Updated: May 20, 2016
During his time as mayor of the City from January 2004 through January 2011, Gavin Newsom promoted his administration as being many things, including progressive in social policies and green in environmental issues. And earlier while an SF Supervisor in 2002, Gavin sponsored his signature “Care not Cash” program as a substitute for welfare, later touting the program as one of his major successes while mayor. But several actions taken during his mayoral administration—and other recent inactions by our now Lieutenant Governor—show him to be neither progressive nor green.