Newsom: "Progressive Values Are Becoming Increasingly Mainstream"

In an interview with the progressive blog MyDD, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, a Democratic candidate for California Governor in 2010, said he believed "progressive principles and progressive values are becoming increasingly mainstream."

"They're looking for someone who isn't going to say one thing in private and do another in public," Newsom stated. "You may not support me all of the time, but you know where I stand on these issues."

Newsom also called for constitutional reform in California, looking at structural reforms including potential changes to the requirement for two-thirds support in the legislature on taxation and budgetary measures, as well as Proposition 13, the 1978 measure limiting property taxes the Mayor called a "third rail issue."

"I've of course been identified and associated with many third rail issues," explained Newsom, "So I have no problem engaging in these kinds of discussions because I think they're necessary to discuss and deliberate about."

Click here to read or listen to the entire interview.

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[NorCalNative]

I plan to follow Newsom's campaign with interest. However, if he chooses to ignore or minimize the role cannabis plays in health care, and/or possible future legalization. HE WILL NOT GET MY VOTE.