death penalty moratorium, Californians caught up in college admissions scandal, legislator charged

Gov. Gavin Newsom, a longtime death penalty opponent, has announced a moratorium on executions in California. His move over-rides a decision the state’s voters made in 2016 to maintain capital punishment.

Revisiting lethal force, the death penalty and humane treatment of inmates. LAUSD trusts in state funding. Soda lobbyists. PG&E lets the bankruptcy begin.