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    Analysis: Gov. Newsom, legislators face angry backlash over party and Hawaii trip

    by John Myers, Los Angeles Times Nov 18, 2020 4 minutes

    SACRAMENTO, Calif. — No politician escapes the heightened scrutiny that comes with running for office. And most, if not all, have been criticized for not doing enough to align their actions with their words.

    But few see their missteps lead so quickly to white-hot anger as did California Gov. Gavin Newsom, after admitting that he joined several other couples at a birthday dinner less than two weeks ago, or members of the California Legislature currently enjoying a trip to Hawaii while schmoozing with interest groups that may have underwritten the cost of the event.

    In both cases, the personal decisions of the elected officials involved gave the impression that their privilege led

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