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California politics reporter @sfchronicle | previously @sacbee_news, @AP, @latimes, @thedailynu
Nov 8, 2021 4 tweets 2 min read
Gavin Newsom’s office has refused to say what “family obligations” caused him to cancel his trip to the big UN climate change conference in Scotland. Seems like that’s what his wife, First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, is referencing here Her tweet was deleted, but here’s a screenshot
Mar 19, 2021 5 tweets 2 min read
Gov. @GavinNewsom says it's "painful and infuriating" that there's still anti-Asian hate and violence in California in 2021. "The hell is wrong with us?" Newsom asks. @GavinNewsom Newsom is describing a Zoom call he was on with his legislative affairs secretary Angie Wei and other Asian women the day after the shooting where everyone started crying.
Mar 8, 2020 12 tweets 4 min read
Oakland Mayor @LibbySchaaf says no one from the Grand Princess cruise ship will be released into the city or quarantined there. She, @GavinNewsom and other officials are addressing the situation at a press conference in Oakland now. @LibbySchaaf @GavinNewsom Newsom says he can't say exactly when the ship will dock at the Port of Oakland. It's currently 10-12 miles offshore, or about 2.5 hours away, Newsom says.