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    The commander of the scandal-plagued California National Guard steps down

    by Paul Pringle, Los Angeles Times Jul 19, 2022 4 minutes
    Timothy Kadavy, director of the Army National Guard, and Army Maj. Gen. David Baldwin, adjutant general of the California National Guard, testify before the House Armed Services Committee Dec. 7, 2016, in Washington, DC. The committee was hearing testimony on whether or not thousands of of California Guard soldiers would have to pay back millions of dollars in...

    LOS ANGELES — The head of the California National Guard, who has presided over a series of scandals during the last 3½ years, will retire at the end of the month, Gov. Gavin Newsom's office confirmed Monday.

    Maj. Gen. David Baldwin's departure comes on the heels of a Times investigation that last month detailed the most recent run of embarrassing episodes for the Guard, including allegations in the officer ranks of abuse of authority, homophobia, antisemitism and racism.

    Baldwin, who has led the Guard since 2011 as its adjutant general and reports to Newsom, did not respond to an interview request. After Newsom's office acknowledged to The Times

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