Gov. Newsom delivers State of the State
Governor Gavin Newsom delivered his State of the State address this week, spending the uncharacteristically short 18-minute speech lauding the “California Way” and touting his administration’s work on Californian’s top-of-mind issues like gas prices, crime, and homelessness.
The Governor briefly touched on his only new policy proposal, a legislative deal to bring relief via a tax rebate to drivers reeling from $5 a gallon plus gas prices, but didn’t provide any details on the proposal.
Newsom cursorily reiterated California’s “leadership” in preserving abortion in the country, though he quickly pivoted to other issues polls show to be on voters’ minds in this election year. COVID-19, which has driven the majority of the state’s spending and policies priorities over the last two years, was not mentioned until more than halfway through the address.
The full text of his speech can be found here.