Taryn Luna covers Gov. Gavin Newsom and California politics in Sacramento. Prior to joining the Los Angeles Times in 2018, Luna covered the state Legislature and lobbying industry for the Sacramento Bee. She previously wrote about retail for the Boston Globe and worked as a general assignment reporter for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Luna grew up in Northern California and graduated from Oregon State University.
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In his revised budget proposal, Gov. Gavin Newsom lays out his plan to shrink California’s yawning deficit. Here’s what’s in it.
May 10, 2024
Ambitious politicians often publish an autobiographical book as they explore whether to launch a presidential campaign. Will California’s governor be next?
May 9, 2024
California Supreme Court to rule on high-stakes battle over ballot measure restricting tax increases
Gov. Gavin Newsom and legislative Democrats petitioned the Supreme Court last September to remove an initiative from that ballot that could restructure the balance of power in Sacramento.
May 6, 2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom will speak at a climate summit of mayors and governors hosted by Pope Francis at the Vatican in May.
April 29, 2024
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is running a new abortion ad in Alabama and working with Democrats in Arizona to provide abortion access to its residents.
April 21, 2024
The tram had an issue with its brakes, and the last car struck a rail when it was traveling down a hill of a parking structure, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said.
April 21, 2024
The call to ramp up accountability is the latest example of Newsom pointing at local governments for the failure to lessen homelessness, which has only worsened in his tenure.
April 18, 2024
The tech giant said it would limit some users’ access on its search engine to articles from California news outlets, in response to proposed legislation to help publishers.
April 16, 2024
With a massive budget deficit in California, Gov. Gavin Newsom is adopting a ‘gimmick’ he previously reversed in an effort to push the problem forward into future years.
April 11, 2024
Democratic lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom are scrambling to lessen California’s budget deficit, which Newsom estimated at $37.9 billion in January.
April 4, 2024