2022 election: Q&A with Gov. Gavin Newsom, California gubernatorial candidate [Opinion]
After easily surviving a recall last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to cruise to re-election. The only question in the June 7 gubernatorial election is who will be the the second highest vote-getter and make the Nov. 8 runoff with him. We are publishing Q&As from Newsom, a Democrat who has raised $7.5 million for his campaign, and six of his seven challengers who have raised more than $80,000 for theirs. One didn’t respond to our requests.
We also launched a Housing Accountability Unit at the California Department of Housing and Community Development to provide technical assistance to local jurisdictions and aid their efforts to comply with state legislation mandating housing creation.After easily surviving a recall last year, Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to cruise to re-election.
We harnessed the urgency of the moment with innovative solutions to bring housing online at a record pace. As a result, California has provided shelter or housing forsince the pandemic began. Now, our Blueprint for California brings our overall homelessness and housing investment to $14 billion, which is estimated to create 55,000 new housing units.
A: Among the most basic needs for all Californians is to feel safe — whether that’s at home, at the park, or at work. That’s why we’re doubling down on our public safety efforts. I have unveiled mythat will crack down on crime in three ways: 1) bolstering local law enforcement response, 2) holding perpetrators accountable, and 3) getting guns and drugs off our streets. That means:
Q: Assess your handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. Would you have done anything differently in hindsight? A: California’s economy continues to strengthen with more startups, more engineers, more venture capital and more patents than any other state in the country. But good enough never is. Too many Californians are still suffering because of this pandemic. And there are too many stubborn problems that have gone unsolved for too long.
Q: An estimated 2 million undocumented people live in California with about 1.1 million of them in the workforce. What would you say to them about their future? Q: What do you consider the state’s most pressing concern related to climate change and how would you address it? This conversation can’t just be about supply, can’t just be about oil supply. Daily life still demands too much fossil fuel. Clean energy is this generation’s greatest economic opportunity.
Q: Public schools face declining enrollment, teacher shortages and a continuing achievement gap. How would you improve public education and ensure equity for all students?
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