SacBee: CA’s death penalty is broken, says Newsom. So why won’t he end it for good?
January 17, 2026 — At 12:38 a.m on Jan. 17, 2006, the state of California executed…
SLATE: It’s Been 20 Years Since California’s Last Execution. Gavin Newsom Has the Chance to Make Bigger History.
JANUARY 16, 2026 — On Jan. 17, 2006, California carried out what would turn out to be…
SF Chronicle: Will Newsom make a big move on death sentences before he leaves office?
SEPTEMBER 11, 2025 – SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom is a fervent opponent of…
SacBee: Clock is ticking for Gavin Newsom to commute death sentences, advocates say
June 27, 2025– THE CLOCK IS TICKINGGov. Gavin Newsom still has a year and a…
KCRA: Civil rights leaders urge Gov. Newsom to commute California death sentences
June 26, 2025 — SACRAMENTO, Calif.Civil rights leaders are urging California Gov. Gavin Newsom to…
SF Chronicle: California’s death penalty is irreparably racist, lawsuit contends
April 9, 2024 – California’s death penalty law was declared unconstitutional by the state Supreme…
LA Times: Prosecutors put men on death row. This California D.A. wants to take them off
April 4, 2024 – In recent months, Santa Clara County Dist. Atty. Jeff Rosen, once…
Davis Vanguard: Commentary: Pressure Now on Newsom, Biden to Do Something About Death Row
December 21, 2022 – Outgoing Oregon Governor Kate Brown got national attention when she commuted…
NY Times: Death Penalty in California Is a Puzzle for Newsom
Jan. 9, 2023 – Seeking to shut down the nation’s largest death row, the governor is…
Oregon cleared its death row. California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he’s considering it
December 21, 2022 – Gov. Gavin Newsom says clemency for the state’s Death Row prisoners…