Exclusive | Gavin Newsoms secretive calendars suggest California governor skipping out on work

Working hard or hardly working, Gov?Gavin Newsom’s official calendars show the lefty governor listing zero government business on a staggering 18 taxpayer-funded workdays in the first four months of the year, The California Post has learned.The uber-secretive Newsom — who only finally released his calendars after a monthslong delay that required legal intervention by The Post’s lawyers — marked the 18 non-holiday weekdays as “no official business,” or about one in every four days.The governor’s calendar also includes 53 murky entries only described as “work time,” blocking off the large chunks to tinker on unknown tasks.On Feb.

6, for example, Newsom’s sole listed activity was a block labeled “work time” from 2 to 5:20 p.m.The calendars, covering January through the end of April, offer a rarely seen picture of how California’s Democratic two-term governor spends his time.Newsom refuses to release a daily log of his activities on taxpayers’ dime.His typical work day runs roughly seven hours from start to finish, according to the calendars.The records show the expected Democratic presidential candidate meanwhile finds plenty of time to jet-set across the globe, thirstily seeking national press and quietly meeting with lawmakers, CEOs and officials behind the futuristic California Forever megacity in northern California.One explanation for the many days listing “no official business” could be Newsom’s roadshow to hawk his memoir, “A Young Man in a Hurry,” as related events this past spring coincided with some of his breezy days.The book’s release is widely seen as a prerequisite for Newsom’s expected run for president in 2028.Corrin Rankin, chairwoman of the California Republican Party, blasted Newsom’s calendar revelations, saying he “seems to treat the governor’s office like a part-time gig, spending his limited time pushing failed policies.”Unlike the Newsom administration, the governor’s office in neighboring Ore...