Aides to California Gov. Gavin Newsom held a private meeting with Democratic lawmakers and discouraged them from introducing ...

New reporting details a private meeting between Gov. Gavin Newsom's top staffers and members of the California Legislature’s LGBTQ Caucus.

THE BUZZ: TRANS RIGHTS — Senior officials in Gavin Newsom ’s administration discouraged Democrats from introducing transgender rights legislation weeks before the governor publicly split with his ...

The push from Nathan Barankin, Newsom’s chief of staff, and Legislative Affairs Secretary Christine Aurre in a private January meeting illustrates the administration’s sensitivity to ...

Patterson stepped down soon after her husband, Nathan Barankin, became the governor's chief of staff. Wagoner served as CalRecycle director through March 2024, when she resigned, she said, for ...

Patterson stepped down soon after her husband, Nathan Barankin, became the governor’s chief of staff. Wagoner served as CalRecycle director through March 2024, when she resigned, she said ...

To subscribe, click here. This story is part of our March 2025 issue. Click here to subscribe. Ann Patterson and husband Nathan Barankin routinely land at the top of political power couple lists. Both ...