California Politics: An exit interview with Ana Matosantos, Newsom’s Cabinet secretary
2 years, 5 months ago

California Politics: An exit interview with Ana Matosantos, Newsom’s Cabinet secretary

LA Times  

Ana Matosantos has served as Gov. Many of the tough questions I’ve asked the governor’s office to better understand his policy announcements over the last four years were met with familiar responses: “I’ll ask Ana,” or “You should ask Ana.” Easier said than done. “So one of our charges was regularly working with all the agencies to make sure that we had what we needed to make sure that we maintain reliability.” Right before the governor’s daily COVID-19 briefing, Matosantos got a note that the California Independent System Operator was issuing a flex alert. “I mean, it’s both super motivating and super exciting because that’s what you come to public service to do, and super exhausting at the same time,” she said of Newsom’s drive and pace. “The sheer number of crises this governor has faced is hard to compare to the experience of anyone I’ve worked for, or in prior history in the last few decades.” Newsom said he’s “deeply grateful for her partnership” and will miss her counsel in tough times.

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Column: Newsom is acting more like a governor should. Will that boost his White House prospects?
2 days, 1 hour ago

Column: Newsom is acting more like a governor should. Will that boost his White House prospects?

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom’s recent appearance at Redding’s Lassen College was part of a stepped-up focus on the red reaches of California. In promotional materials, the governor’s office describes the program as a “bottom-up strategy for creating good-paying jobs and regional economic development.” The plan follows lengthy consultation with locals in 13 parts of the state and aims to streamline programs and …

California voters shifted toward Trump. Should the governor’s race be about fighting him?
3 weeks, 6 days ago

California voters shifted toward Trump. Should the governor’s race be about fighting him?

LA Times  

Rob Bonta speaks at a news conference in front of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on Nov. 7. If Trump jeopardizes your safety and well-being: I’ll be there.” State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond, who entered the governor’s race last year, said the state would fight any efforts by the Trump administration to undo LGBTQ+ student protections …

Gov. Newsom seeks to safeguard key policies (and maybe his 2028 aspirations)
1 month, 1 week ago

Gov. Newsom seeks to safeguard key policies (and maybe his 2028 aspirations)

LA Times  

President Biden talks with California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s effort to “Trump-proof” California from President-elect Donald Trump’s conservative agenda took him to the U.S. Capitol this week. That didn’t go over well with the former and future president, who took to his Truth Social platform to slam Newsom for his attempts at “stopping all of the GREAT things that can be …

Newsom heads to D.C. to lobby for California’s wish list before Trump takes over
1 month, 1 week ago

Newsom heads to D.C. to lobby for California’s wish list before Trump takes over

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom is involved in a highly visible effort to shield California from the second edition of the Trump presidency. Gavin Newsom is heading to Washington this week to push for the Biden administration to safeguard some marquee California programs on the environment and disaster funding. The move is the latest in the governor’s highly visible effort to shield California …

Gavin Newsom’s quest to ‘Trump-proof’ California enrages incoming president
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Gavin Newsom’s quest to ‘Trump-proof’ California enrages incoming president

Politico  

California is one of several blue states that have announced preemptive moves to defend against Trump’s policies. Kathy Hochul and Attorney General Letitia James have pledged to beef up coordination between their offices to “protect New Yorkers’ fundamental freedoms from any potential threats.” And state leaders in Illinois and Massachusetts have pledged to take action to protect undocumented immigrants, access …

Gov. Newsom endorses Kamala Harris for president, in show of California unity after Biden drops out
5 months ago

Gov. Newsom endorses Kamala Harris for president, in show of California unity after Biden drops out

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom on Sunday endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president, hours after President Biden announced he would not seek reelection. Newsom and Harris rose up in Bay Area politics to become the state’s two most prominent elected officials, with some seeing them as potential presidential rivals down the road. “With our democracy at stake, and our future on the …

Column: Why Newsom might not be cut out for Washington
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Column: Why Newsom might not be cut out for Washington

