Ismael Contreras

Work: @CAgovernor. Former #CALeg. @UCBerkeley Alum. Progressive. Angeleno. Forgive the occasional typos. Personal account.

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

California’s newest and FOURTH C-130 is already on the job. Each one drops more than 4,000 gallons at a single time!

@CAL_FIRE operates the world’s largest civilian aerial firefighting fleet around the clock to keep Californians safe.

Fire season is not just a few months — it’s year round.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

The system is broken.

Billionaires get richer. Workers get replaced by algorithms.

The economic disruption is here. And California is taking action today.

We have to build a future that protects workers, supports small businesses, and ensures the new economy works for everyone, not just a handful of tech companies.

It’s time to rewrite the rules to make sure THE PEOPLE benefit.

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

21 likes in three days. Everyone is panning this truly embarrassing garbage from the @washingtonpost opinion section.

This random elitist columnist is attacking California for giving FREE diapers to moms because she doesn’t understand the basics of a competitively-bid contract that our office had nothing to do with.

A nonprofit won the contract to provide diapers BELOW CONSUMER COSTS to help keep babies clean and healthy. That’s the “scandal” here?

Then she claims Newsom should focus instead on crime… even though crime is DOWN.

“MAKE IT MAKE SENSE!”

[Governor Gavin Newsom @CAgovernor]

Great to be with Tennessee Rep. @BrotherJones_, a leader in the fight against the MAGA effort to silence Black voters across America.

WE WON'T BACK DOWN!

We have to meet this moment with urgency — in every state, at every level.

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

>>@CAGovernor Gavin Newsom is serious taking on those who take advantage of American consumers!

This week, he appointed Rohit Chopra to be Secretary of the new Business and Consumer Services Agency.

And now he’s proposing $14.3 MILLION for the CA DOJ to enforce our robust antitrust laws given the lack of federal enforcement and oversight.

[Brandon Richards 🐻 @BrandonRichards]

Between this and the appointment of Rohit Chopra this week, it’s clear Gov. @GavinNewsom is serious about taking on those who take advantage of American consumers -- in case there were doubters out there.

[Governor Gavin Newsom @CAgovernor]

Donald Trump has dragged America into three wars:

A war on innovation.
A war on affordability.
A war on Iran.

California will fight on every front to protect the most vulnerable Californians from Trump's cruel assault.

[Governor Gavin Newsom @CAgovernor]

Balancing my final budget proposal for California.

Tune in tomorrow.

[Governor Gavin Newsom @CAgovernor]

California’s crime rates continue to decline — with property crime and burglary rates now at their LOWEST levels in DECADES.

This is clear proof that sustained investments in enforcement, accountability, and local public safety partnerships create real results and recoveries.

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

🚨BIG NEWS: Governor Gavin Newsom is protecting Californians from Trump’s decision to strip Obamacare funding. His revised budget this week will include $300 million to keep $0 health plans available for lower-income Californians on Affordable Care Act plans.

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

BREAKING: As the Trump Administration turns its back on consumers, California is stepping up!

@CAGovernor Gavin Newsom is appointing Rohit Chopra, the former director of the CFPB, to be the first secretary of California’s new Business and Consumer Services Agency — launching July 1.

[Governor Gavin Newsom @CAgovernor]

New data shows California remains THE TOP STATE IN AMERICA FOR TOURISM — with a record $158.9 BILLION in economic activity in 2025.

This remarkable success is a proof point of our resilience against the international tourism downturn that Donald Trump has caused.

[Governor Gavin Newsom @CAgovernor]

FREE DIAPERS COMING THIS SUMMER!

[Good Morning America @GMA]

California families welcoming newborns will soon receive hundreds of free diapers before leaving the hospital under a first-in-the-nation program announced Friday by Governor Gavin Newsom. https://t.co/QZB06VvVT6

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

Golden State Start is the nation’s first public health intervention focused on diaper affordability.

It builds on @CAGovernor Gavin Newsom’s CalRx’s initiative and its broader work to cut costs for parents, including: making community health workers and doulas a Medi-Cal benefit, transforming mental and behavioral health services, expanding paid parental leave, and delivering universal TK and school meals.

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the state would begin providing free diapers to newborns. https://t.co/YIdXyXbeAV

[ABC News @ABC]

California families welcoming newborns will soon receive hundreds of free diapers before leaving the hospital under a first-in-the-nation program announced Friday by Gov. Gavin Newsom.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

No vote in Tennessee (+1 GOP)
No vote in Florida (+4 GOP)
No vote in Missouri (+1 GOP)
No vote in North Carolina (+2 GOP)
No vote in Texas (+5 GOP)

Virginia’s voter-approved maps thrown out.

MAGA has rigged the system.

[Gavin Newsom @GavinNewsom]

Louisiana’s GOP governor just declared a STATE OF EMERGENCY to CANCEL an election.

Not for a storm — but to redraw maps so he can ERASE a historically Black district.

They’re not even hiding it. MAGA is rigging elections to silence YOU.

[Governor Newsom Press Office @GovPressOffice]

CONGRATULATIONS ARTEMIS II ON A SUCCESSFUL SPLASH DOWN.

WELCOME BACK HOME, TO CALIFORNIA !!