CA Gov. Gavin Newsom presenting 2024-25 budget. (Photo: gov.ca.gov)
Gavin Newsom’s Reputation Facelift
No amount of cosmetic restorative surgery will repair California Governor Gavin Newsom’s well-deserved reputation
By Katy Grimes, May 14, 2025 8:41 am
As more proof that California Governor Gavin Newsom lacks morals, ethics or even the basic ability to lead the state as its chief executive, he’s now embracing policy positions Republicans have begged him to adopt.
Gavin Newsom is going through a reputation facelift, which will likely end up as a facelift gone wrong.
The problem is that Gavin Newsom has been governor since January 2019 – six years – and even mainstream media is taking notice. Not even cosmetic restorative surgery or a liquid facelift with injectable dermal fillers will improve the visual signs of his crumbling political career.
No repositioning or reinventing policy decisions and positions, chronic budget deficits and reckless spending, Covid corruption, homeless malfeasance, climate grift, can give Gavin Newsom the cosmetic restorative surgery he needs.
If California Governor Gavin Newsom really cared about the people and what is good for the state, he would have led the Los Angeles Palisades fire cleanup and rebuild. It is evident that Gavin Newsom does not care about those people, even though they voted for him. He had an opportunity to do the right thing, but it would have required hard work, sincerity, and human compassion.
If Gavin Newsom really cared about the people and what is good for the state, he never would have placed millions of illegal immigrants on Medi-Cal, bankrupting the system, preventing low-income California residents from getting the medical care they need. Today Newsom is proposing cutting back health care for illegal immigrants in California.
If California Governor Gavin Newsom really cared about the people and what is good for the state, he never would have disappeared $27+billion taxpayer dollars to dubious non-profits and NGOs so they could provide services and housing for 187,000 drug addicted, mentally ill homeless vagrants and criminals living on California streets.
If California Governor Gavin Newsom really cared about the people and what is good for the state, he would have prioritized critical wildfire prevention projects and spending the day he took office in January 2019. Today Newsom says he is “accelerating critical wildfire prevention projects and increasing our investments to 10 times the 2019 level from when I took office.”
If California Governor Gavin Newsom really cared about the people and what is good for the state, he would have lowered drug costs before President Donald Trump did. Today he is “proposing new oversight of PBMs — the middlemen driving up drug prices — to be licensed by Dept. Managed Health Care, report pricing data, and act in their clients’ best interest.”
Notably, Gavin Newsom is expanding access to medication abortion through CalRx, showing you that he’s no fan of women who have babies.
If Gavin Newsom really cared about affordable housing, instead of suing conservative cities, he would have streamlined permitting, cut CEQA and regulations, and actually begun building more affordable housing in 2019 – this is his latest policy flip.
If Gavin Newsom cared about the homeless, he would have addressed “California’s mental health and homelessness crisis” in 2019. California is home to the majority of America’s homeless despite Newsom spending more than $27+ billion of taxpayer dollars. This week Newsom announced that “the state is providing a model to tackle encampments humanely while acting with the required urgency.”
At least he admitted “The time for inaction is over.”
If Gavin Newsom really cared about California, he’d shelve his climate change grift. Instead, last week California Governor Gavin Newsom was appointed co-chair of the U.S. Climate Alliance. Issuing his first scintillating statement, Gov. Newsom explains that “Americans want cleaner air and water, lower costs, and healthier communities — and that’s exactly what Alliance governors are delivering.”
So now the governor of a bankrupt blue state is “delivering” cleaner air and water, lower costs, and healthier communities? Why didn’t he do this in 2019?
Newsom says “Americans want cleaner air and water, lower costs, and healthier communities — and that’s exactly what @USClimate governors are delivering.”
If Gov. Newsom really cared about delivering clean water, he would have demanded more water storage to capture snow runoff, winter rains and atmospheric rivers. Newsom has not only not delivered any more water to farmers and ranchers, he has restricted water deliveries blaming drought.
If Gavin Newsom really cared about California’s small businesses, 99% of total businesses in the state, he would have cut taxes and regulations and streamlined permitting to help them grow and thrive. Instead Newsom talks about California’s small businesses as if he’s one of them. “This month, we are proud to recognize the tremendous contributions of our small businesses and our ongoing work to support their success,” Newsom said.
Gov. Newsom is “recognizing” small businesses this month, as more flee the state. Gee, thanks. That helps a lot.
