In 2020, the California State Protocol Foundation paid for Gavin Newsom to travel to Miami for the Super Bowl.
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Philip TeresiOct 16, 2026
Multiple sources report that in 2020 the California State Protocol Foundation paid $8,800 for Newsom's trip to Miami for the Super Bowl (LIV), and the governor's office confirmed the foundation pays for his travel. The claim drops the attribution to the LA Times, but the event itself is supported.
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… Every administration since then, which is exactly two, has tapped into the foundation's funding. It's paid for Newsom's international trips, it's paid for some trips inside the country. In 2020, the LA Times reported the foundation paid for Newsom to travel to Miami for the Super Bowl. He was there to represent California when the Forty-Niners were playing in the big game. San Francisco Standard also reported that the subpoenas issued were for communications involving Steve Kawa, the former chief of staff to Gavin Newsom when he was the …
Philip Teresi · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. The Hill, citing the Los Angeles Times, reports that in 2020 the foundation paid for Newsom to travel to Miami for Super Bowl LIV, where he represented the state at the 49ers game.[1]
Supports. The LA Times reports that in 2020 the foundation paid $8,800 for Newsom to travel to Miami for Super Bowl LI(V), the amount being the specific figure for that trip.[2]
Supports. The Sacramento-area report citing the governor's office says the foundation pays for Newsom's international travel, and states that in 2020 it paid $8,800 for his Miami Super Bowl LIV trip.[3]
Context. Several sources share a common origin in the LA Times 2020 report, so independent corroboration is partial, though the governor's office's confirmation of the foundation's travel role strengthens the account.[1][2][3]
Sources
3 sources: 1 tier 1, 2 not rated
- 1Mystery surrounds DOJ's investigation of Gavin Newsomthehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: supports, context
- 2Newsom brushes aside escalating federal probe into travel ...latimes.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 3Who pays for Newsom's travel? Hint: It's not always taxpayersthestate.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
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- The San Francisco Standard obtained federal subpoenas seeking six years of records involving the California State Protocol Foundation.True
- Gavin Newsom hired defense attorney Abby Lowell.True
- California Governor Gavin Newsom announced an investigation into a probe of him and his wife four months ago.True
- The California State Protocol Foundation was created during Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's tenure.Mixed
- California's state budget in January 2020 was $220 billion.Mixed