LA Times  

NBC News intern Sejal Govindarao asks California Gov. Governor, maybe you’re not presidential stock after all — not in 2028 or any year — despite all the media speculation that we political newsies love to generate. He did invite lawmakers over to the governor’s historic mansion for a private reception the night before — something smart governors do on a …

Gavin Newsom isn’t ready to endorse a successor
10 months, 4 weeks ago

Gavin Newsom isn’t ready to endorse a successor

LA Times  

One day before Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins became the third serious Democratic candidate to launch her campaign for governor in 2026, I interviewed Gov. Harris visits California, Newsom leaves Vice President Kamala Harris is ping-ponging up and down the Golden State this week to raise money for President Biden’s reelection. Keeping up with California politics Willamson’s California roots Presidential …

Why Gavin Newsom's rise has Democrats whispering about 'shadow campaign' against Biden
1 year ago

Why Gavin Newsom's rise has Democrats whispering about 'shadow campaign' against Biden

The Telegraph  

Gavin Newsom is “stepping into the breach” for the Democrats because he is a “better messenger” than Joe Biden or Kamala Harris, according to an ally of the California governor. Mr Newsom, 56, faced off against his Republican nemesis Ron DeSantis, 45 on Thursday, in a prime-time TV debate on Fox News moderated by Sean Hannity. Sources within Mr Newsom’s …

Opinion: How did California's Gov. Newsom fare against his Florida rival, Gov. DeSantis?
1 year ago

Opinion: How did California's Gov. Newsom fare against his Florida rival, Gov. DeSantis?

LA Times  

Ron DeSantis and California Gov. If a third debater had been onstage, they almost certainly would have piped up, “See folks, this is why those two should not be on this debate stage.” It was actually pretty funny that Sean Hannity, an unabashed supporter of former President Trump who engineered this overhyped meeting of ideological opposites, positioned himself as the …

Column: Newsom gets no California love for his political ambitions. Maybe he should try elsewhere
1 year, 1 month ago

Column: Newsom gets no California love for his political ambitions. Maybe he should try elsewhere

LA Times  

Voters in Arkansas and Texas supported Govs. “A lot of people don’t think California is doing well,” said Mark DiCamillo, who oversaw the poll for The Times and Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies. Rutherford, who oversaw the planning of Clinton’s presidential library, said Arkansas voters were captivated as they watched “all the people who came in to work” for the …

Column: Gov. Gavin Newsom needs to focus on his day job
1 year, 1 month ago

Column: Gov. Gavin Newsom needs to focus on his day job

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom walks up a section of the Mutianyu Great Wall on the outskirts of Beijing in October. DiCamillo elaborated in his poll report, writing: “Newsom’s recent actions in taking a much more active role in national Democratic politics appear to be related to his recent decline…. One turnoff for me is the governor’s press office promoting Newsom group meetings …

Column: Don’t listen to the chatter about Newsom running for president
1 year, 3 months ago

Column: Don’t listen to the chatter about Newsom running for president

LA Times  

Most of us have learned not to swallow everything a politician says. In a 2021 interview with Times reporter Taryn Luna, Newsom acknowledged: “I’m mesmerized by the politicians that are literally handed a script or talking points from an advisor … and they’re able to go up there and just read off the script beautifully.” For Newsom, a five-minute speech …

Budget troubles won’t change California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s goals for 2nd term, he tells AP
1 year, 5 months ago

Budget troubles won’t change California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s goals for 2nd term, he tells AP

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Throughout the various crises in California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s first term — devastating wildfires, the bankruptcy of the nation’s largest utility, the deadly COVID-19 pandemic — the state’s record-smashing budget surpluses were always there to smooth things over. Newsom told AP that California’s budget troubles won’t change his agenda or stop him from taking big policy swings, …

Inside the deepening rivalry between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom
1 year, 6 months ago

