A mistake that a lot of us have made, related to those who advocate for gun safety legislation, is that we try to process it through our legislative bodies, and that's where the NRA's strength lies.

— Gavin Newsom

An arts education helps build academic skills and increase academic performance, while also providing alternative opportunities to reward the skills of children who learn differently.

— Gavin Newsom

As Mayor, I will lead city government, businesses, and community groups to support innovative projects that will make San Francisco streets and public places vibrant and healthy.

— Gavin Newsom

California is a bellwether state. California was the first state in the United States to overturn the laws against interracial marriage. It took 19 years for the rest of the country to come around to that point of view.

— Gavin Newsom

Californians are blessed with the remarkable leadership of Gov. Jerry Brown, who... has led our state to firm fiscal footing and brought us to the enviable position of dreaming - and achieving - big dreams again.

— Gavin Newsom

Failure isn't something to be embarrassed about; it's just proof that you're pushing your limits, trying new things, daring to innovate.

— Gavin Newsom

If Wikileaks didn't resolve that question for folks - at the end of the day, there are no secrets. We're living in a glass neighborhood, in a fishbowl, and technology, white-hat hackers, the folks that are doing the right thing with hacking.

— Gavin Newsom

If you're not open, you're not transparent, you're still holding on to vaults of information, you're not going to build that trust.

— Gavin Newsom

I think Thanksgiving is the perfect occasion to break open a buttery, okay Chardonnay from California.

— Gavin Newsom

Just because you have a learning difficulty or difference doesn't mean you aren't smart.

— Gavin Newsom