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93-576: The current Secretary for Natural Resources is Wade Crowfoot, a member of Governor Gavin Newsom 's cabinet. In 1870, most of the state of California's natural resources were under federal jurisdiction, but as the state's population and needs grew, so did a desire for a closer-to-home approach to protecting the state's wildlands and wildlife . These sentiments led to the creation of the Board of Fish Commissioners in 1870 (the first wildlife conservation agency in

186-674: A state law passed in 2000 . Implementation of Care Not Cash, the initiative he had sponsored as a supervisor, began on July 1, 2004. As part of the initiative, 5,000 more homeless people were given permanent shelter in the city. About 2,000 people had been placed into permanent housing with support by 2007. Other programs Newsom initiated to end chronic homelessness included the San Francisco Homeless Outreach Team (SF HOT) and Project Homeless Connect (PHC), which placed 2,000 homeless people into permanent housing and provided 5,000 additional affordable rental units in

279-399: A Democratic stronghold after losing the 2000 presidential election and the 2003 gubernatorial recall election to Arnold Schwarzenegger . National Democratic Party figures, including Bill Clinton , Al Gore , and Jesse Jackson , campaigned for Newsom. Five supervisors endorsed Gonzalez, while Willie Brown endorsed Newsom. Newsom won the runoff with 53% of the vote to Gonzalez's 47%,

372-569: A French-American bilingual Catholic school in San Francisco, but eventually transferred out, due to the severe dyslexia that still affects him. It has challenged his abilities to write, spell, read, and work with numbers . Throughout his schooling, Newsom had to rely on a combination of audiobooks , digests, and informal verbal instruction. To this day, he prefers to interpret documents and reports through audio. Newsom attended third through fifth grades at Notre Dame des Victoires, where he

465-549: A November 2015 op-ed calling for the creation of the California College Promise, which would create partnerships between public schools, public universities, and employers and offer a free community college education. Throughout 2016, he joined Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf at the launch of the Oakland Promise and Second Lady Jill Biden and Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti at the launch of

558-685: A PlumpJack Café (1994), a winery in Napa Valley (1995), the Balboa Café Bar and Grill (1995), the PlumpJack Development Fund L.P. (1996), the MatrixFillmore Bar (1998), PlumpJack Wines shop Noe Valley branch (1999), PlumpJackSport retail clothing (2000), and a second Balboa Café at Squaw Valley (2000). Newsom's investments included five restaurants and two retail clothing stores. Newsom's annual income

651-629: A Pulitzer Prize winner, numerous billionaires and U.S. governors, a director of the CIA , a U.S. Secretary of Defense , a U.S. secretary of agriculture , a White House press secretary and a United States secretary of homeland security . Santa Clara has Fulbright Scholars as well as 4 Rhodes Scholars . Inheriting the grounds of Mission Santa Clara de Asís , Santa Clara University's campus, library holdings, art collection, and many of its defining traditions date back to 1777, almost 75 years before its founding. In January of that year, Saint Junipero Serra ,

744-543: A Spanish Franciscan friar , established Mission Santa Clara as the eighth of 21 Alta California missions. Fray Tomás de la Peña chose a site along the Guadalupe River for the future church, erecting a cross and celebrating the first Mass a few days later. The campus was built on the land of the Ohlone people who relocated after suffering a decline in population due to epidemics and a loss of natural resources in

837-476: A closer race in the December 9 runoff, when many of the city's progressive groups supported Gonzalez. The race was partisan, with attacks against Gonzalez for his support of Ralph Nader in the 2000 presidential election, and attacks against Newsom for contributing $ 500 to a Republican slate mailer in 2000 that endorsed issues Newsom supported. Democratic leadership felt they needed to reinforce San Francisco as

930-462: A distinct theme, integrate the classroom and resident life experience. Recently completed expansion projects include a new baseball field ( Stephen Schott Stadium , 2005), a renovated basketball arena ( Leavey Center , 2000), Kennedy Mall – the campus' first "green building" (2005), a Jesuit community residence (2006), a 194,000-square-foot (18,000 m ; 1.80 ha) library (2008), a new 85,000-square-foot (7,900 m ; 0.79 ha) building for

1023-492: A failed local ballot measure that would have allowed an increased condo-conversion rate if a certain percentage of tenants within a building were buying their units. As a candidate for mayor, he supported building 10,000 new housing units to create 15,000 new construction jobs. Newsom's signature achievement as a supervisor was a voter initiative called Care Not Cash (Measure N), which offered care, supportive housing, drug treatment, and help from behavioral health specialists for