Inside the deepening rivalry between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Newsom addressed both his contempt for DeSantis and loyalty to President Joe Biden — even after Tuesday’s revelations that the president’s son, Hunter, reached a deal with federal prosecutors on federal tax offenses and a gun charge — in an interview just as the Florida governor launched a two-day fundraising trek spanning at least five …

California Governor Gavin Newsom dodges 2024 Presidential race question amid concerns over Biden's fitness
1 year, 6 months ago

California Governor Gavin Newsom dodges 2024 Presidential race question amid concerns over Biden's fitness

Hindustan Times  

California Governor Gavin Newsom sidestepped a question on Monday regarding speculation about his potential entry into the 2024 presidential race. With recent polls indicating growing concerns among Americans about President Biden's mental fitness for office, Newsom was asked by Fox News's Sean Hannity if he had received requests to join the presidential race. While several rumours have circulated about Newsom's …

Column: Can Gavin Newsom kinda but not really run for president and still do his job as California governor?
1 year, 8 months ago

Column: Can Gavin Newsom kinda but not really run for president and still do his job as California governor?

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom launched a political action committee with the hallmarks of a presidential campaign. Then, just last week, California’s gallivanting governor announced the formation of a nationally focused political action committee, accompanied by all the trappings of a budding White House bid: A fundraising blitz. There are still plenty of reasons to doubt that Newsom is waging a flat-out White …

Newsom feels pressure to show results for California in second term
2 years, 1 month ago

Newsom feels pressure to show results for California in second term

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom, accompanied by his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, and their children in Sacramento, delivers remarks after winning his second term in office Tuesday. Speaking in what he’s dubbed the “California for All” conference room in the governor’s office, Newsom said his second term is about implementing and showing results. “I think the second term is always kind of about …

Column: Newsom’s resounding win shows he didn’t even have to run a race for governor
2 years, 1 month ago

Column: Newsom’s resounding win shows he didn’t even have to run a race for governor

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom reacts as he looks up and spots photographers capturing him and first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom, left, voting in Sacramento on Tuesday. Newsom’s opponent, state Sen. Brian Dahle, 57, a seed farmer from rural Lassen County, was potentially the best GOP gubernatorial candidate since business executive Meg Whitman lost to Democratic legend Jerry Brown in 2010. Newsom’s only …

California’s Newsom wins 2nd term, is White House run next?
2 years, 1 month ago

California’s Newsom wins 2nd term, is White House run next?

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Democrat Gavin Newsom easily won a second term as California’s governor on Tuesday, beating a little-known Republican state senator by mostly ignoring him while campaigning against the policies of Florida Gov. The failed recall solidified Newsom’s political power in California, leaving him free to focus on the future — which many expect will include a run for …

Gov. Gavin Newsom loses top aide, taps two key advisors
2 years, 1 month ago

Gov. Gavin Newsom loses top aide, taps two key advisors

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom is losing a top aide and naming two advisors to key roles in his office after voters granted him a second term. Jim DeBoo, Newsom’s executive secretary, said Tuesday that he will be stepping down after two years in the most powerful staff position in the governor’s administration. Analea Patterson, Newsom’s former legal affairs secretary, will also transition …

Newsom cruises to reelection as governor, Democrats leading races for other statewide posts
2 years, 1 month ago

Newsom cruises to reelection as governor, Democrats leading races for other statewide posts

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom, accompanied by his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom and their children, delivers remarks in Sacramento after winning his second term in office on Tuesday. California voters on Tuesday handed Gavin Newsom a second term as governor, choosing the incumbent over Brian Dahle, an unfamiliar Republican state senator from Lassen County who struggled to compete with the Democratic political heavyweight. …

California voters elect Gov. Gavin Newsom to a second term
2 years, 1 month ago

California voters elect Gov. Gavin Newsom to a second term

LA Times  

California voters Tuesday handed Gavin Newsom a second term as governor, choosing the incumbent over Brian Dahle, an unfamiliar Republican state senator from Lassen County who struggled to compete with the Democratic political heavyweight. Newsom and his political team fought a shadow campaign to keep all other well-known Democrats off the 2021 recall ballot and succeeded, giving the governor an …

