SACRAMENTO, Calif. — This is very rare: a California governor on the opposite side of his state party on a major public policy issue.
Not just taking sides against the Democratic Party, but also opposing his core political base: environmentalists and much of organized labor, including firefighters.
Conversely, Gov. Gavin Newsom is aligned with the enemy — the California Republican Party — plus the state Chamber of Commerce and the California Taxpayers Association.
