Newsom survived a recall, weathered a pandemic, and coasted to reelection amid speculation about his ambitions for higher office.

Gov. Gavin Newsom's 2025 California budget calls for a new homeless agency and free diapers for infants. It points to uncertainty because of fires and President-elect Trump.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has only expanded the size and scope of California government during his tenure, while Trump plans radical federal cuts.

Spending plan doesn’t include enough investments for programs that “would help Californians afford the basics.”

Newsom and lawmakers, as part of budget negotiations last year, reached a handshake agreement to make cuts, defer programs and take $7.1 billion out of the state’s rainy day fund, to address a projected shortfall in 2025-26. The early agreement is just that — it won’t actually be part of the budget until lawmakers approve it in June.

I think Newsom said, you know, ‘I’m going to take care of the forest and maintain the forest’ and do all that kind of stuff,” Gibson said. “He didn’t do anything.”

Gavin Newsom promised to build millions of homes to alleviate a housing shortage, end chronic homelessness, and institute a statewide single payer health care system, three of his most frequently ...