Column: California voters don’t like where the state’s headed. But they still want Newsom in office
2 years, 1 month ago

Column: California voters don’t like where the state’s headed. But they still want Newsom in office

LA Times  

Gubernatorial candidates Democratic Gov. Most California voters think the state is headed in the wrong direction, yet they intend to reelect the governor who’s leading us there. But another statistic is eye-opening: 54% of voters think California is “going in the wrong direction.” Only 43% believe we’re headed on the right path. “I’ve always wanted to schedule a debate the …

The race for California lieutenant governor, a potential political launching pad
2 years, 2 months ago

The race for California lieutenant governor, a potential political launching pad

LA Times  

Democratic incumbent Eleni Kounalakis and Republican Lancaster official Angela Underwood Jacobs are competing for the position of California lieutenant governor — an under-the-radar office that has been a steppingstone for a few governors past. As lieutenant governor, Kounalakis has If reelected in November, Kounalakis said she would continue to sponsor legislation and work behind the scenes to get policies she …

California Governor Urges Overhaul Of Democrats' Strategy
2 years, 2 months ago

California Governor Urges Overhaul Of Democrats' Strategy

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an overhaul of Democrats’ political strategy on Saturday, saying the party is “getting crushed” by Republicans in part because they are too timid, often forced to play defense while Republicans “dominate with illusion.” Speaking at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, Texas — the territory of Republican Gov. …

California governor urges overhaul of Democrats’ strategy
2 years, 2 months ago

California governor urges overhaul of Democrats’ strategy

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom called for an overhaul of Democrats’ political strategy on Saturday, saying the party is “getting crushed” by Republicans in part because they are too timid, often forced to play defense while Republicans “dominate with illusion.” Speaking at the Texas Tribune Festival in Austin, Texas — the territory of Republican Gov. They’re winning right …

California Politics: Newsom commits to a gubernatorial debate
2 years, 3 months ago

California Politics: Newsom commits to a gubernatorial debate

LA Times  

No one may have been more surprised than state Sen. Brian Dahle this week when Gov. I’m pretty stoked about it.” Though Dahle said much of the interest in a debate has stemmed from reporters, he recently began prodding Newsom to join him on stage. “I’ll accommodate Newsom: He can be in an A/C building w/ his sweater,” he tweeted …

Column: If Newsom sees himself as president, he should move into position to run. That’s what he’s doing
2 years, 5 months ago

Column: If Newsom sees himself as president, he should move into position to run. That’s what he’s doing

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom speaks with reporters in the Senate Carriageway of the U.S. Capitol Building on Thursday in Washington, D.C. Gov. “It’s difficult for any governor of the biggest state with more people than Canada to look in the mirror in the morning and not see a president staring back at you,” says Democratic consultant Garry South, the chief strategist for …

California’s Newsom goes to Washington; 2024 chatter follows
2 years, 5 months ago

California’s Newsom goes to Washington; 2024 chatter follows

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — As California Democratic Gov. “This is Gavin Newsom building his national brand for whatever opportunities might come up in the future,” said Thad Kousser, a political science professor at the University of California, San Diego. Newsom spokesperson Erin Mellon said that “what is happening on the education front reflects what we’re seeing across the country – restricting …

California primary sends Newsom, Republican Brian Dahle to November governor’s race
2 years, 6 months ago

California primary sends Newsom, Republican Brian Dahle to November governor’s race

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom took a large step toward reelection Tuesday after crushing a crowded field of scarcely known challengers in California’s statewide primary, and will face off against a conservative Northern California Republican, state Sen. Brian Dahle. Treasuring diversity, defending democracy, and protecting our planet.” “Name one thing that’s working great in California, other than our great weather,” state Sen. Brian …

Guide for the 2022 California governor’s race: Can anyone beat Gavin Newsom?
2 years, 6 months ago

Guide for the 2022 California governor’s race: Can anyone beat Gavin Newsom?

