Fact check: Ad blasts Gavin Newsom on lobbyist connection
An ad running in Sacramento media funded by an environmental group starts with a provocative question about Gov. Gavin Newsom’s now infamous attendance at a party held at a swanky restaurant. “Just what was Gavin Newsom discussing at the French Laundry?” the ad asks. The ad doesn’t answer the question directly, but suggests the Democratic governor might have discussed a proposed Huntington Beach desalination plant with his lobbyist friend Jason Kinney, who hosted the event.