Gavin Newsom gives a thumbs-up to members of the public who were invited into his office following his inauguration as mayor of San Francisco in 2004. He’s expected to make additional stops in Georgia, South Carolina, New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Mayor Gavin Newsom and his dad, Judge William Newsom, have lunch at the Balboa Cafe in San Francisco. In the book, Newsom describes his struggles with dyslexia and how the learning disorder undercut his self-esteem when he was an emotionally vulnerable child. Gavin Newsom heads for his home neighborhood on Nov. 3, 2003, to cast hisvote for San Francisco mayor.

Source: Los Angeles Times February 15, 2026 17:00 UTC