LA Times  

Less than a year after surviving a recall election, California Gov. Here are the basics of the race: Gavin Newsom Newsom’s resounding victory in the recall election in 2022 against Larry Elder and others set the stage for what many observers see as an easy reelection. Concerns about rising crime and California’s seemingly intractable homelessness crisis emerged as the top …

Column: Is Gavin Newsom running for president? No, it just sounds like it
2 years, 7 months ago

Column: Is Gavin Newsom running for president? No, it just sounds like it

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom’s scathing remarks on the abortion issue could serve as a launch for a presidential bid if there weren’t so many reasons keeping the California Democrat from running. “Why aren’t we calling this out.. Where’s the counteroffensive?” Newsom also had a few scathing things to say about some of the folks Democrats love to hate, including Florida’s Republican Gov. …

Gov. Gavin Newsom will face little-known challengers for a second term
2 years, 9 months ago

Gov. Gavin Newsom will face little-known challengers for a second term

LA Times  

None of the top Republican who ran to replace Gov. Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, once considered the Republican Party’s best hope to defeat Newsom, announced Thursday night that he would forgo entry into California’s 2022 gubernatorial race, blaming the spectacle of last year’s Republican-led recall campaign. “I want to run for governor to change this, but the lingering …

A California in crisis awaits Newsom after landslide win in recall
3 years, 3 months ago

A California in crisis awaits Newsom after landslide win in recall

LA Times  

Standing in an elementary school classroom in Oakland, Gov. “I’m also mindful of this: Challenges are in abundance in these positions.” California voters and Newsom’s political allies stepped up to defend the governor from the GOP-led recall, delivering a win that helps pave the way to his reelection next year. “The campaign seized on that to create a simple choice …

Dire warning from Newsom helped turn California recall tide
3 years, 3 months ago

Dire warning from Newsom helped turn California recall tide

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — An ominous four-word message issued by California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s campaign on the morning of Aug. 5 served as the shock Democrats needed to take seriously a recall election that could remove him from office: “This recall is close.” Newsom’s warning in a fundraising email came just days after a poll indicated the once-popular Democratic governor who …

California's Newsom Is Only The 4th Governor To Face A Recall Vote
3 years, 3 months ago

California's Newsom Is Only The 4th Governor To Face A Recall Vote

NPR  

California's Newsom Is Only The 4th Governor To Face A Recall Vote A MARTÍNEZ, HOST: California's Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, will become just the fourth governor in American history to face a recall vote this week. JOSHUA SPIVAK: So they have a binary process where you vote yes or no on whether Gavin Newsom should be recalled and removed. The …

California’s Newsom votes as recall against him nears end
3 years, 3 months ago

California’s Newsom votes as recall against him nears end

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. The effort originated among amateur Republican political organizers upset with Newsom’s policies on immigration, crime and taxes, but gained steam amid the pandemic as Newsom ordered restrictions on businesses and mandated masks. “I believe that there might very well be shenanigans, as there were in the 2020 election,” he said, referring to former President Donald …

Biden will travel to California Monday to campaign for Gavin Newsom at Long Beach rally
3 years, 3 months ago

Biden will travel to California Monday to campaign for Gavin Newsom at Long Beach rally

Daily Mail  

The White House confirmed Thursday that President Joe Biden will travel to California Monday to campaign for Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, who's facing voters in a recall election the next day Biden will be on hand to make a final push for Newsom before the September 14 recall election wraps up. FiveThirtyEight.com's compilation of polls show 54.3 per cent of …

Newsom stakes his future on one simple argument: Fear a GOP governor
3 years, 3 months ago

Newsom stakes his future on one simple argument: Fear a GOP governor

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom speaks ahead of Vice President Kamala Harris at a rally against the upcoming California gubernatorial recall election in San Leandro, Calif. on Wednesday. And in ads, his campaign has cautioned that failing to vote could mean the state ends up with an “anti-vax Republican governor.” As he barnstorms the state, Newsom’s strategy to generate fear about a GOP …

