Overview

• Governor Gavin Newsom attended the “Vineyard Vibes” fundraiser on June 7 at his co-founded Odette Estate Winery in Napa Valley to benefit the PlumpJack Foundation and UCSF cancer research in honor of his late mother.
• Violent anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles on June 6 and 7 saw rioters torch vehicles, smash windows and clash with police amid federal immigration raids.
• President Trump ordered the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to Los Angeles on the evening of June 7 to restore order during the unrest.
• The Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the Trump administration may retain control of the deployed National Guard units, delivering a setback to Newsom’s efforts to challenge federal authority.
• Newsom’s office defended his attendance as support for cancer research, but critics likened the optics to his 2020 French Laundry controversy and questioned his priorities during a crisis.