‘Transparent’ Gavin Newsom Gets Flack For Failing To Releasing His Schedule

California Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom has reportedly withheld his full schedule from the media and the public — despite receiving multiple California Public Records requests for his calendar and facing repeated questioning.

Newsom, whose national profile has risen sharply since leading an effort to implement a Democratic gerrymander of California’s House map, has not made his full schedule available this year, preventing the public from seeing many of the events and meetings has attended, according to CalMatters. His calendar, a public record, has been requested every month by CalMatters, but his office has “not provided anything new in five months,” the outlet reported.

Representatives for Newsom told CalMatters that the calendars “will be provided as soon as they are ready for release.”

“Governor Newsom has been among the most transparent governors in California’s history and we’ll continue to share his calendar, as always, with the transparency, diligence, and accuracy it deserves,” Newsom spokesperson Izzy Gardon told the outlet.

The California governor’s perceived lack of transparency surrounding his calendar has stood out among his fellow governors for over two years, according to California local outlets.

During a major trip to the White House in Feb. 2023, Newsom’s inability to release an updated schedule at the time left questions as to where he was throughout the high-profile trip, The Sacramento Bee reported