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1116-457: A leading contender for the mayorship in 2003. In a city audit conducted four years after the inception of program and released in 2008, the program was evaluated as largely successful. Newsom placed first in the November 4, 2003, general election in a nine-person field. He received 41.9% of the vote to Green Party candidate Matt Gonzalez 's 19.6% in the first round of balloting, but faced

1209-511: A letter urging them not to increase federal enforcement against recreational cannabis firms opening in California. He wrote: "The government must not strip the legal and publicly supported industry of its business and hand it back to drug cartels and criminals ... Dealers don't card kids. I urge you and your administration to work in partnership with California and the other eight states that have legalized recreational marijuana for adult use in

1302-532: A major thoroughfare that had bisected the university, was rerouted. Several interior roads were also closed and were replaced by sparsely landscaped pedestrian malls and plazas. The current five-year campus plan calls for integration of these areas with the gardens of the campus core. The 1990s brought a number of campus additions, including the Music and Dance Building, a new science wing, the Arts and Sciences Building,

1395-468: A margin of 11,000 votes. He ran as a business-friendly centrist Democrat and a moderate in San Francisco politics. Some of his opponents called him conservative. Newsom claimed he was a centrist in the Dianne Feinstein mold. He ran on the slogan "great cities, great ideas", and presented over 21 policy papers. He pledged to continue working on San Francisco's homelessness issue. Newsom

1488-577: A professor of medicine at Stanford University . Newsom is the second cousin, twice removed, of musician Joanna Newsom . Newsom's aunt was married to Ron Pelosi , the brother-in-law of former speaker of the United States House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi . Newsom's parents divorced in 1971 when he was three years old. Newsom has said he did not have an easy childhood, partly due to "pretty severe" dyslexia . He attended kindergarten and first grade at École Notre Dame Des Victoires,

1581-511: A small scholarship in his freshman year), but he had elbow surgery in late 1985 and never played on the varsity team. He has reflected on his education fondly, crediting Santa Clara's Jesuit approach with helping him become an independent thinker who questions orthodoxy. While in school, Newsom spent a semester studying abroad in Rome, Italy. Newsom and his investors created the company PlumpJack Associates L.P. on May 14, 1991. The group started

1674-560: A state law to allow California communities to create policy restricting certain breeds of dogs. In 2007, he signed the law establishing Healthy San Francisco to provide city residents with universal health care , the first city in the nation to do so. Newsom came under attack from the San Francisco Democratic Party in 2009 for his failure to implement the City of San Francisco's sanctuary city rule, under which

1767-608: A vacant seat on the Parking and Traffic Commission in 1996, and he was later elected president of the commission. Brown appointed him to the San Francisco Board of Supervisors seat vacated by Kevin Shelley in 1997. At the time, he was the youngest member of San Francisco's board of supervisors. Newsom was sworn in by his father and pledged to bring his business experience to the board. Brown called Newsom "part of

1860-448: A way that will let us enforce our state laws that protect the public and our children while targeting the bad actors." Newsom responded to comments by Spicer that compared cannabis to opioids: "Unlike marijuana, opioids represent an addictive and harmful substance, and I would welcome your administration's focused efforts on tackling this particular public health crisis." Newsom joined Long Beach City College Superintendent Eloy Oakley in

1953-426: A yield rate (the percentage of accepted students who choose to attend the university) of 17.5%. SCU's freshman retention rate is 95%, with 86% going on to graduate within six years. The enrolled first-year class of 2023 had the following standardized test scores: the middle 50% range (25th percentile-75th percentile) of SAT scores was 630-700 for SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing and 650-740 for SAT Math, while

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2046-550: Is classified as a "Doctoral/Professional" university. The university offers bachelor's degrees , master's degrees , and doctoral degrees through its six colleges, the College of Arts and Sciences , School of Education and Counseling Psychology , Leavey School of Business , School of Engineering , Jesuit School of Theology , and School of Law . It enrolls 6,115 undergraduate students and about 3,063 postgraduate students as of Fall 2022. Santa Clara's sports teams are called

2139-602: Is a private Jesuit university in Santa Clara, California , United States. Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. The university's campus surrounds the historic Mission Santa Clara de Asís which traces its founding to 1777. The campus mirrors the Mission's architectural style and is one of the finest groupings of Mission Revival architecture and other Spanish Colonial Revival styles . The university