Gavin Newsom’s priorities have never been about governing the people, or the state of California – it’s always Gavin Newsom first. And a reputation facelift cannot fix the underlying issues.
California has the highest gas prices in the nation because of Gavin Newsom’s policies and regulations. Newsom even signed a “Windfall Profits Tax” on the state’s oil and industry ostensibly to lower gas prices when in fact, he increased the cost of gas at the pump.
Remember when through an Executive Order, Newsom’s California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation made it easier for 76,000 convicted felons to be released early? In May 2021 during the Covid pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom announced he would let another 76,000 prisoners out of state prisons – on his own authority through Executive Order – as violent crime was spiking in California’s cities.
Remember when in Gavin Newsom’s public schools 2/3 of California students failed to meet Math standards and more than half of California students failed to meet the state’s English standards?
Or that businesses are leaving the state twice as fast as years prior?
Remember when Gov. Newsom ordered all of California locked down for the covid flu leaving hundreds of thousands of Californians unemployed? And remember when Newsom’s Employment Development Department sent out $33 billion in unemployment fraud?
Remember Gavin Newsom’s French Laundry Scandal/NFL Luxury Suite Scandal – During the coronavirus surge, Newsom attended a swanky dinner at the very expensive Napa Valley French Laundry even though locked all of California down, and partied maskless in an NFL Luxury Suite despite his own state mask mandate? Gov. Gavin Newsom and several of the state’s Mayors were seen and photographed at the NFC Championship game in Los Angeles without masks on, among 80,000 screaming fans. In fact, masks were not evident on anyone in the stands, the Globe reported.
Remember when Gov. Newsom lied by 690% about the number of acres treated with fuel breaks and prescribed burns? Newsom claimed that 35 “priority projects” totaling 90,000 acres were treated, when the state’s data showed only 11,399 acres had been treated.
Remember when in 2019 Gov. Gavin Newsom’s state of the state address where the Governor vowed to kill High Speed Rail saying, “there simply isn’t a path to get from Sacramento to San Diego, let alone from San Francisco to LA?” However, Newsom flipped on his promise within the week, announcing he was allowing one odd segment of the rail project to be built in the Central Valley, which we nicknamed “the conjugal express” going from prison to prison, Madera to Bakersfield. President Trump called for California to return all federal rail funding, following Newsom’s flip flop.
Newsom’s vanity podcast has been a gigantic misstep. A new poll even finds that 54% of California voters say Gov. Gavin Newsom is more focused on his personal political aspirations than solving the state’s problems.
It’s easy to conclude that no amount of cosmetic restorative surgery will repair California Governor Gavin Newsom’s crumbling political career and well-deserved reputation.
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Our own “American Psycho”….
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That wallpaper is perfect.
Maybe consign this as a cover sheet, on the clipboard holding my new stack of official Save California, recall petitions. Just in case the First Partners can’t make their own good decision.
Oh, and thanks for the resource, CD9!
Newsom is flailing because he’s failing.
From the Mayo Clinic’s webpage regarding Narcissistic Personality Disorder:
“Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental health condition in which people have an unreasonably high sense of their own importance. They need and seek too much attention and want people to admire them. People with this disorder may lack the ability to understand or care about the feelings of others. But behind this mask of extreme confidence, they are not sure of their self-worth and are easily upset by the slightest criticism.”
“At the same time, people with narcissistic personality disorder have trouble handling anything they view as criticism. They can:
Become impatient or angry when they don’t receive special recognition or treatment.
Have major problems interacting with others and easily feel slighted.
React with rage or contempt and try to belittle other people to make themselves appear superior.
Have difficulty managing their emotions and behavior.
Experience major problems dealing with stress and adapting to change.
Withdraw from or avoid situations in which they might fail.
Feel depressed and moody because they fall short of perfection.
Have secret feelings of insecurity, shame, humiliation and fear of being exposed as a failure.”
Source: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/narcissistic-personality-disorder/symptoms-causes/syc-20366662
Hey, Fed Up, be nice and quit posting mean things about Gov Gavin Newsom’s personality disorder(s) and kicking him when he’s down.
Just KIDDING! 🙂
What a tedious phony Gavin Newsom is. But as you know, once a horse’s ass, always a horse’s ass. And the whole country knows it. Enjoy your liquor, Worst Governor Ever!
