Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom plan to move their family back to Marin County, a spokesperson said Monday.
Both Newsom and his first partner grew up in Marin County, an enclave just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, and it is where they raised their four children before he became governor in 2018. They plan to enroll the children in Marin County. schools in the fall.
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7:36 am June 25, 2024A previous version of this article attributed information to a spokeswoman for the governor's office. Izzy Gardon is a spokesperson for Governor Gavin Newsom.
“To ensure continuity in their children's education, the family will split their time between Sacramento and Marin heading into the next academic year,” spokesperson Izzy Gardon said, confirming the news first reported by Politico, which added that the children They would stay with extended family.
Shortly after the two-term governor was first elected, the couple sold their Marin County home and purchased a six-bedroom, 12,000-square-foot home for $3.7 million in the Fair Oaks community, 15 miles from the state Capitol in Sacramento.
Newsom, whose current term ends in January 2027, is the third consecutive governor to live in multiple locations while serving.
In his first public appearance as governor-elect in 2010, Jerry Brown made a point of telling reporters that he would keep his Oakland home as his permanent address. Five years later, Brown moved into the newly renovated governor's mansion, after living in a loft in downtown Sacramento.
Arnold Schwarzenegger loved spending nights at his Brentwood mansion so much that he traveled three hours between Los Angeles and Sacramento on a private jet.
