SACRAMENTO, California — Gov. Gavin Newsom floated calling a special legislative session to get his energy priorities through the Legislature in a meeting last month, two attendees told POLITICO.
What happened: Newsom (D) made the remark during an Aug. 13 meeting with backers of an initiative to regionalize the Western electricity grid, according to two people granted anonymity to discuss a closed-door meeting.
“He sort of made a flip comment that, ‘We’re going to stay here as long as it takes, and I will call special session after special session,’” said one of the people.
Asked about the remarks, a Newsom spokesperson said Thursday that he was still working to get deals on grid regionalization and other climate and energy issues by the end of the regular session Sept. 12.