PBI Quiz: It's Gavin Time! - Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs

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Dr. Max Baumgarten, PBI QuizMeister

1. Gavin Newsom received his undergraduate degree from which school?

University of California, Berkeley

San Francisco State University

Santa Clara University

Sonoma State University

2. In 2004, as mayor of San Francisco, Gavin Newsom made national headlines by doing which of the following?

Declaring San Francisco a sanctuary city

Issuing licenses for recreational marijuana dispensaries

Allowing those on parole the right to vote in city elections

Issuing licenses for same-sex marriage

3. During the November 2018 California gubernatorial election, Gavin Newsom defeated Republican candidate John Cox by winning what percent of the vote?

61.9%

52.6%

77.4%

66.7%

4. Which of the following was not part of the healthcare plan that Gavin Newsom proposed on his first day as the Governor of California?

Expanding Medi-Cal to include all undocumented immigrants under 26

Allowing California to directly negotiate drug prices with manufacturers

Instituting a single-payer system throughout the state

Providing parents with a six-month maternity leave package

5. With regard to public pensions, which of the following did Gavin Newsom propose in his first budget as governor?

Cutting benefits of future retirees

Cutting benefits of current retirees

Making a down payment on pension obligations

Leaving the pension issue for a future budget

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