Outside of the moral calculus of these decisions, Newsom is not, and never had been, a leader of his party. If he was, the legislature wouldn't be passing so many bills he felt the need to veto. The Assembly & Senate Dems are trying to move CA forward without him.
Things Gavin Newsom has vetoed this week:
-A ban on secretly recording people with smart glasses
-A ban on ICE agents working for the state government
-A ban on websites selling your data
-A bill giving native tribes more say over water rights
-A bill protecting transgender healthcare providers