Column: Newsom recall effort underscores California’s status as a place apart
3 years, 3 months ago

Column: Newsom recall effort underscores California’s status as a place apart

LA Times  

If there is one thing that California produces in abundance — apart from movie stars, avocados and Silicon Valley billionaires — it’s superlatives. Today he’s scrapping for political survival, trying to avoid joining California’s Gray Davis, a fellow Democrat ousted in 2003, and North Dakota’s Lynn Frazier, a Republican removed in 1921, as the only governors ever turned out of …

Column: Could Gavin Newsom lose even if he beats the recall?
3 years, 4 months ago

Column: Could Gavin Newsom lose even if he beats the recall?

LA Times  

Apathy and Democratic overconfidence nearly cost California Gov. Gavin Newsom, as it happens, faces similar peril as he seeks to avoid Davis’ fate and keep from becoming the second California governor — and only the third governor nationwide — to be recalled by voters before his term ends. More significantly, a Republican doesn’t need to receive anywhere close to a …

California Governor Newsom to face recall vote in September
3 years, 5 months ago

California Governor Newsom to face recall vote in September

Al Jazeera  

Drive by Republicans to unseat governor of US’s largest state will go to California voters in rare special election. A Republican-led drive in the United States to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom, a leading Democrat, will go to a special vote on September 14, a state official declared on Thursday after the state’s top election official certified a recall petition. …

Political storms swirl around California’s Newsom amid virus
3 years, 10 months ago

Political storms swirl around California’s Newsom amid virus

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — In the year since California saw its first coronavirus case, Democratic Gov. It all provided fresh fodder for a recall petition that’s circulating — started by Republicans before the pandemic — and on Monday former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, a Republican, launched a bid against Newsom. Mike Trujillo, a Los Angeles strategist who worked for one …

Newsom announces new leadership for his office in new year
4 years ago

Newsom announces new leadership for his office in new year

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Change is coming to the top of Gov. Longtime lobbyist and Capitol staffer Jim DeBoo will take take over leadership of the governor’s staff on Jan. 1. “When we started this journey in 2018, neither one of us could have predicted the perfect storm of crises that would hit California and test its leadership,” O’Leary wrote in …

California governor names Alex Padilla to replace Kamala Harris
4 years ago

California governor names Alex Padilla to replace Kamala Harris

Al Jazeera  

Padilla, California’s secretary of state, will be the first Latino to represent the state in the US Senate. California Governor Gavin Newsom has selected his longtime political ally Alex Padilla to replace Senator Kamala Harris in the United States Senate after she becomes vice president next month. The 47-year-old Padilla is California’s secretary of state and was widely regarded as …

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s chief of staff leaves as new top advisor joins his team
4 years ago

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s chief of staff leaves as new top advisor joins his team

LA Times  

Halfway into his first term as governor and immersed in a historic struggle to slow the spread of COVID-19 in California, Gov. “Jim DeBoo has a long legacy of service at all levels of government and, as we continue to carry our state through these unprecedented challenges, his ability to bring people together and drive the priorities most important to …

California governor taps new senior staff amid tough stretch
4 years ago

California governor taps new senior staff amid tough stretch

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Newsom on Friday named Dee Dee Myers, a former Warner Bros. executive and White House press secretary, as director of the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development. Newsom said in an emailed statement that Meyers’ three decades of experience gives her “an ability to work across sectors, ensuring that our recovery is built upon …

With 2 open seats, Newsom may reshape California politics
4 years ago

With 2 open seats, Newsom may reshape California politics

Associated Press  

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Joe Biden’s White House win has made Gov. When the Democrat president-elect plucked a second California official for an administration post, he handed Newsom another opportunity to put his stamp on a generation of leadership in the nation’s biggest Democratic state. Biden added more intrigue Monday when he tapped California Attorney General Xavier Becerra as his health …

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