Gov. Newsom steered millions to favorite charities, including those tied to ‘first partner’/wife

California’s powers-that-be have steered more than a half-billion dollars of other people’s money to their favorite charities and causes since 2011, and way more than half of that haul came at the behest of Gov. Gavin Newsom. That includes millions donated to nonprofits tied to Newsom’s wife, which may have something to do with the federal investigation into Newsom and first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom. These donations often come from businesses and people hoping to influence elected leaders, steer public policy, demonstrate their stellar citizenship to the masses, or perhaps a bit of all three. While state law sets caps...