2232-1514: Is a Divinity School of Santa Clara University located in Berkeley, California, and one of the member colleges of the Graduate Theological Union. The school was founded in 1934 and merged with Santa Clara University in 2009. Prior to its merger with Santa Clara University, it was known as the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley. The School of Law was founded in 1911. The school offers the Juris Doctor degree. It also offers several double degree programs, including JD/ Master of Business Administration and JD/ Master of Science in Information Systems offered in conjunction with Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business. The school offers Master of Laws degrees in Intellectual Property. Santa Clara Law features specialized curricular programs in High Tech and Intellectual Property law , International law , and Public Interest and Social Justice law. As of Fall 2019, Santa Clara had an enrollment of 5,438 undergraduate and 3,296 graduate and professional students (total of 9,015 students). Men make up 50% of

2325-709: Is an American politician and businessman serving since 2019 as the 40th governor of California . A member of the Democratic Party , he served as the 49th lieutenant governor of California from 2011 to 2019 and the 42nd mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011. Newsom graduated from Santa Clara University in 1989. Afterward, he founded the boutique winery PlumpJack Group with billionaire heir and family friend Gordon Getty as an investor. The company grew to manage 23 businesses, including wineries, restaurants, and hotels. Newsom began his political career in 1996, when San Francisco mayor Willie Brown appointed him to

2418-550: Is civilly chartered and governed by a board of trustees, which appoints the president. By internal statute, the president must be a member of the Jesuit order, although the members of the board are primarily non-Jesuits. About 42 Jesuit priests and brothers are active teachers and administrators in various departments and centers located on the main campus in Santa Clara. An additional 15 Jesuits currently hold faculty positions at

2511-523: Is in Santa Clara, California , though a significant part of the campus lies over the border into San Jose, California . Over the last century and a half, the Santa Clara University campus has expanded to more than 106 acres (43 ha). In the 1950s, after the university constructed Walsh Hall and the de Saisset Museum on two of the last remaining open spaces on the old college campus, Santa Clara began purchasing and annexing land from

2604-617: The San Francisco Examiner : "That's the kind of bureaucratic malaise I'm going to be working through." The business grew to an enterprise with more than 700 employees. The PlumpJack Cafe Partners L.P. opened the PlumpJack Café, also on Fillmore Street , in 1993. Between 1993 and 2000, Newsom and his investors opened several other businesses that included the PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn with

2697-634: The Broncos . Their colors are red and white. The Broncos compete at the NCAA Division I levels as members of the West Coast Conference in 19 sports. Broncos have won NCAA championships in both men's and women's soccer. Santa Clara's student athletes include current or former 58 MLB , 40 NFL , and 12 NBA players and 13 Olympic gold medalists . Santa Clara's faculty and alumni include U.S. Senators and House representatives,

2790-708: The Malley Fitness Center , the Sobrato Residence Hall, and the first on-campus parking structure. Santa Clara carried out all deferred maintenance, including the renovation of Kenna Hall, the Adobe Lodge, and many other historic buildings. One unique feature of Santa Clara University's undergraduate education is the Residential Learning Community program. Eight Residential Learning Communities (RLCs), each with

2883-538: The Marina , Cow Hollow , Sea Cliff and Laurel Heights, which had San Francisco's highest income level and highest Republican registration. Newsom paid $ 500 to the San Francisco Republican Party to appear on the party's endorsement slate in 2000 while running for Supervisor. He was reelected. As a San Francisco Supervisor, Newsom gained public attention for his role in advocating reform of

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2976-561: The PlumpJack Winery in 1992 with the financial help of his family friend Gordon Getty . PlumpJack was the name of an opera written by Getty, who invested in 10 of Newsom's 11 businesses. Getty told the San Francisco Chronicle that he treated Newsom like a son and invested in his first business venture because of that relationship. According to Getty, later business investments were because of "the success of

3069-635: The University of California ). In 1912, the College of Santa Clara became the University of Santa Clara , with the addition of the School of Engineering and School of Law . In 1923 the Leavey School of Business was founded. Women were first admitted in 1961 to what had been an all-men's university, making Santa Clara University the first Catholic university in California to admit both men and women. In 1985, in part to avoid confusion with

3162-529: The University of Southern California (USC), the University of Santa Clara, as it had been known since 1912, changed its name to Santa Clara University . Diplomas were printed with the new name beginning in 1986. In 2001 the School of Education and Counseling Psychology was formed to offer Master's level and other credential programs. In 2012, Santa Clara University celebrated 50 years of having women attend Santa Clara University. The university address

3255-476: The 1830s, however, the mission lands were repossessed in conjunction with government policy implemented via the Mexico's secularization , and church buildings fell into disrepair. The Bishop of Monterey, Dominican Joseph Sadoc Alemany , offered the site to Italian Jesuits John Nobili and Michael Accolti in 1851 on condition that they found a college for California's growing Catholic population when it became part of

