you responded in discussion that Newsom wasn’t conservative enough.

That was not my intention. I should have used different sources. I can try again.

I can agree that the pandemic was a challenge, but he’s taking money from people who can’t afford it instead of from his fellow rich people.

Newsom’s opposition to the ballot measure – which would levy a one-time 5% tax on any residents of the state worth more than $1bn – comes amid an uproar from some of California’s most prominent billionaires.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/13/gavin-newsom-california-billionaire-tax

The loudest reactions came from advocates for the poor and elderly. They decried Newsom’s plan to scale back an expansion of Medi-Cal health care to undocumented immigrants that he had championed last year, as well as his imposition of $100 monthly premiums, elimination of some benefits, limits on at-home care and tighter qualifications for benefits.

“The 2025–26 budget proposal fails to marshal the resources needed to help vulnerable Californians meet basic needs like health care, housing, and food assistance,” the left-leaning California Budget and Policy Center said.

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there were also adverse reactions from public employee unions over Newsom’s intention to hold down state worker raises and from city and county officials over a lack of grants for homelessness.

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Medical care providers dislike both Newsom’s Medi-Cal restrictions and his diversion of funds from a special tax on health care approved by voters last year meant to increase payments for treatment.

Environmentalists are angered by Newsom’s declared intention to fast-track a tunnel beneath the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta to increase water deliveries to Southern California.

Advocates of Proposition 36, a voter-approved measure to crack down on some crimes that Newsom opposed, decry his failure to include funds for implementation.

https://calmatters.org/commentary/2025/05/newsom-budget-chronic-deficit-unresolved/

https://calbudgetcenter.org/news/statement-on-governor-newsoms-2026-27-budget-proposal/

Governor Gavin Newsom vetoed SB 682 (Allen) which was approved by the legislature last month and which would have banned PFAS or “forever chemicals” in six product categories - cookware, dental floss, children’s products not covered by previous legislation, non-paper based food packaging, ski wax, and cleaning products.

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the Governor’s veto message cited industry’s unsupportable arguments about costs and ignored data provided by the bill sponsors showing the argument to be specious.

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He also vetoed another Clean Water Action sponsored bill, AB 823 (Boehner), which would simply have banned plastic microbeads used as cosmetic glitter or in cleaning products. The bill had no recorded opposition, yet the Governor’s veto message stated that a to “ban specific ingredients, such as glitter, … may incidentally result in a prohibition on biodegradable or natural alternatives”. In fact the intent of the bill was to drive companies to use those safer alternatives.

https://cleanwater.org/releases/governors-environmental-vetoes-are-missed-leadership-opportunity

Gavin Newsom vetoed a widely discussed bill that would have provided unemployment insurance to striking workers

https://capitalandmain.com/newsom-said-cost-made-him-veto-unemployment-pay-for-strikers-unions-say-it-was-disrespect

Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that was intended to protect farmworkers injured when their employers violated state outdoor heat safety regulations — dealing a setback to farmworkers and their advocates.

https://capitalandmain.com/newsom-vetoes-farmworker-heat-safety-bill-as-state-enforcement-has-fallen

Gavin Newsom’s choice of guests – a parade of rightwingers – on his new podcast might seem baffling.

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Still in its infancy, This Is Gavin Newsom has hosted several rightwing media figures including Michael Savage, Charlie Kirk and – almost unbelievably – Steve Bannon, one of the most regrettable people to emerge into public life in decades.

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/mar/17/gavin-newsom-steve-bannon-podcast

I’m not saying he’s done nothing good, but I stand by the claim that he is a corporate shill and I do not want him as my president. I may vote for him if it comes down to it; I voted for Harris in 2024. But I would much rather see what AOC or Khanna can do, considering they seemingly will not compromise with billionaires and Israel.