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Gavin Newsom: “That's why I did an executive order a year ago.”

Featuring: Gavin Newsom, Democratic | Governor of California

Governor Newsom, First Partner make announcements on financial literacy, wealth access for women

Published March 17, 2026 | Video Starts at 48:34

And that's a huge part of it as well. It's why we have an agenda for our young men as well. It's That's why I did an executive order a year ago. That's why Brooke is running that effort. Richard Reeves will be out next week. We have a big event and press conference highlighting the work we're doing to support our men and boys, which is a huge part of the answer to this as well. (48:34–48:36)

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Asserts that Gavin Newsom issued an executive order a year ago related to supporting men and boys.

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“We have fully implemented [pre K for all] at a scale no other state in the country has.”
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“5.5 million people now in the state of California are eligible for these career and college savings accounts.”
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“We also established new baby bonds in the state of California for every child born after July 1, 2023, up to $175 just off the bat.”
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“Seven plus million people that don't have access with an employer to retirement accounts, 529s, et cetera.”
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“There's a proliferation of payday lenders, you know, all these, you know, loan sharks that are out there taking advantage of folks.”
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“Interest rates that are being legally allowed to be charged to low income folks to simply cash a check.”
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“Every year the governor of California proclaims Cesar Chavez Day. It's in the statute.”
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“Three dozen schools in the state are named after Cesar Chavez.”
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“I traveled to 14 states last few weeks. I think I was in 14 Cesar Chavez streets in every part of this country.”
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“What we just signed in the executive order goes to start to address those issues.”
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“You're seeing this move by the current administration put America in reverse on voting rights.”
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“In our state we've been pushing back against a lot of those forces but we have a lot of institutional work still to do.”
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“We highlight a lot of the statistics in the executive order which only reinforce this.”
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“We also highlight some of the efforts in the past as it relates to our efforts to diversify boards to get more pay equity information made…”
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“We have a big event and press conference highlighting the work we're doing to support our men and boys.”
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“There are some reforms that we should advance as it relates to transparency through an en banc process.”
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“I think there needs to be deeper scrutiny as it relates to violent sexual predators as well.”
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“We're working with the legislature, and I think there's real opportunities to advance some of those reforms in this legislative session.”
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“Issue of financial literacy transcends all of us.”
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