3348-535: The 2008 election, Newsom opposed Proposition 8 , the ballot initiative to reverse the Supreme Court of California ruling that there was a constitutional right to same-sex marriage. Proposition 8 supporters released a commercial featuring footage of Newsom saying the following in a speech regarding same-sex marriage: "This door's wide open now. It's going to happen, whether you like it or not." Some observers noted that polls shifted in favor of Proposition 8 after

3441-588: The 2013 book Citizenville , which focused on using digital tools for democratic change. He was reelected in 2014 and elected governor of California in 2018 . During his governorship, Newsom faced criticism for his personal behavior and leadership style during the COVID-19 pandemic , particularly due to strict lockdown measures that some felt were overly restrictive and economically damaging. Controversies and public frustration with his leadership contributed to an unsuccessful recall effort of Newsom in 2021 . He

3534-685: The 2013–2014 academic year, the university's operating budget was $ 387 million, and its endowment was $ 760 million. For the same period, undergraduate tuition and fees totaled $ 42,156 and the average cost of room and board was $ 12,546. On March 18, 2021, Santa Clara University Board of Trustees Chairman John M. Sobrato announced Kevin F. O'Brien had been placed on leave pending an inquiry into "exhibited behaviors in adult settings, consisting primarily of conversations, which may be inconsistent with established Jesuit protocols and boundaries". On May 12, 2021, John M. Sobrato announced to students and faculty that Kevin F. O'Brien resigned May 9, 2021 at

3627-495: The 2015–16 school year. The School of Education, Counseling Psychology, and Pastoral Ministries was created in fall 2001, bringing together graduate programs in Counseling Psychology , Education, and Pastoral Ministries. Approximately 800 graduate students are enrolled in the school, with 200 studying psychology, 400 studying education, and the remainder studying pastoral ministries. The School of Engineering

3720-730: The Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). In 2015, Santa Clara University ranked No.19 on the Princeton Review's new “Top 50 Green Colleges” list and is also featured in The Princeton Review Guide to 353 Green Colleges as one of the most environmentally responsible colleges. In 2013, the Center for Sustainability was established to advance academic and public understanding of

3813-678: The August 10, 2007, filing deadline passed, San Francisco's discussion shifted to talk about Newsom's second term. He was challenged in the election by 13 candidates, including George Davis, a nudist activist, and Michael Powers, owner of the Power Exchange sex club. Conservative former supervisor Tony Hall withdrew by early September due to lack of support. The San Francisco Chronicle declared in August 2007 that Newsom faced no "serious threat to his re-election bid", having raised $ 1.6 million for his reelection campaign by early August. He

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3906-531: The Better Streets program, which ensures that public health perspectives are fully integrated into urban planning processes. He signed a menu-labeling bill into law, requiring that chain restaurants print nutrition information on their menus. Newsom was named "America's Most Social Mayor" in 2010 by Same Point, based on analysis of the social media profiles of mayors of the 100 largest U.S. cities. Newsom gained national attention in 2004 when he directed

3999-639: The Department of State Parks and Recreation (created in 1967). In 1961, Governor Edmund G. “Pat” Brown reorganized the executive branch and established the Resources Agency to consolidate management of the state's diverse resources. The new agency oversaw the Department of Fish and Game (created in 1951), known today as the Department of Fish and Wildlife (renamed in 2012), Department of Water Resources (created in 1954), Department of Conservation (created in 1961). This restructure also placed most of

4092-943: The Interest of Society at the University of California, Berkeley , on the California Report Card (CRC). The CRC is a mobile-optimized platform that allows state residents to "grade" their state on six timely issues. The CRC exemplifies ideas presented in Citizenville , encouraging direct public involvement in government affairs via technology. In 2015, Newsom partnered with the Institute for Advanced Technology and Public Policy at California Polytechnic State University to launch Digital Democracy, an online tool that uses facial and voice recognition to enable users to navigate California legislative proceedings. Santa Clara University Santa Clara University

4185-564: The LA Promise. In June 2016, Newsom helped secure $ 15 million in the state budget to support the creation of promise programs throughout the state. In December 2015, Newsom called on the University of California to reclassify computer science courses as a core academic class to incentivize more high schools to offer computer science curricula. He sponsored successful legislation signed by Governor Brown in September 2016, that began

4278-613: The Leavey School of Business (2008), a new residence hall, Graham (2012), a new Admission and Enrollment Services building (2012), and a new Art and Art History Building (2016). The new Charney Hall (2018) replaces and consolidates Bannan Hall and the Heafey Law Library into the new Law School. Future changes are to include a new dorm and the Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation. The main entrance to

