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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The deployment of the National Guard catapulted Gov. Gavin Newsom to the front lines of a Democratic resistance against Trump that he has been reluctant to embrace.
The Newsom administration contends court rulings have rejected the argument that California sanctuary law limiting law enforcement coordination with immigration authorities ‘unlawfully obstructs the enforcement of federal immigration laws.’
President Trump blasted Gov. Gavin Newsom in a post, saying the state under his leadership “continues to ILLEGALLY allow MEN TO PLAY IN WOMEN’S SPORTS.”
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s budget plan walks back his promise to provide free healthcare to undocumented immigrants, caps overtime for in-home support service workers and reduces Medi-Cal benefits for Californians.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office said his spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year will call for requiring all undocumented adults to pay $100 monthly premiums to receive coverage and for blocking all new adult applications to the program as of Jan. 1.
On the eve of his budget presentation, Gov. Gavin Newsom sought to blame President Trump’s tariff policy for reducing California state revenues.
Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday urged California cities and counties to ban homeless encampments, increasing his pressure campaign on local governments.
In a new poll, registered voters gave Gov. Gavin Newsom less than stellar marks on his focus and his ability to look out for California’s interests.
President Trump says he is directing his government to reopen California’s Alcatraz prison, which has long been a popular tourist attraction in the San Francisco Bay.
‘The law should treat all sex predators who solicit minors the same — as a felony, regardless of the intended victim’s age,’ Gov. Gavin Newsom said.