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Leland Stanford, president of the Central Pacific Railroad (one of the Big Four tycoons) and a rising member of the Republican Party, purchased the home for $8,000 (equivalent to $271,000 in 2023) in June 1861, shortly before his election as California governor that year. During his two-year governorship, the Stanford Mansion served as the ...
The California Governor's Mansion is the official residence of the governor of California, located in Sacramento, the capital of California. Built in 1877, the estate was purchased by the State of California in 1903 and has served as the executive residence for 14 governors. The mansion was occupied by governors between 1903–1967 and 2015–2019.
The portrait was intended to be hung on the first floor of the California State Capitol with the other gubernatorial portraits, but the Joint Rules Committee of California State Assembly voted that it be displayed on a third-floor stairwell, following an eight-minute debate. [6]
The Carmichael property was subsequently conveyed to the Government of California by grant deed in 1969. [1] In 1970, the California Legislature designated the property as the site of the future governor's mansion. In 1972, the legislature budgeted $150,000 for preliminary plans for the mansion and $1.3 million for the construction of the building.
Democrats running for California governor met Sunday morning for the first major candidate forum of the 2026 election, a cordial discussion with few fireworks and almost no jabs at the politician ...
Gavin Newsom, the 40th and current governor of California. The governor of California is the head of government of California, whose responsibilities include making annual State of the State addresses to the California State Legislature, submitting the budget, and ensuring that state laws are enforced.
California Governor Gavin Newsom visited the Great Wall after a climate dialogue with Chinese climate officials, video shows. Newsom is on a weeklong tour of China where he is pushing for ...
California voters head to the polls Nov. 8 to vote for U.S. Senate, governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, controller, treasurer, attorney general, and races for U.S. representative in ...