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 vice president is a front-runner to replace President Biden on ballots if he ends his run. The California governor continues to vow not to run against her for president.
July 12, 2024
El gobernador de California Gavin Newsom mantuvo sus palabras de septiembre y dijo que no se postularía para presidente contra la vicepresidenta Kamala Harris.
July 10, 2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California stood by his words from September and said he would not run for president against Vice President Kamala Harris.
July 10, 2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom has made homelessness his top policy priority for his final three years in the office and nowhere is the crisis as critical as it is in L.A.
July 7, 2024
California Gov. Newsom, in Atlanta to rally support for President Biden after his debate with Donald Trump, found himself batting away speculation about his own political ambitions.
June 28, 2024
Democrats passed a law to expedite construction at the California Capitol by exempting a large renovation project from the environmental law known as CEQA.
June 27, 2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered his State of the State speech in a pre-recorded video shared on social media. The address is typically delivered live before California lawmakers.
June 25, 2024
Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats in the California Legislature reached a deal to solve the budget deficit for the 2024-25 fiscal year.
June 22, 2024
A ballot measure that would have required voter approval for future state tax increases will not appear on the November ballot, California Supreme Court rules.
June 20, 2024
California officials must finalize the state budget and the list of measures that will go on the ballot by the end of June. Secret budget conversations are intertwined with deal-making around the 2024 ballot.
June 17, 2024