4371-761: The Methodist-run California Wesleyan College (now known as University of the Pacific ) received a charter from the State Superior Court on July 10, 1851—the first granted in California—and it began enrolling students in May of the following year. Santa Clara's Jesuit founders lacked the $ 20,000 endowment required for a charter, which was eventually accumulated and a charter granted on April 28, 1855. Santa Clara bears

4464-735: The PlumpJack Winery in Oakville, California, new PlumpJack-owned Cade Winery in Angwin, California, and the PlumpJack Squaw Valley Inn. He is the president in absentia of Airelle Wines Inc., which is connected to the PlumpJack Winery in Napa County. Newsom earned between $ 141,000 and $ 251,000 in 2007 from his business interests. In February 2006, he paid $ 2,350,000 for his residence in the Russian Hill neighborhood, which he put on

4557-544: The San Francisco city–county clerk to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples , violating state law. In August 2004, the Supreme Court of California annulled the marriages Newsom had authorized, as they conflicted with state law. Still, Newsom's unexpected move brought national attention to the issue of same-sex marriage, solidifying political support for him in San Francisco and in the LGBTQ+ community. During

4650-573: The School of Education and Counseling Psychology, and the Jesuit School of Theology (campus located in Berkeley, California). The student to faculty ratio is 11:1 with 99.5% of all classes being fewer than 50 students. The 2019 annual ranking of U.S. News & World Report categorizes it as 'more selective'. For the Class of 2023 (enrolled fall 2019), Santa Clara received 16,300 applications and accepted 7,958 (48.8%). Of those accepted, 1,391 enrolled,

4743-570: The Sunday evening student Masses in the mission church and are also encouraged to participate in campus ministry programs and lectures. All bachelor's degrees require three religious studies courses as part of the academic core. An emphasis on social justice is furthered through the Pedro Arrupe Partnership and Kolvenbach Solidarity programs, which offer service opportunities in the community and immersion opportunities throughout

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4836-646: The United States following the Mexican–American War (1846–48). Two colleges were organized during 1851 in the small agricultural town of Santa Clara , at the height of the Gold Rush , less than a year after California was granted statehood. Santa Clara College, forerunner of Santa Clara University, was the first to open its doors to students and is the state's oldest operating institution of higher education. Shortly after Santa Clara began instruction,

4929-416: The University of California–Berkeley's football team, which had the lowest graduation rates in the country. Newsom released his first book, Citizenville: How to Take the Town Square Digital and Reinvent Government , on February 7, 2013. The book discusses the Gov 2.0 movement taking place across the nation. After its release, Newsom began to work with the Center for Information Technology Research in

5022-430: The Water Commission Act in 1913 to establish the State Water Commission to oversee rights to use surface water. In 1927, Governor Clement Calhoun Young restructured many of state boards, commissions, divisions, and departments to create the Department of Natural Resources. This new Department included the Division of Forestry, known today as CAL FIRE (created in 1977), and a Division of Beaches and Parks, known today as

5115-467: The area. Natural disasters forced early priests to relocate and rebuild the church on several occasions, moving it westward and away from the river. Built of wood, the first permanent structure quickly flooded and was replaced by a larger adobe building in 1784. This building suffered heavy damage in an 1818 earthquake and was replaced six years later by a new adobe edifice. The mission flourished for more than 50 years despite these setbacks. Beginning in

5208-438: The campus, Palm Drive, is closed to automobiles in order to create a pedestrian mall to "highlight the Mission Church as the centerpiece of the campus". This effort is to eventually create a new gateway to the Santa Clara campus. In 2022, Santa Clara University completed a new STEM campus called the Sobrato Campus for Discovery and Innovation. In 2014, Santa Clara University received the STARS Gold Rating by Association for

5301-561: The city was to not assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement . The same year, Newsom received the Leadership for Healthy Communities Award, along with Mayor Michael Bloomberg of New York City and three other public officials, for his commitment to making healthful food and physical activity options more accessible to children and families. He hosted the Urban-Rural Roundtable in 2008 to explore ways to promote regional food development and increased access to healthy, affordable food. Newsom secured $ 8 million in federal and local funds for

5394-556: The city's municipal railway (Muni). He was one of two supervisors endorsed by Rescue Muni, a transit riders group, in his 1998 reelection. He sponsored Proposition B to require Muni and other city departments to develop detailed customer service plans. The measure passed with 56.6% of the vote. Newsom sponsored a ballot measure from Rescue Muni; a version of the measure was approved by voters in November 1999. Newsom also supported allowing restaurants to serve alcohol at their outdoor tables, banning tobacco advertisements visible from

