Michael Kosta

To get back on his feet, Gavin threw himself into his role as mayor, tackling homelessness.

We better solve the housing problem.

And high-speed rail.

We'll be back in 2017 celebrating this completion.

Always yearning for a larger part, Newsom soon landed the role of California's official understudy, Lieutenant Governor.

Now he could focus on exciting new projects like ending homelessness,

and building high-speed rail.

This is the biggest infrastructure project in California's history.

But as a versatile talent, Newsom was able to tackle these tough issues while also starting a talk show.

Hello and welcome to the program.

A platform he used to ask the hard-hitting questions important to the people of his state.

You're not one of those method actors that becomes that character off-screen.

Or you are.

But this rising star couldn't be held down.

And soon enough, Gavin ascended to governor.

A role that would finally allow him to tackle important issues like homelessness and high-speed work.

You can see the progress we've actually made.

They're laying tracks to get to where they start to lay the tracks.

Soon, this futuristic bullet train will take people from the thriving hub of Merced all the way to the shining metropolis of Bakersfield.

But Governor Newsom has also faced setbacks, like having to hide half of his moneymaker during the pandemic and making some hard choices, like limiting public gatherings.