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.
Most of us were downright giddy on Tuesday as we ventured outdoors without face coverings for the first time in more than a year of surviving the COVID-19 pandemic.
Governor Gavin Newsom officially reopened the state June 15 with an appearance at Universal Studios Hollywood, where he said that the Golden State's full reopening marks the end of social distancing, capacity restrictions, county tiers, and masks in almost all settings for vaccinated Californians.