Quotes from Gavin Newsom

Even if Donald Trump's successful, it's the beginning of the end if this rhetoric persists in the Republican Party.

There was a lot of hype about social media in President Obama's first campaign. It was important, but it wasn't as important as I think people let on.

Are we going to solve the issue of poverty? Absolutely not. Are we going to have an impact? I'm committed to it, and if we don't, I'll have no regrets because we're going to try everything we can.

We need to allow people to bypass government... to look to themselves for solving problems rather than asking the government to do things for them.

Since Sandy Hook, I have sat back as a father and been mesmerized by the inability of the federal government to do anything substantively on gun safety.

The value of an arts education is widely accepted, especially in California.

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.

San Francisco businesses face many challenges, including high rents, regulatory burdens, and the rising cost of workers compensation insurance and employee health plans.

There's something called CEQA in California - NEPA at the federal level. There's indigenous lands and autonomies relating to governance on those lands. There are all kinds of obstructions as it relates to just getting zoning approval and getting building permits.

San Franciscans know we live in the most beautiful city in the world, a jewel on the edge of the Golden Gate.

Government is the ultimate monopoly. And monopolies, as any economist will tell you, often breed complacency and a lack of innovation.

But living in uncertain times does not mean San Franciscans must live in fear.

I've never been a fan of pretense or procrastination. After all, our state is defined by its independent, outspoken spirit.

If high-wage, high-cost nations like Germany and Japan can compete on exports, California can.

The economy is not immutable; it's not about natural laws. It's about rules, and we make the rules.

The 21st Century has begun as an era of uncertainty, with a heightened focus on security and public safety.

While it was refreshing to finally see an openly gay man speak at a Republican convention, it doesn't remove the stain of selecting Mike Pence, America's most anti-LGBT governor.

The question for politicians here is fundamental: You can read the polls, or you can change the polls. Stand up on the things you believe in.

We must continue to step in and stand up to resist reckless rhetoric and actions in a peaceful and forceful manner.

As Mayor of San Francisco, I will work hard to ensure that, in the event of natural or man-made disasters, San Franciscans are prepared and our City is protected

Separate is not equal. Civil unions are civil unions. Marriage is marriage. They're different institutions.

The whole idea that the Constitution of the United States would be used to advance a political agenda is absurd.

It's nature-nurture, right? I've been nurtured by Californians.

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