Newsom decried the banning of books, mentioning specifically the blocking of a book by a southern California school board over its mention of slain gay rights leader Harvey Milk.
Gov. Gavin Newsom in San Francisco on Wednesday assailed conservative attacks on voting rights, LGBTQ rights and books, tying the success of California’s businesses to “blue-state” Democratic values.
Newsom held up the far-right ideology of former President Donald Trump and other leaders espousing hardcore conservative views as barriers to social, environmental and economic progress.blocking of a book by a southern California school board And Newsom took a swipe at Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis while touting California’s success in technology, venture capital, manufacturing and other arenas. “This is a state that has long prided itself on being on the cutting edge,” Newsom said. “We dominate in every single category. We simply have no peers — eat your heart out, Ron DeSantis.”
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