Gavin Newsom becomes California’s 40th governor

Gavin Newsom takes the oath of office, administered by California State Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye, and is sworn in as the 40th governor of California in front of the Capitol in Sacramento.

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Jan. 7, 2019 8:16 AM PT

Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks after being sworn in as the 40th governor of California in front of the Capitol in Sacramento.

(Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)

Gavin Newsom becomes California's 40th governor

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his family wave to the crowd after he was sworn in as the 40th governor of California in front of the Capitol in Sacramento.

(Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)

Gavin Newsom, Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye, Jennifer Siebel Newsom

California Gov. Gavin Newsom takes the oath of office from state Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye as his wife, Jennifer Siebel Newsom, looks on during his inauguration.

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Gov. Gavin Newsom kisses his son after Newsom was sworn in as the 40th governor of California.

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People make their way into tents outside the state Capitol to attend the inauguration of Gavin Newsom in Sacramento.

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Governor-Elect Gavin Newsom takes to the stage at “California Rises: A Concert to Help the Victims of California Wildfires” at the Golden 1 Arena in Sacramento a day before his inauguration.

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Governor-Elect Gavin Newsom and his family attend an Inauguration Family Event at the California Railroad Museum in Sacramento a day before he becomes the state’s 40th governor.

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Governor-Elect Gavin Newsom and wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom take to the stage at “California Rises: A Concert to Help the Victims of California Wildfires” at the Golden 1 Arena in Sacramento a day before his inauguration.

(Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times)