Jerry Brown has been a force in California politics for nearly half a century, including two eight-year stints as governor. But on Monday, Jan. 7, Brown is leaving Sacramento for good, and coming into the governor’s mansion will be Gavin Newsom. The former San Francisco mayor and lieutenant governor promises to be a very different kind of a mayor.

Read Scott Shafer’s full story on Newsom here.

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