Gavin Newsom

California won’t be giving unemployment checks to workers on strike. While state lawmakers passed a bill to make California the third state to do this, Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed it Saturday. Newsom says he rejected the bill because the fund the state uses to pay unemployment benefits is in debt. The money comes from a tax on businesses that...

Gov. Gavin Newsom faces a key decision on the future of the seat held by the state’s longest-serving member of the U.S. Senate.

Calfornia Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new bill into law today that will pay many of the state’s fast food workers a minimum wage of $20 an hour.

A pair of bills intended to bring about more firearm safety, sponsored by Sen. Catherine Blakespear, D-Encinitas, were signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom Tuesday.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a law that will raise taxes on guns and ammunition. The federal government already taxes guns at 10% or 11%. The law Newsom signed on Tuesday adds an 11% tax on top of that. The money will pay for things like security improvements in public schools and violence prevention programs. The law takes effect...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed a bill that would have required judges to consider whether a parent affirms their child’s gender identity when making custody and visitation decisions.

California lawmakers passed a $6 billion mental health bond to build treatment facilities and supportive housing. NBC 7’s Adonis Albright explains what this could mean for San Diego.

The state of California has filed a lawsuit against some of the world’s largest oil and gas companies, claiming they deceived the public about the risks of fossil fuels blamed for climate change-related storms and wildfires that caused billions of dollars in damage.

Californians may soon have more options to fix their broken or damaged iPhones and other electronic devices after the so-called “Right to Repair” bill cleared the state legislature.

NBC 7’s political reporter Priya Sridhar speaks with Chuck Todd from Meet the Press about his exclusive interview with California Gov. Gavin Newsom that airs on Sunday at 8 a.m. It will also be Todd’s final broadcast as moderator of the program.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is running for the Republican presidential nomination, told Fox News’ Sean Hannity on Wednesday that he would be willing to debate Democratic California Gov. Gavin Newsom live on air.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom says there’s no chance “on God’s green earth” he’s running for president in 2024. But Newsom wants to make clear Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is running, is “weak” and “undisciplined” and “will be crushed by Donald Trump” in the Republican primary. Meanwhile, DeSantis likes to mock Newsom’s apparent “fixation” on Florida while insisting the Democratic...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is proposing an end to public disclosure of investigations of abusive and corrupt police officers.

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida is escalating his feud with California Gov. Gavin Newsom.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is taking matters into his own hands when it comes to gun control.

Gov. Gavin Newsom has brought up the plan for the state to buy energy ahead of sweltering summers.

U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s ongoing medical struggles have raised a sensitive political question with no easy answer: Who would California Gov. Gavin Newsom pick to replace her if the seat becomes vacant? Feinstein has given no indication that she is considering stepping down, despite calls to resign from within her own party. But her frail appearance and a growing list...

California’s budget deficit is now nearly $32 billion. Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday updated his plan to cover that deficit. He proposed no major tax increases or spending cuts on core programs. His plan would cut spending by about $10.6 billion. The rest would come from a combination of borrowing and delaying some spending while shifting other expenses to different...

California voters would decide whether to fund a major expansion of housing and treatment for residents suffering from mental illness and addiction, NBC 7’s Priya Sridhar reports.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s latest plan for the state’s homelessness crisis asks voters to fund a major expansion of housing and treatment for residents suffering from mental illness and addiction. Newsom announced Sunday that he will ask allies in the Democratic-controlled Legislature for a measure on the 2024 ballot to authorize funding to build residential facilities where over 10,000 people...