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    Gavin Newsom sworn in as California's 40th governor

    by Phil Willon, Taryn Luna and Melanie Mason, Los Angeles Times Jan 07, 2019 4 minutes

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Gavin Christopher Newsom took his place as California's 40th governor Monday, christening a new political era of progressive activism in a Golden State both brimming with wealth and hollowed by poverty.

    Beneath a tent outside the Capitol protecting him and thousands of well-wishers from the threat of rain, Newsom rested his hand on a Bible held by California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Gorre Cantil-Sakauye and recited the oath of office. His wife, documentary filmmaker Jennifer Siebel Newsom, stood at his side, along with his four children.

    The former lieutenant governor and San Francisco mayor, 51, arrived at this moment by winning the largest electoral victory of any California governor in more than a

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