Governor Gavin Newsom has sent major California business owners secret cell phones with his direct number programmed on them.
Approximately 100 leaders of state-headquartered companies received packages containing the phones and personal notes from the Democrat governor in recent months.
‘If you ever need anything, I’m a phone call away,’ said one note received by an unnamed tech CEO obtained by Politico.
Newsom’s office confirmed they sent out the phones, but did not specify who has received them.
‘This was the governor’s idea to connect more directly with business leaders in the state. The feedback has been positive, and it’s led to valuable interactions,’ Izzy Gardon, the governor’s communications director, told KCRA.
Gardon claimed the gift is meant to show Newsom’s support of the California business community, maintaining the state’s global economic dominance, creating jobs and expanding industries.
The California State Protocol Foundation, a non-profit organization that has helped cover costs for the governor’s ceremonial events, paid for the phones.
The Golden State has been hemorrhaging its prized millionaires amid soaring living costs, unrelenting wildfires and a bitter political climate.
Newsom’s office confirmed they sent out the phones claiming the gift is meant to show his support of the California business community
Approximately 100 leaders of California-headquartered companies received packages containing the phones and personal notes from the Democrat governor
The inflated cost of living and highest income tax in the country has sent Bernadi, along with some of the country’s biggest names including Elon Musk, Joe Rogan, Mark Wahlberg, Kelly Clarkson and Justin Timberlake fleeing California, the Los Angeles Times reported.
An analysis of the approximately 750,000 people who have bid farewell to the West Coast over the last three years revealed that thousands more high-earning, well-educated workers have left the Golden State than have moved in.
While most cite the unbearable cost of living, others have expressed fears over ongoing environmental concerns and California’s ‘lackluster’ governor.
Last week, Newsom was blasted for secretly paying for his own monument at San Francisco City Hall to commemorate his time as mayor.
Newsom’s payments show three private organizations donated to the nonprofit earmarked for ‘Mayoral Bust at San Francisco City Hall.’
Two of the companies are companies owned by Newsom. Balboa Cafe Partners and PlumpJack Management Group are the Newsom-owned organizations, donated combined $10,000 to the $97,000 bust fund, the book reports.
But the governor’s office disputed the claim.
‘To imply the Governor personally funded or proposed this effort is categorically false,’ Brandon Richards, Newsom’s Deputy Director for Rapid Response told DailyMail.com.
The Golden State has been hemorrhaging its prized millionaires amid soaring living costs, unrelenting wildfires and a bitter political climate
The California governor is considered a contender to run for president in 2028 after his time as a surrogate for Joe Biden and Kamala Harris despite his liberal Golden State record.
Newsom has been facing criticism over his podcast and his handling of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires.
While the Golden State is in the midst of recovering from the horrific wildfire disaster, which left at least 29 people dead and more than 18,000 structures destroyed, the Democratic governor was accused of having his focus on other issues, as he has promised that his new venture will be ‘anything but the ordinary ‘politician’ podcast.’
Newsom has even attempted to reach out to conservatives by launching a podcast, where he’s interviewed Charlie Kirk, Michael Savage and Steve Bannon.
He shocked the politics world when he debuted his podcast with Kirk, where he showed he is ready to break ranks with liberals on issues like transgender women in sports.