5487-420: The city's Parking and Traffic Commission. Brown then appointed Newsom to fill a vacancy on the Board of Supervisors the next year and Newsom was first elected to the board in 1998. Newsom was elected mayor of San Francisco in 2003 and reelected in 2007 . He was elected lieutenant governor of California in 2010 . As lieutenant governor, Newsom hosted The Gavin Newsom Show from 2012 to 2013. He also wrote

5580-421: The city. During a strike by hotel workers against a dozen San Francisco hotels, Newsom joined UNITE HERE union members on a picket line in front of the Westin St. Francis Hotel on October 27, 2004. He vowed that the city would boycott the hotels by not sponsoring city events at them until they agreed to a contract with workers. The contract dispute was settled in September 2006. In 2005, Newsom pushed for

5673-643: The commercial's release; this, in turn, led to speculation that Newsom had inadvertently played a role in the amendment's passage. Newsom filed initial paperwork to run for lieutenant governor in February 2010, and officially announced his candidacy in March. He received the Democratic nomination in June and won the election on November 2. Newsom was sworn in as lieutenant governor on January 10, 2011, and served under Governor Jerry Brown. While lieutenant governor, in May 2012, Newsom began hosting The Gavin Newsom Show on Current TV . The same month, he drew criticism for calling Sacramento "dull" and saying he

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5766-431: The conclusion of this inquiry, coinciding with his enrollment in a therapeutic outpatient program to address "related personal issues, including alcohol and stress counseling". Julie H. Sullivan, Ph.D., the first layperson and first woman to serve as president, began her term on July 1, 2022. She was formerly the president of the University of St. Thomas in Minnesota. As of June 30, 2021, Santa Clara University's endowment

5859-454: The country), the Division of Forestry in 1881 (housed within the state's Department of Agriculture) and the Board of Forestry in 1885. During this same period, federal and state leaders began to set aside land for preservation and public access. President Abraham Lincoln signed a federal law in 1864 that granted Yosemite Valley and Mariposa Big Tree Grove to create California's first state park . In 1901, both land grants were returned to

5952-482: The death penalty in California. He argued that Prop. 62 would get rid of a system "that is administered with troubling racial disparities" and said that the death penalty was fundamentally immoral and did not deter crime. Proposition 62 failed. In 2014, Newsom was the only statewide politician to endorse California Proposition 47 , legislation that recategorized certain nonviolent offenses like drug and property crimes as misdemeanors as opposed to felonies. Voters passed

6045-470: The distinction of awarding California's first bachelor's degree, bestowed upon Thomas I. Bergin in 1857, as well as its first graduate degree granted two years later. The California Historical Society , the official state historical society of California, was founded in June 1871 on the campus of the College of Santa Clara by a group of prominent Californian politicians and professors, led by Californian Assemblyman John W. Dwinelle (an influential founder of

6138-447: The federal government. A year later in 1902, the state purchased 2,500 acres of redwood forests in the Santa Cruz Mountains to create Big Basin Redwoods State Park , California's longest-running state park. At the turn of the 20th century, California's emerged on the forefront of the preservation movement by expanding fish and game laws, establishing a state forester to regulate timber harvest, acquiring historical monuments, and passing

6231-438: The first". One of Newsom's early interactions with government occurred when Newsom resisted the San Francisco Department of Public Health 's requirement to install a sink at his PlumpJack wine store. The Health Department argued that wine was a food and required the store to install a $ 27,000 sink in the carpeted wine shop on the grounds that the shop needed the sink for a mop. When Newsom was later appointed supervisor, he told

6324-408: The future generation of leaders of this great city". Newsom described himself as a " social liberal and a fiscal watchdog". He was elected to a full four-year term to the board in 1998. San Francisco voters chose to abandon at-large elections to the board for the previous district system in 1999. Newsom was reelected in 2000 and 2002 to represent the second district, which includes Pacific Heights ,

6417-410: The homeless in lieu of direct cash aid from the state's general assistance program. Many homeless rights advocates protested against the initiative. "Progressives and Democrats, nuns and priests, homeless advocates and homeless people were furious", Newsom said. The successfully passed ballot measure raised his political profile and provided the volunteers, donors, and campaign staff that helped make him

6510-417: The importance of public service. His father's finances were strapped in part because of his tendency to give away his earnings. Newsom worked several jobs in high school to help support his family. Newsom attended Santa Clara University , graduating in 1989 with a Bachelor of Science with a major in political science . In his first two years, he tried out for the university's baseball team (and received

6603-450: The market in April 2009 for $ 3,000,000. At the time of the Silicon Valley Bank collapse in March 2023, it was acknowledged that at least three of Newsom's wine companies, PlumpJack, Cade and Odette, were Silicon Valley Bank clients. Newsom's first political experience came when he volunteered for Willie Brown 's successful campaign for mayor in 1995. Newsom hosted a private fundraiser at his PlumpJack Café. Brown appointed Newsom to

