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.
Editorial: Ramachandran for East Bay Assembly seat
Residents in Alameda, San Leandro, and part of Oakland have started early voting in the June 29 special primary election for the 18th Assembly District seat.
The seat became open after Governor Gavin Newsom tapped former Assemblyman Rob Bonta (D) to be the state's new attorney general, after former AG Xavier Becerra was confirmed by the U.S.
Senate to be President Joe Biden's health and human services secretary. There are three out candidates running in the special primary election, and we endorse one of them — queer lesbian attorney Janani Ramachandran.In her endorsement questionnaire, Ramachandran, a progressive Democrat, exhibited a firm grasp of the issues facing the Assembly district — namely housing, health care, and criminal justice..
