Behind the scenes, California political insiders are already gaming out whom Gov. Gavin Newsom will appoint.
on her city, said a person familiar with her thinking, as she works to allay homelessness and property crime while building toward a reelection bid.
Others speculated that California’s Secretary of State Shirley Weber could be in the running. Newsom appointed Weber, a widely respected former state Assembly member from San Diego, to her current position overseeing elections. Weber won a full term in 2022 and is eligible to serve through 2030. Linda Darling-Hammond, the first Black woman to lead the California Board of Education, was quick to dismiss the notion that she would be considered.
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