6696-845: The measure on November 4, 2014. In July 2015, Newsom released the Blue Ribbon Commission on Marijuana Policy's final report, which he had convened with the American Civil Liberties Union of California in 2013. The report's recommendations to regulate marijuana were intended to inform a legalization measure on the November 2016 ballot. Newsom supported the resulting measure, Proposition 64 , which legalized cannabis use and cultivation for California state residents who are 21 or older. On February 24, 2017, in response to pro-enforcement statements by White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer , Newsom sent Attorney General Jeff Sessions and President Donald Trump

6789-593: The middle 50% range of ACT scores was 28–32. The middle 50% high school grade point average (GPA) was 3.56-3.87 (unweighted 4-point scale). For SCU's 2020–2021 school year, undergraduate tuition and fees were $ 54,987, room and board cost $ 15,972, a university enhancement fee cost $ 642, and total indirect costs (including books, transportation, and personal expenses) estimated at $ 4,014, totaling $ 75,615. SCU maintains its Catholic and Jesuit affiliation and supports numerous initiatives intended to further its religious mission. Students are encouraged, but not required, to attend

6882-430: The planning process for expanding computer science education to all state students, beginning as early as kindergarten. In 2016, Newsom passed a series of reforms at the University of California to give student-athletes additional academic and injury-related support, and to ensure that contracts for athletic directors and coaches emphasized academic progress. This came in response to several athletics programs, including

6975-590: The present university is home to a population of approximately 5,435 undergraduate and 3,335 master's, Juris Doctor , and PhD students. The institution employs 522 full-time faculty members, who are divided between four professional schools and the College of Arts and Sciences, all of which are located on the 106-acre (43 ha) mission campus. In July 2009 the Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley (JST) , formerly an independent institution, legally merged with

7068-593: The state's environmental quality programs within the Resources Agency. In 1991, those environmental quality programs, designed to limit environmental pollution, were placed under a new state agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency . In 2009, the Resources Agency adopted its current name of the California Natural Resources Agency to better reflect its primary mission of protecting

7161-917: The state's natural resources. Today, the California Natural Resources Agency stewards 100 million acres of California's land, hundreds of rivers and lakes, and more than 1,000 miles of coastline. The Natural Resources Agency is the parent department to a number of other departments: Also included within its jurisdiction are a number of study and regulatory commissions, boards and councils: William E. Warne , 1961–1962 Hugo Fisher, 1963–1965 Norman B. Livermore, 1967–1974 Claire T. Dedrick, 1975–1976 Huey D. Johnson , 1977–1982 Gordon K. Van Vleck, 1983–1990 Douglas P. Wheeler, 1991–1999 Mary D. Nichols , 1999–2003 Mike Chrisman, 2003–2010 Lester A. Snow, 2010 John Laird , 2011–2019 Wade Crowfoot, 2019–present Gavin Newsom Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967)

7254-527: The streets, stiffer penalties for landlords who run afoul of rent-control laws, and a resolution, which was defeated, to commend Colin Powell for raising money for youth programs. Newsom's support for business interests at times strained his relationship with labor leaders. During Newsom's time as supervisor, he supported housing projects through public-private partnerships to increase homeownership and affordable housing in San Francisco. He supported HOPE,

7347-403: The surrounding community. The first addition, which occurred slightly earlier, brought space for football and baseball playing fields. Thereafter, particularly in the 1960s when women were admitted to the school, more land was acquired for residence halls and other new buildings and facilities. In 1989 the Santa Clara University campus was unified when The Alameda ( California State Route 82 ),

7440-412: The total student population; women 50%. Santa Clara offers undergraduates the opportunity to pursue 45 majors in its three undergraduate schools and colleges: the College of Arts and Science, the School of Engineering, and the Leavey School of Business. Santa Clara University also has six graduate and professional schools, including the School of Law, School of Engineering, the Leavey School of Business,

7533-480: The university's Jesuit School of Theology in Berkeley. Jesuits comprise around 7% of the permanent faculty and hold teaching positions in biology, computer engineering, counseling psychology, economics, English, history, law, philosophy, physics, political science, psychology, religious studies, and theater arts in addition to theology. They also serve in campus and residence-hall ministry, and some act as faculty directors in residential learning communities (RLC's). For

