Advocates for education and child care, affordable housing, health care, and the business community all cited major policy accomplishments that they are hoping to protect in the face of growing costs and shrinking revenues. “Unquestionably, he is the early childhood champion governor,” said Moore, who advised both Newsom and former Gov. “Back then, we had about 50,000 or so children that got public-funded pre-K in the state of California. And most of that growth happened under Governor Newsom,” he said. Health care expansion limited, holding the line on taxesHealth care advocates also give Newsom high marks for his aggressive expansion of coverage, including to immigrant communities.

Source: The Guardian January 09, 2026 05:01 UTC