Gavin Newsom’s certificate hand-out pinch hitter: Secretary of State

Remember that ceremony honoring Marin County for having the state’s highest voter turnout that Gavin Newsom blew off in late April due to “pressing state business”? Secretary of State Debra Bowen did the do-over for him yesterday, presenting a certificate of commendation to the Board of Supervisors. As for Newsom’s pressing business—it went unexplained. California Forward