Gavin Newsom: “Make no mistake: Trump's assault on democracy won't slow down.”

For this reason, I am compelled to follow my conscience and, as authorised by our Constitution, take this action for the welfare of the State of California.

By every measure, California’s system for administering the death penalty is a failure.

After nearly 30 years in public office, I have come to understand the limits of what government can justly accomplish.

Some have said I should not grant clemency to people who committed the worst of the worst crimes … I have learned, however, from speaking with the victims harmed by these crimes, that each experiences their loss as the worst of the worst.