On the record · Updated October 1, 2026
California governor
7 things Gavin Newsom said, verbatim, from June 16, 2026 to October 1, 2026, each linked to where it ran. Grouped by the questions at issue, with who supported, disputed, or qualified each one.
Positions
Supports
“We’re not waiting to act — we’re going to speed up our work on substantial and responsible AI oversight before it’s too late.”
NBC News Newsom orders a study of AI kill switches as Anthropic funds Accenture evaluators ›
Others on this question
“it does need to have some oversight. It needs a kill switch,”
Disputes
Newsom, a possible 2028 presidential contender, says federal officials haven't done enough to regulate the industry.
PBS NewsHour Trump says he will form an AI Force and appoint an AI czar ›
Others on this question
“We will not in any way hinder or stifle the Growth of this incredible Industry. Rather, we will cherish it, help it, and watch over it, as it grows! However, we will also be looking for BAD, and we can do that, very easily, with our already existing Criminal and Civil Justice System,”
More on the record
As printed
“We have to do a lot more in the absence of federal leadership,”
on California signing worker-protection AI laws while Trump's approach stays voluntary
ABC News California Gov. Gavin Newsom signs laws to protect workers from AI risks ›
As printed
“The federal government’s abject failure to create any form of meaningful AI oversight or accountability should alarm every American, especially when AI CEOs themselves are begging for regulation”
on Newsom's executive order responding to federal inaction on AI oversight
NBC News California Gov. Gavin Newsom inks AI oversight executive order to improve safety ‘before it’s too late’ ›
As printed
“Donald Trump won’t stop until he can exert dictatorial control over your free vote and disenfranchise millions of people this November,”
on Newsom's election bills responding to Trump's actions in California
Washington Examiner Newsom signs bills to prevent Trump from ‘dictatorial control’ over California elections ›
As printed
“The Supreme Court just let the Trump administration move ahead (for now) with its plan to disenfranchise voters across the country”
on the Supreme Court letting Trump's mail-in voting crackdown proceed for now
The Guardian US supreme court rules Trump can proceed with crackdown on mail-in voting ›
On the claim ledger Open
“Donald Trump directed his Department of Justice to investigate me”
on Trump-directed DOJ investigation of Gavin Newsom
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