Gavin Newsom and his wife Jennifer Siebel aren’t only a power couple of California, but something more. And it is fair to say that their living and lifestyle is no less than top brand Hollywood actors, and all these glamour they often capture the attention of the common people. From the Governor’s mansion to luxury vacations and million-dollar business ventures, the Newsoms are enjoying the kind of lifestyle that feels more Beverly Hills than Sacramento.
Jennifer Siebel, a filmmaker and founder of The Representation Project, has reportedly paid herself a cool $150,000 from her own nonprofit. But that’s not even the jaw-dropper, her organization also funneled another $150,000 to Girls Club Entertainment, Siebel’s own production company, for “writer/producer/director services.” You read that right, she’s paying herself twice.
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Meanwhile, her husband, Governor Gavin Newsom, isn’t exactly struggling either. The governor reportedly earns around $240,000 a year just from his day job running California, plus he’s raking in extra income through a web of blind trusts packed with restaurants, wineries, and high-end ventures. The Associated Press revealed that together, the couple earned a whopping $1.5 million in 2020 no wonder they’re living large.
However, not everyone is pleased to see this luxury of Newsom. Some critics are of the view that his extra-ordinary lifestyle, which starts from his fancy estates and continues with his reputed image has established him as wildly out of touch with ordinary Californians. A person raises his voice against the wealthy elite, and on top of that, seeing his champagne tastes as well as his massive income, he has eventually become a hard entity to ignore.
The Wall Street Journal even called him out for opposing a proposed wealth tax, accusing him of protecting his own pocketbook. For someone who claims to fight for “the people,” it’s not exactly a great look.
As for Jennifer, she’s been living in the fast lane long before she became California’s First Partner. Once an actress, she appeared in hit shows like Mad Men and Rent before swapping the red carpet for the director’s chair. These days, she’s more likely to be found at elite charity galas or high-profile events, rubbing shoulders with the Hollywood set while championing women’s empowerment. Still, for all the talk of advocacy and leadership, the couple’s image is starting to crack. The lavish paydays, the nonprofit self-dealing, the mansion-hopping it’s giving “do as I say, not as I do.”
Californians struggling with sky-high rent and inflation can’t help but notice the growing gap between their governor’s lifestyle and their own. As one political insider put it, “It’s hard to sell yourself as a man of the people when you’re living like a movie star.” For Gavin and Jennifer Newsom, life looks picture-perfect the power, the glamor, the money. But as more details of their gilded life spill out, the question is no longer how rich they are it’s whether voters will keep buying their carefully polished California dream.
