George Skelton: Newsom deserved downtime with his kids. But he should've told the public sooner
by George Skelton, Los Angeles Times
Nov 12, 2021
3 minutes
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A governor's kids beg him to go trick-or-treating with them on Halloween. So, he abruptly cancels his plan to lead a state delegation to a global summit on climate change, his obsession.
Is that OK?
Moreover, nearly two weeks pass before the governor publicly explains why he didn't attend the conference of world leaders. He'd initially cited only "family obligations."
Was that all the public needed to know?
My answers:
Yes. But canceling was strange.
No. His bosses — the voters — needed a fuller explanation.
Sure, a dad who takes his
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