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Gavin Christopher Newsom (born October 10, 1967) is an American politician and businessman serving as the 49th and current Lieutenant Governor of California since 2011. He previously served as Mayor of San Francisco from 2004 to 2011. Newsom is a national progressive figure and was a prominent early advocate for marriage equality, universal healthcare, and an influential voice in favor of the legalization of cannabis in California.

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San Franciscans know we live in the most beautiful city in the world, a jewel on the edge of the Golden Gate

Beautiful, Cities, City, Edge, Franciscans, Jewels

City government can and must help San Franciscans prepare for emergencies in order to avoid tragedy where possible and minimize loss of life and property when emergencies occur

Emergencies, Government, Loss, Order

During the 1990s, San Francisco lived through one of the most intense economic booms of its history

San Francisco, Intense, Economic, History, Booms, 1990S

This door's wide-open now. It's going to happen whether you like it or not.

Doors, You Like It, Happens, Like, Happen

The value of an arts education is widely accepted, especially in California.

Accepted, Art, Arts, California, Value

But living in uncertain times does not mean San Franciscans must live in fear

Doe, Franciscans, Live, Mean, Times, Uncertain Times

Be willing to make bold decisions and be willing to make glorious mistakes. Learn from your mistakes, but you've got to be willing to make them first.

Bold, Decision, Firsts, Learn, Make, Mistake

As Mayor, I will use my experience to make San Francisco a place where small businesses can thrive

San Francisco, Use, Small Business, Mayor, Small

Failure isn't something to be embarrassed about; it's just proof that you're pushing your limits, trying new things, daring to innovate.

Embarrassed, Failure, Limits, Pushing, Thought Provoking, Trying

San Francisco has long been a leader in the arts, nurturing generations of painters, sculptors, poets, novelists, playwrights, film-makers, and performing artists and innovators of every kind.

Art, Leader, Long, Nurturing, Painters, San Francisco

If you distill the essence of everything, what life is about, every single one of us is given a short moment in time on this planet, and we all have one universal need and desire, and that is to be loved and to love.

Essence, Desire, Needs, Love, Given

We recognize that the arts are an essential part of San Francisco's cultural vitality.

Aquariums, Art, Arts, Part, San Francisco, Vitality

San Francisco can no longer afford to be a city divided between downtown and neighborhoods, with a downtown that becomes a ghost town when workers go home for the evening

Cities, Downtown, Ghost, Home, San Francisco, Town

As Mayor, I will fully support my Arts Commission and its professional selection committees so that they can commission a full range of public art that is daring and, when appropriate, daringly traditional

Art, Commission, Mayor, Range, Support

An arts education helps build academic skills and increase academic performance, while also providing alternative opportunities to reward the skills of children who learn differently.

Art, Children, Opportunity, Learn, Build

Involvement in the arts engages kids in their community, improves self-esteem, reclaims at-risk youth, and builds the creative skills that are required of a 21st century workforce

Art, Self Esteem, Kids, Required, Arts, 21St

While I am humbled by the widespread encouragement of so many and hold in the highest esteem those who serve us in federal office, I know that my head and my heart, my young family's future, and our unfinished work all remain firmly in the State of California - not Washington D. C. Therefore I will not seek election to the U. S. Senate in 2016.

Encouragement, Heart, Unfinished Work, Young, California, Highest

As mayor of San Francisco, I will provide the vision and work hard to make San Francisco a beautiful, well-planned city with excellent housing and transportation options

Beautiful, Cities, City, Hard Work, Provide, Work

Like any small business owner, I experienced the pressures of building a company from the ground up - developing a business plan, balancing the books, meeting payroll and building a customer base

Book, Pressure, Small Business, Owner, Payroll, Base

We can build new housing while preserving the quality and character of adjacent residential districts and ensuring infill development strengthens the surrounding neighborhood.

Build, Character, Development, Quality

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