7626-680: The university, taking the name "Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University." Although a division of SCU, it retains its campus in Berkeley, California . JST is one of two Jesuit seminaries in the United States with ecclesiastical faculties approved by the Vatican's Congregation for Catholic Education . The other, Weston Jesuit School of Theology , completed a similar affiliation with Boston College in June 2008, becoming Boston College School of Theology and Ministry . Santa Clara University

7719-451: The ways in which social justice and sustainability intersect by integrating principles of social, environmental, and economic sustainability into campus operations, academic and student life, and outreach programs. Santa Clara University is a member of The Green Building Council, the overseeing body of the LEED rating system. In the fall of 2011, Paul Locatelli, S. J. Student Activities Center

7812-401: Was reelected the next year with more than 59% of the vote. Newsom was born on October 10, 1967, the son of Tessa Thomas (née Menzies) and William Alfred Newsom III , a state appeals court judge and attorney for Getty Oil . He is a fourth-generation San Franciscan. One of Newsom's maternal great-grandfathers, Scotsman Thomas Addis , was a pioneer scientist in the field of nephrology and

7905-479: Was $ 1.54 billion. Santa Clara University is organized into six professional schools, the School of Arts and Sciences , School of Education and Counseling Psychology , SCU Leavey School of Business , School of Engineering , Jesuit School of Theology , and the School of Law . The university's professional schools are all led by an academic dean. The College of Arts and Sciences offers Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts degrees. The Leavey School of Business

7998-559: Was certified LEED Gold. In addition, Schott Admission and Enrollment Services, Donohoe Alumni House, and Graham Residence Hall have all been designed to LEED gold standards and are pending certification. All new buildings are designed with the Sustainable Building Policy, adopted in May 2014. Santa Clara University is a private corporation owned and governed by a privately appointed board of trustees composed of 44 members. Built around historic Mission Santa Clara ,

8091-604: Was founded and began offering bachelor's degrees in 1912. Over the next century, the school added Master's and doctoral programs designed to meet Silicon Valley 's growing need for expert engineers. Today, the Valley provides opportunities for the school's students and faculty, particularly those in electrical engineering and information technology, to work closely with high-tech companies and government institutions. This ranges from individual internships to larger partnerships with projects such as O/OREOS . The Jesuit School of Theology

8184-543: Was founded in 1923 and accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business thirty years later. Students can earn a Bachelor of Science in Commerce , Master of Business Administration , Executive Master of Business Administration , and Master of Science in Information Systems (MSIS) . Drew Starbird has been Dean of the school since 2010. Starbird is to be replaced by Caryn Beck-Dudley starting in

8277-507: Was greater than $ 429,000 from 1996 to 2001. In 2002, his business holdings were valued at more than $ 6.9 million. Newsom gave a monthly $ 50 gift certificate to PlumpJack employees whose business ideas failed, because in his view, "There can be no success without failure." Newsom sold his share of his San Francisco businesses when he became mayor in 2004. He maintained his ownership in the PlumpJack companies outside San Francisco, including

8370-585: Was only there once a week, adding, "there's no reason" to be there otherwise. Newsom was reelected as lieutenant governor on November 4, 2014, defeating Republican Ron Nehring with 57.2% of the vote. His second term began on January 5, 2015. Newsom supported a failed measure in 2012 that sought to end capital punishment in California . He claimed the initiative would save California millions of dollars, citing statistics that California had spent $ 5 billion since 1978 to execute just 13 people. In 2016, Newsom supported Proposition 62 , which also would have repealed

8463-670: Was placed in remedial reading classes. In high school, he played basketball and baseball and graduated from Redwood High School in 1985. Newsom was a shooting guard in basketball and an outfielder in baseball. His skills placed him on the cover of the Marin Independent Journal . Tessa Newsom worked three jobs to support Gavin and his sister Hilary Newsom Callan. In an interview with the San Francisco Chronicle , his sister recalled Christmases when their mother told them they would not receive any gifts. Tessa opened their home to foster children , instilling in Newsom

8556-545: Was reelected on November 6 with over 72% of the vote. Upon taking office for a second term, Newsom promised to focus on the environment, homelessness, health care, education, housing, and rebuilding San Francisco General Hospital . As mayor, Newsom focused on development projects in Hunters Point and Treasure Island . He gained national attention in 2004 when he directed the San Francisco city–county clerk to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples , violating

8649-551: Was sworn in as mayor on January 3, 2004. He called for unity among the city's political factions, and promised to address the issues of public schools, potholes and affordable housing . Newsom said he was "a different kind of leader" who "isn't afraid to solve even the toughest problems". San Francisco's progressive community tried to field a candidate to run a strong campaign against Newsom. Supervisors Ross Mirkarimi and Chris Daly considered running, but both declined. Gonzalez also decided not to challenge Newsom again. When

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