Overview
- On the All The Smoke podcast, Gavin Newsom described being raised by a young mother who worked multiple jobs, recalling roommates, Wonder Bread and macaroni and cheese to illustrate tight finances.
- Conservative media figures mocked the account and highlighted William Newsom’s long ties to the Getty family, Marin County affluence data, and archival photos showing Newsom in elite circles.
- A Newsom spokesperson said he was raised by his mother after his parents’ divorce and moved between “two different worlds,” noting she at one point juggled secretary, waitress and paralegal jobs.
- Coverage recirculated reporting that the Getty family helped finance Newsom’s early PlumpJack business venture following his graduation from Santa Clara University.
- The San Francisco Chronicle reported that the full podcast and Newsom’s biography support both elements: a working mother’s strain early in life and later access to his father’s connections.