Governor Newsom ordered 224,000 state workers back to the office 4 days a week. His calendar has been withheld for 17 months. This site documents the gap between what he demands and how he lives.
Under the California Public Records Act (Government Code Section 7920 et seq.), the Governor's calendar is a public record. CalMatters has requested it every month since early 2025. As of June 2026 — not a single 2025 calendar has been released. The First Amendment Coalition called the delay unlawful. Source: CalMatters, Sept. 2025
His office withheld his calendar. His podcast guests kept talking. These are three documented instances from 2025 where we can reconstruct where he likely was and when. His show has 60+ episodes. His calendar remains hidden. These three are what we can prove.
| Episode | Guest | Date | Day | Location | Sacramento? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ep. 1 | Charlie Kirk | March 4, 2025 | Tuesday | Marin County (assessed) | No |
| Ep. 2 | Michael Savage | ~March 6-7, 2025 | Weekday | Marin County (suggested) | No |
| Guest | Shawn Ryan Show | July 10, 2025 | Thursday | Los Angeles (confirmed) | No |
| 60+ episodes total. Calendar withheld. These three are what we can document. The rest remain unanswered because he has chosen not to answer. | |||||
He owned a 12,663 sq ft estate near Sacramento. Instead of staying, he bought a second mansion in Marin. Paid 7% over asking price. Still owns both. His stated reason: his children's education.
He pledged it was his "moral duty" as a leader to release his tax returns every year. His last release was March 2022. He bought a $9.1M home in 2024. His salary is $245,929. How he afforded it is unknown.
Newsom describes himself as a small business entrepreneur who built PlumpJack from the ground up. The fuller story involves one of the wealthiest people in the United States and a friendship that goes back two generations.
State employees did not quietly accept this. They organized, protested, raised money, filed legal challenges, and put up billboards. The July 1, 2026 deadline is weeks away.
Governor Newsom has approximately 7 months left as Governor. In that time he has a podcast building a national audience, travel to key political states, a return-to-office mandate that signals toughness nationally, and a withheld calendar so no one can see how he actually spends his time. Every decision documented here makes more sense as preparation for a 2028 presidential run than as governance of California in 2026.
We are not asking him to stop running for president. We are asking for something simpler: if you are going to mandate how 224,000 Californians spend their time, show them how you spend yours.
The State Auditor found telework saves taxpayers up to $225 million annually and cuts 393,000 metric tons of CO2 emissions. Each department should determine what their mission actually requires.
This is not about left or right. It is about whether the people in power follow the same rules they set for everyone else.