Overview

• In the letter, Newsom condemns the June deployment of National Guard troops and U.S. Marines to Los Angeles for immigration enforcement, calling it a cowardly attempt to scare Californians.
• He catalogs federal actions including UCLA funding suspension, high-speed rail cuts, a rollback of the clean-car rule and a suit over transgender sports, while noting California has filed 41 lawsuits and set aside about $50 million for legal defense.
• He praises the state's response to January's deadly Los Angeles wildfires, citing executive orders to speed debris removal, permitting and rebuilding.
• He touts economic and clean-energy markers such as a $4.1 trillion economy, more than 2 million zero-emission vehicles, 51 electrified Caltrain miles and grid periods totaling 60 days at 100% clean power.
• Republican leaders answer with a video rebuttal, arguing he is focused on national politics over state deficits, homelessness and high costs, and criticizing his redistricting push.