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.
Few trans people transferred under new CA prisoner law
A new California law that allows incarcerated transgender people to ask for a transfer to a state prison or detention center that matches with their gender identity went into effect in January, but so far few people have been approved for it, according to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
Senate Bill 132, authored by gay state Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco), was signed by Governor Gavin Newsom last year.
To date only 21 requests from transgender and gender-nonconforming incarcerated people to move to gender-appropriate facilities have been approved this year, out of 382 requests, according to CDCR officials.
