SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Gov. Gavin Newsom is adding seasoned political operatives after recent departures to his inner circle as he enters the second half of his term amid a difficult stretch of the pandemic and as he tries to overcome recent political stumbles.
Newsom on Friday named Dee Dee Myers, a former Warner Bros. executive and White House press secretary, as director of the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development.
She joins Jim DeBoo, a California consultant well-versed in the quirks of the state capital and statewide political campaigns, as a senior adviser to the governor.
Newsom, a Democrat, has named a number of other top staffers and agency heads in recent weeks.It's not unusual for a governor to change.