California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, and other state officials running to replace him after his term is up issued statements Wednesday afternoon following anti-Israel protests at the University of California, Los Angeles, and the University of California, Berkeley. “The right to free speech does not extend to inciting violence, vandalism, or lawlessness on campus,” Newsom wrote in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Newsom continued his statement,...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, and other state officials running to replace him after his term is up have refrained from commenting on the anti-Israel protests at the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of California, Berkeley. Newsom has not released a statement about his stance on the campus protests, as of Wednesday morning. The governor was asked about the demonstrations during a news conference...