People don't care anymore because they don't believe in us; they don't trust us. And that's why we should change politics, not just accept the cynical frame that, 'Well, that's just politics.' -Gavin Newsom Trust
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 Government
Like any small business owner, I experienced the pressures of building a company from the ground up - developing a business plan, balancing the books, meeting payroll and building a customer base. -Gavin Newsom Business
I think Thanksgiving is the perfect occasion to break open a buttery, oaky Chardonnay from California. -Gavin Newsom Thanksgiving
The Republican Party - that was the end of the Republican Party. What Pete Wilson did with the xenophobia and the negative attitude, all this sort of anti-crime backlash. -Gavin Newsom Attitude
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 Strength
Just because you have a learning difficulty or difference doesn't mean you aren't smart. -Gavin Newsom Learning
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 Education
Prop 8 did something that no other state in the history of this country has done. It took away the rights of people that already were legally affirmed. Imagine someone putting something on the ballot saying your wedding, your marriage is no longer valid. -Gavin Newsom Marriage
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 Marriage
Separate is not equal. Civil unions are civil unions. Marriage is marriage. They're different institutions. -Gavin Newsom Marriage
Separate inherently is not equal. There's a reason why $45 million was spent against marriage equality. It's because people understand the word does have meaning. And equality comes when we accept the same notions and the same institutions for everyone, regardless of race and gender and regardless of sex orientation. -Gavin Newsom Marriage
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 Leadership
Separate inherently is not equal. There's a reason why $45 million was spent against marriage equality. It's because people understand the word does have meaning. And equality comes when we accept the same notions and the same institutions for everyone, regardless of race and gender and regardless of sex orientation. -Gavin Newsom Equality
The arts can play a vital role in revitalizing neighborhoods, using and improving vacant space, bringing new jobs and new sense of opportunity, and improving public safety by generating more foot traffic and more eyes on the street. -Gavin Newsom Space
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 Technology
You've got to change incentives for good behavior as opposed to just disincentivizing bad behavior. -Gavin Newsom Change
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 Trust
Prop 8 did something that no other state in the history of this country has done. It took away the rights of people that already were legally affirmed. Imagine someone putting something on the ballot saying your wedding, your marriage is no longer valid. -Gavin Newsom Wedding
