Gov. Gavin Newsom
California Gov. Gavin Newsom gestures at an event promoting his book "Young Man in a Hurry" on February 28, 2026 in San Francisco, California. (Benjamin Fanjoy/Getty Images)
March 5, 2026, 9:59 am
Gavin Newsom says some ‘appropriately’ call Israel an ‘apartheid state’
The comments from Newsom, a likely 2028 presidential candidate, come shortly after the California governor said he “never will” take money from AIPAC.
By Grace Gilson
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaking after signing a clean energy agreement at the Foreign Office in London, Feb. 16, 2026. (Yui Mok/PA Images via Getty Images)
February 24, 2026, 7:03 pm
Gavin Newsom says he never has and ‘never will’ take money from AIPAC
Newsom, who is expected to run for president in 2028, is one of the most high-profile Democrats to swear off the pro-Israel lobbying group.
By Joseph Strauss
California Gov. Gavin Newsom, pictured here in 2019, vetoed a bill to make the ethnic studies curriculum a graduation requirement following objections to the content of its first draft. (Agustin Paullier/AFP via Getty Images)
August 30, 2023, 10:58 am
California Jewish groups welcome mandate that ethnic studies classes avoid ‘bigotry’
Jewish groups said a draft of a model curriculum published in 2019 excluded their experiences and included anti-Israel sections.
By Jacob Gurvis
October 1, 2020, 3:47 pm
Getting ethnic studies right
"We hope that California will ultimately serve as a model of how to create such a program. For now, it has some work to do."
The California state capitol in Sacramento (Wikimedia Commons via JTA)
October 1, 2020, 2:48 pm
California governor vetoes bill making ethnic studies a high school requirement
He said the graduation requirement needs more revising.
By Marcy Oster
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