Dear God, Why Does Gavin Newsom Keep Picking Up California’s Trash?
A Governor, in His Devotion to Clean Up, Has Located the Essence of His Job
Is he our governor or our garbage man?
Gavin Newsom combines those roles so routinely that the picking up of trash has become a defining image of California’s chief executive. He’s lifted away litter in the Bay Area. He’s helped Caltrans crews grab garbage along the highway in Fresno. He’s gone to the same Southern California stretch of the 110 freeway twice, first to paint over graffiti and pick up abandoned mattresses, and later to dedicate a new mini-park. And most recently, he was back in L.A. to gather up the …
