Gavin Newsom signing a Bill - Credit: calmatters.org Sacramento just proved once again that when voters threaten the ruling class, the ruling class changes the rules. On or around July 10, 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 181 (AB 181) — a budget trailer bill that guts the power of California’s elected Superintendent of Public Instruction and hands day-to-day control of the California Department of Education to a new Education Commissioner appointed by the Gove