For New Governor, Familiar Challenges

Gavin Newsom is almost certain to be elected governor in November, and he’ll have to grapple with a variety of major issues, some of them longtime California topics, others left behind by outgoing Gov. Jerry Brown. While Brown’s second governorship has been much more productive than his first two terms four decades ago, many of his accomplishments still are works in progress, and he has sidestepped some knotty issues. He will be