Gavin Newsom

Hot and dry early-season temperatures and a high supply of dry fuels have primed states for more severe and frequent fires this year.

California’s governor denounced in starkly personal terms a federal judge’s upending of the state’s restrictions on assault weapons as officials announced the filing Thursday of a formal notice that they will appeal the decision. Damian Trujillo reports.

California has appealed a judge’s decision to overturn the state’s ban on assault weapons.

Gov. Gavin Newsom will be in the Bay Area Thursday to discuss next steps following a recent federal ruling that struck down California’s ban on assault weapons. Cierra Johnson reports.

California’s Governor Gavin Newsom’s recall continues to be roiled by uncertainty and questions.

The California Teacher Association’s leaders voted Saturday to defend Gov. Gavin Newsom in the upcoming recall election. The show of support comes after Newsom proposed withholding billions from schools that don’t return to full, in-class instruction in the fall.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom said Friday he’s not ready to give up broad powers and will keep a statewide state of emergency declaration due to the coronavirus pandemic in place.

Gov. Gavin Newsom joined Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Department officials and San Jose city officials as well as FBI and other agencies to address the shooting at a VTA yard.

California Governor Gavin Newsom spoke at the scene of Wednesday’s mass shooting in San Jose, Calif., to condemn the deaths of 8 victims at a workplace murder-suicide. “Pick a state. And here we are, in the United States of America, where we’re experiencing something that is not experienced anywhere else in the world. There’s a sameness to this.”

See a breakdown of California’s four-tiered, color-coded coronavirus system.

As California sinks deeper into drought it already has had more than 900 additional wildfires than at this point in 2020, which was a record-breaking year that saw more than 4% of the state’s land scorched by flames.

Recent public opinion polls show Gov. Gavin Newsom has reason to feel a little safer about keeping his job. NBC Bay Area political analyst Larry Gerston reports.

Gov. Gavin Newsom wants to spend a record amount of money on battling and preventing wildfires. Melissa Colorado reports.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB7 to speed up real estate construction while Google SVP Kent Walker looked on at an event in San Jose on Thursday.

California’s head of Health and Human Services says the state will not align with the new relaxed mask-wearing guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. California plans to wait until June 15 to ease restrictions.

Gov. Gavin Newsom proposed spending $11 billion on programs to combat climate change, promote clean air, shore up water supplies and prevent wildfires.

The fading coronavirus crisis and windfall of tax dollars have reshuffled Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recall election.

Governor Gavin Newsom described the state’s revised budget as a chance to come roaring back. He outlined a wish list Friday of major spending to help the state rebound from the pandemic.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s booming $268 billion budget proposal would pay for education, health insurance and other big-ticket services for many state residents