San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom was in Davis on May 27 for a fundraiser hosted by the Yolo County Young Democrats. Newsom, a Democratic candidate for governor in 2010, spoke to a crowd that included Davis Mayor Ruth Asmundson, Davis Mayor Pro Tem Don Saylor, State Senator Lois Wolk, state Representative Mariko Yamada, Woodland Vice-Mayor Art Pimentel, Davis City Councilmembers Sue Greenwald and Lamar Heystek, Yolo County Supervisors Helen Thomson and Jim Provenza, and Yolo County Public Defender Barry Melton.
