California Gov. Gavin Newsom reportedly spends $20M on consultants

On 2026-04-03, California Gov. Gavin Newsom publicly advanced a DOGE-inspired spending-cut plan and said the state had contracted Boston Consulting Group to help identify budget savings. The effort was framed as a policy initiative to reduce wasteful spending amid a multibillion-dollar state deficit, though lawmakers criticized the results. The report places Newsom at a press conference in San Diego.