Dossier
living former governors
Coverage of living former governors in the Nexus archive.
- Gavin Newsom’s humiliating U-turn on ‘absurd’ vanity project that would cost taxpayers millions
California Democrats removed Gov. Gavin Newsom’s $20 million plan to honor the state’s living former governors from the budget. The proposal faced bipartisan criticism and was mocked as a taxpayer-funded vanity project.
- Gavin Newsom’s last state budget includes $33K portrait of himself
Gavin Newsom's proposed state budget includes a $33,000 portrait of himself and a $20 million plan to honor California's living former governors, sparking backlash from Democratic lawmakers who called the latter 'absurd.'