Mar 20, 2025

Governor Newsom statement on President Trump’s executive order to eliminate the Department of Education

SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement today in response to President Donald Trump signing an executive order beginning the process of eliminating the U.S. Department of Education:

“This overreach needs to be rejected immediately by a co-equal branch of government. Or was Congress eliminated by this executive order, too?”

Governor Gavin Newsom

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West coast governors united against Trump’s disastrous offshore drilling plan

Jan 23, 2026

News What you need to know: Governor Newsom and the governors of Oregon and Washington submitted formal opposition today to the Trump administration's plan to open the California Coast to new offshore oil and gas drilling for the first time in decades. The proposal...

California disrupts international wildlife poaching network

Jan 23, 2026

News What you need to know: California has uncovered and disrupted several major wildlife trafficking operations, including one that internationally trafficked illegal products made from endangered species. SACRAMENTO – Today, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that...

Governor Newsom proclaims Ed Roberts Day 2026

Jan 23, 2026

News SACRAMENTO – Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring January 23, 2026, as Ed Roberts Day. The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below: PROCLAMATION Known as the “Father of Independent Living,” Ed Roberts was a trailblazing...