California Governor Gavin Newsom has emerged as a vocal critic of former President Donald Trump, consistently speaking out against the ex-leader's policies and actions. However, a new report is casting a spotlight on Newsom's own record on affordability in the Golden State, where housing costs and living expenses continue to skyrocket. As the state's residents struggle to make ends meet, critics are questioning whether Newsom's rhetoric against Trump's policies is matched by tangible efforts to address California's own affordability crisis. With the state's homeless population and housing prices remaining stubbornly high, Newsom's critics are demanding to know what concrete steps he is taking to make California more affordable for its residents.


Gavin Newsom has become President Donald Trump’s critic-in-chief. What Newsom is not, however, is the affordability-in-chief for California.