Gov. Gavin Newsom received applause from Valley legislators on both sides of the aisle after he gave his first State of the State speech on Tuesday, which saw the newly-elected Democratic leader of California appoint a
new chair of the state water board and promise to scale back the state’s high-speed rail project.
Governor receives bipartisan support for first state address
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