Gavin Newsom
 Gavin Newsom    (politician) | |
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| Born | October 10, 1967 |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | Santa Clara University |
| Member of | WEF/Young Global Leaders/2005 |
Gavin Christopher Newsom is an American politician and businessman serving as the governor of California since January 2019. He was chosen as a Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum in 2005.
Newsom's first political experience came when he volunteered in the Willie Brown political machine in Brown's successful campaign for mayor in 1995.
In 2003, at the age of 36, Newsom was elected the 42nd mayor of San Francisco, becoming the city's youngest mayor in a century.[1] Newsom was re-elected in 2007 with 72% of the vote.[2][3] Newsom was elected lieutenant governor of California in 2010 and was re-elected in 2014. He was elected governor in the 2018 election.
COVID Lockdown
From March 2020, Newsom was responsible for a protracted and strict lockdown and other measures in California, including mandatory use of face masks.
Showing what the really thinks of the danger, in November 2020, Newsom was caught dining indoors (formally a marquee) without a mask at the high-end French Laundry restaurant in Napa with a dozen other people, including lobbyist and friend Jason Kinney, in violation of his own restrictions that Newsom had placed on California restaurants. After being caught, he apologized.[4]
In February 2021, he again showed what he really thinks, when he ate at a restaurant in a county where indoor dining is prohibited. Formally, he was there to meet with the restaurant's owners who received a relief grant. According to his spokesperson, Newsom did not dine at the restaurant. However, social media observers noticed that behind the Governor was a table which had food and beverages and Newsom was allegedly inside the restaurant for over an hour.[5][6]
He is facing a recall election on 14 September 2021.
Event Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| WEF/Annual Meeting/2009 | 23 January 2009 | 27 January 2009 | Switzerland World Economic Forum | Chairman Klaus Schwab outlined five objectives driving the Forum’s efforts to shape the global agenda, including letting the banks that caused the 2008 economic crisis keep writing the rules, the climate change agenda, over-national government structures, taking control over businesses with the stakeholder agenda, and a "new charter for the global economic order". |
References
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20071123223712/http://www.sfgov.org/site/mayor_index.asp?id=22014
- ↑ http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/21/MNIGSN4FM.DTL
- ↑ http://www.sfgov.org/site/elections_index.asp?id=68841
- ↑ https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/california/report-newsom-attends-outdoor-birthday-party-in-napa-county/103-fdd13e5f-902a-4d18-9e32-5f3431de6392
- ↑ https://thepostmillennial.com/gov-newsom-on-video-inside-ca-restaurant-but-denies-eating-there
- ↑ https://twitter.com/thehoffather/status/1365929821704871936
