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Gavin Newsom

Gavin Newsom

Governor of California

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Governor of California (2019–)

Born1967-10-10 · San Francisco
PartyDemocratic
Offices
  • Governor of California2019-01-07–presentPreceded by: Jerry Brown
  • Lieutenant Governor of California2011-01-10–2019-01-07Preceded by: Abel Maldonado
  • Mayor of San Francisco2004-01-08–2011-01-10Preceded by: Willie Brown · Succeeded by: Ed Lee
  • Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors1997-02-13–2004-01-08Preceded by: Kevin Shelley · Succeeded by: Michela Alioto-Pier
EducationSanta Clara University (BS)

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Portrait: Office of the Lieutenant Governor of California · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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SocietyNewsom commutes sentences of all 548 people on California’s death row

California Governor Gavin Newsom commuted the sentences of all 548 prisoners on the state’s death row, describing the punishment as “morally objectionable.”

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BBloomberg NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 20:37

Newsom commutes sentences of all 548 people on California’s death row

PoliticsGavin Newsom moves to commute sentences of all California death row inmates

California Governor Gavin Newsom said he will change the death sentences of all 548 people on the state’s death row to life in prison without parole. He cited his longstanding opposition to capital punishment; some commutations still require approval from the state’s high court.

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DDWOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 20:04

Gavin Newsom moves to commute sentences of all California death row inmates
Gavin Newsom moves to commute sentences of all California death row inmates

PoliticsNewsom says he will commute every death sentence in California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said he plans to replace every death sentence in the state with life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

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AABC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 20:00

Newsom says he will commute every death sentence in California
Newsom says he will commute every death sentence in California

Politics‘Inhumane punishment’: Newsom to commute all 548 California death sentences

California Governor Gavin Newsom said Thursday he would commute all 548 death sentences in the state to life imprisonment without parole. The move marks a major shift away from capital punishment as he prepares to leave office after eight years.

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FFrance 24Original★★★☆☆2026-11-05 19:59

‘Inhumane punishment’: Newsom to commute all 548 California death sentences
‘Inhumane punishment’: Newsom to commute all 548 California death sentences

PoliticsCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom commutes every death sentence

California Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted all death sentences in the state on Thursday, saying state-sanctioned killing conflicts with the values of America’s most populous state.

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NNBC NewsOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 19:42

California Gov. Gavin Newsom commutes every death sentence
California Gov. Gavin Newsom commutes every death sentence

PoliticsGavin Newsom commutes death sentences for more than 500 people in California

California governor Gavin Newsom commuted the death sentences of more than 500 people on the state’s death row on Thursday, changing them to life without parole and preventing future administrations from executing them. The move followed the failed execution of Christa Pike in Tennessee.

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TThe GuardianOriginal★★★☆☆2026-11-05 19:28

Gavin Newsom commutes death sentences for more than 500 people in California
Gavin Newsom commutes death sentences for more than 500 people in California

PoliticsNewsom to order protections for Pacific Coast Highway ahead of stormy winter

California Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to sign an executive order shielding the iconic Pacific Coast Highway from El Niño-related storms as a potentially stormy winter approaches.

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CCNNOriginal★★☆☆☆2026-10-27 17:35

Newsom to order protections for Pacific Coast Highway ahead of stormy winter

PoliticsNewsom says Trump’s presidency ends Nov. 3 ‘as long as we do our job’

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Rep. Nancy Pelosi rallied Democrats in San Francisco on Friday, urging them to seek five more U.S. House seats in the midterms. Newsom said Nov. 3 would end Trump’s presidency “as we know it.”

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TThe Associated PressOriginal★★★☆☆2026-10-24 02:15

Newsom says Trump’s presidency ends Nov. 3 ‘as long as we do our job’
Newsom says Trump’s presidency ends Nov. 3 ‘as long as we do our job’
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