Is he still pretending he is not running for president? Has he realized he is toxic and now thinks he can sweep all his years of corruption and evil under the rug? The Delusion runs strong in this one.
Never trust a dude that is willing to cheat with his best friend’s wife!
He betrayed his friend.
He betrayed the people of this state.
He betrayed his oath to serve and protect the constitution of this state and country!
He betrayed his liberal followers, whom went along with his Homeless grift.
He has earned his reputation for being a Jerk!
He has left a trail of betrayal and deceit, that will take years to fix!
imagine what creepy crap we are yet to discover about this mullet
No kidding
Don’t even want to THINK about it
If Gavin Newsom really cared about California cattle ranchers, he would admit the reintroduction of Grey Wolves, which are really nothing but wolf hybrids, was a mistake from the very beginning. And he would direct his appointees on the Fish and Wildlife Commission to end their efforts to have coyotes become a protected class, requiring proof of damage to livestock or agriculture before they can be ‘taken’. Remember this the next time your precious Fluffy or Fido disappears.
This state is run by clueless morons, the ‘leader’ of which is one Gavin Newsom.
“Boy Howdy” to that so called leadership assessment, regarding state fluffy programs.
Gov Newsom reminds me of a fictional character we can call “Nukem,” a politician who would do ANYTHING to win an election or stay in office. Gov Nukem had a big time democrat donor over to his mansion. Gourmet chefs from the state’s most exclusive Frankreich haute cuisine restaurant prepared a sumptious supper, the very finest french wines were savored and the very finest cuban cigars were smoked. The deal was made, and Nukem steered the now very pliant donor to a bedroom, where a sensual treat awaited. Nukem returned to the mountain of money in the den, which had a magnificent view of the ocean, and began counting with more glee than Scrooge McDuck diving into a large pool of gold coins. However, he was interrupted by the donor yelling down the hall “Nukem! Is this a joke? the deal is off!” Nukem sprinted down the hall, entered the room, and immediately summed up the situation: against all odds the young woman really was a virgin, and was as cluelessly ignorant as she was beautiful and didn’t know what she was supposed to do. So, Nukem said to the woman “watch carefully, I’m only going to do this once.”
Excellent, James!
The pressure is mounting the end is in sight of Gavin Newsom’s leadership. As many have stated his next role will be as a day porter wearing an orange jump suit behind bars.
Ahh yes, Hal that is a dream!
He can trade his white shirts into orange jumpsuits, yes one can hope!
He’s doing such a great job that we have a net migration of people leaving the state.
We could replace Newscum with an AI chatbot, and no one would notice the difference.
I think the AI Chatbot would be more humane!
The Castro needs to repatriate Guber for the month of June, to utilize his community skill sets.
All the observations and criticisms of Newsom from this article are accurate. But everything Newsom does is purposeful. He’s just trying to have it both ways, and for the first time is having some problems doing so, because of the election of President Trump, and the heightened attention from the press, who are increasingly willing to criticize and even make fun of him. As Jasmine Crockett already says, Democrats will coalesce around the safest “white boy” who just might be Buttigieg, Andy Bashear, or Newsom, regardless of the polls.
Washington, Oregon, California and other western states (d) party leaders have squandered their footholds on at least, the optics of government normalcy.
To a large extent so has the East Coast mother ship. However, they will always enjoy, what the Guber would call “The $pace.” That historical, American center of gravity and eternal advantage, not to ever completely shared with the Left Coast satellite. Newsom is diposable and needs not be replaced by his own party, with anyone on the Left Coast, to keep their (D) Machine on idle until called.
Compare: Ukraine
My two pennies.
edit: That historical, American center of gravity and eternal advantage, never completely shared with the Left Coast satellite.
Guber found himself some haute couture militaire to pose from inside of… hipster Old World lizard he is.
Tous les jours c’est Halloween.
Katy is right that Newsom is beyond repair. He needs to be hauled before a tribunal and be held accountable for his many crimes against humanity. He and his evil soul have a lot to account for.
Newsom has created a state that is “The government against the people. “. Who thinks it is a good idea to run refineries out of the state? Who thinks cutting off water to farmers is smart? Who thinks prioritizing getting the homeless out of sight is a viable tactic? And lastly: What state party is a scared to death of voter ID they vowed to fight it tooth and claw in spite of it being overwhelmingly popular with citizens?
Baghdad is better run than California!
People have ax handles and torches. Newsom beware.
A snake shedding its skin is still a snake.