Govern For California

Yesterday was the deadline for CA Governor Gavin Newsom to take final action on bills passed by the 2025 Legislature. He signed 794 and vetoed 123. Since taking office in 2019, Newsom has now signed 5,710 bills and $1.942 trillion of budgets. How has California performed since he took office?

Thanks in large part to 500 letters of opposition from members of the GFC Network, yesterday Governor Newsom vetoed AB 699, a bill that would have blinded voters to the costs of tax and bond ballot measures.

Last week the CA Legislature adjourned its 2025 session during which legislators introduced ~2400 bills and passed ~800 that Governor Newsom has until October 13 to sign or veto. We didn’t have a particularly good year. I’d give it a “C” grade.