Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman who is the 40th governor of California, serving since January 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 49th lieutenant governor of California from 2011 to 2019 and as the 42nd mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011.
California Senate Bill 145 would help LGBTQ community
California Senate Bill 145 would erase a discriminatory sentencing law that has disproportionately targeted members of the LGBTQ community to register on California’s sex offender list has received support from law enforcement and civil rights advocates.
Photo: iStock. Discrimination in a sentencing law that has harmed LGBTQ youth related to California’s sex offender registry is one step closer to being erased.
Senate Bill 145 passed both houses of the State Legislature late Monday evening and will be sent to Gov. Gavin Newsom. He has until September 30 to sign or veto the bill.
Advertisement SB 145, which is authored by Sen. Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), was introduced last year; however, it was blocked by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez,
