Gavin Newsom

As Gavin Newsom tries to wrap up his governorship, his differences with legislative leaders are on display as they clash over the budget.

Gov. Gavin Newsom said the Trump administration appears to be investigating him and his wife, a step that the Democrat said is meant to intimidate him as he considers a run for president.

State lawmakers’ budget plan would reject or delay many of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s social service cuts. Now, the budget negotiations begin in earnest.

Gov. Gavin Newsom endorsed new carbon market rules that could drastically shrink the state’s funding for climate projects, threatening the spending deal he struck with legislators last year. Senate Democrats aren’t having it.

Odds are Xavier Becerra will win against Steven Hilton. Then as governor — and unlike Gavin Newsom — Becerra won't likely run for higher office while governing.

An entire generation of California elected officials owe their current jobs and their political prospects to Gavin Newsom.

L.A. County voters are poised to approve Measure ER, a half-cent sales tax. A similar measure in Contra Costa is far behind. Santa Clara voters were the first to approve such a sales tax. It’s still not enough to fill the hole left by federal health cuts.

California air regulators on Friday approved a contentious overhaul of the state’s carbon market, creating a program that could steer billions of dollars in free pollution permits to oil refineries and other major polluters over the objections of environmental groups, key lawmakers and three of the board’s own members. Ten members of the California Air […]

Gov. Newsom often brags about California's productivity and Nobel winners but omits its recent tech layoffs, shrinking jobs base and growing gaps between rich and poor.

Advocates and unions are objecting to Newsom's proposed cuts to state spending on education, preschool, health and welfare programs.