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Goodbye, Jerry. Hello, Gavin!

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Gov.-elect Gavin Newsom speaks during election night event on November 6, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

Jerry Brown has been a force in California politics for nearly half a century, including two eight-year stints as governor. But on Monday, Jan. 7, Brown is leaving Sacramento for good, and coming into the governor's mansion will be Gavin Newsom. The former San Francisco mayor and lieutenant governor promises to be a very different kind of a mayor.

Read Scott Shafer's full story on Newsom here.

Q'ed Up is hosted and produced by Ryan Levi. Additional editing and production help on this episode from Queena Kim, Jim Bennett and Jeremy Siegel. Follow Ryan on Twitter at @ryan_levi. Send us a note at qedup@kqed.org. Find more Q'ed Up at kqed.org/qedup.

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