California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference on February 1, 2023 in Sacramento, Calif. (Photo: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
“I said, ‘Why didn’t you stop him?’ She goes, ‘Oh, the governor. . . there’s no accountability.’ I said, ‘That’s just not true.'”
— Gov. Gavin Newsom, recalling an encounter with a Target store clerk after seeing a thief leave without paying for merchandise. He said the clerk blamed the governor, whom she didn’t recognize, for supporting laws lowering property crime penalties and spurring retail thefts.
Originally published at Bay Area News Group