Gavin Newsom should make some decisions


A folder of legislative bills at the Bureau of the Press Hall in the Capitol swinging space in Sacramento before being signed by the Gavin Newpom government on September 26, 2023.
Folder of legislative bills at the SWING SPACE Swing Space Annex in Sacramento on September 26, 2023. Photo of Miguel Gutierrez -Jr., CalMatters

Governor Gavin Newsom has many decisions to make next month.

His desk was arranged high by hundreds of bills recently adopted by the state legislative body at the session, which just ended this weekend. With the stroke of his pen, these bills will become a law.

Our reporting team has created this tracker To help you easily monitor the fate of the most consulting of these accounts.

The governor will have many complex state issues to look at – as well as his new national role.

The legislature has posed some significant problems on its desk, such as:

  • Increased energy and climate policies in California
  • A package of regulations to place railings around AI
  • A number of direct answers to the President Donald Trump’s Mass Deportation campaign

Last year, Newsom nearly 16% of all 1200 bills adopted by the legislature. Typical reasons for its veto: bad or unnecessary policy, costs, disputes or powerful special interests.


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Newsom Redistribution Plan is already affecting 2026 competitions

The legislator, dressed in a black suit and a striped tie, is surrounded by reporters who hold phones to record audio are recorded the remarks of the legislators.
US Representative Darrell Isa spoke to the media outside the Republican Meeting in the United States in Washington, County Colombia on September 14, 2023. Photo from Grame Sloan, SIPA USA via Reuters

The voters have not yet passed Newsom’s proposal to Gerimander’s areas to take advantage of the Democrats.

But this is already forcing political candidates to make big decisions about what kind of work they want further – and in some cases where they will live.

Newsom created a prop. 50 In response to President Donald Trump’s request that Republican countries are redirecting their cards to consolidate the uncertain Republican majority in 2026.

As Maya Miller reportsDarl Isa, the 11th Mate Republican Congressman, is suddenly facing new democratic competitors.

Marnie von Wilper has an attempt to overwhelm conservative Blue. She did this by winning a place for the San Diego Municipal Council in 2020, after evaluating the new cards, she will challenge Isa.

  • Wilpert: “When the lines were reconciled, it opened a valuable opportunity.”

The billing farm dries

Air views of a solar farm in the farmland with a mountain range spread on the horizon in the distance.
Air view of a solar farm on the property for growing and processing of WOLF outside Huron on August 29, 2025. Photo by Larry Valenzuela, CalMatters/Catchlight Local

By a Water Calmatters reporter Rachel Becker:

A dispute by Assembly Buffy Wicks Determine a dividing account This would encourage farmers to plant solar panels on dried fields, citing fears of “application” by the office of governor Gavin Newo.

Oklland’s democrat said he would work with the governor in the fall and hoped to improve the bill next year.

The bill, AB 1156It aims to clear the financial sanctions under a 60-year law called the Williamson Act, which gives farmers with significant tax relief relief in exchange for the preservation of their land is undeveloped. He accepted the Senate with 25 legislators who support him, 8 voted against him and 7 voicelessS

The bill divided the agricultural industry. Some saw solar energy as a way to dry the fields for use, but others said that it was undermining vital protection for agricultural land in California.

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Yue Stella Yu contributed to the reporting of this item.



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