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.
SFPUC OKs contract for Herrera as next GM
The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission on Tuesday approved City Attorney Dennis Herrera's contract to serve as the new SFPUC general manager.
The move sets up a round of musical chairs at City Hall as Mayor London Breed is expected to soon name Herrera's successor. If, as expected, Breed taps Assemblyman David Chiu (D-San Francisco), then Governor Gavin Newsom would call a special election to fill his Eastside Assembly seat.
Already, gay former supervisor David Campos announced he plans to run for the 17th District Assembly seat should Chiu not seek reelection.
The Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club has already scheduled a vote on early endorsing Campos' Assembly bid at its October general membership meeting.
