Gavin’s World T


he connections date back at least 80 years, to when Jerry Brown’s father,


Pat Brown, was elected district attorney with the help of his close friend Gavin Newsom’s grandfather, William Newsom. Fast-forward two decades, the


administration of Pat Brown, now governor, developed Squaw Valley for the 1960s Winter Olympics and afterward awarded a concession to operate it to William Newsom and his partner, John Pelosi. One of the Pelosi’s sons, Paul, married Nancy D’Alesandro, who went into politics


The Newsoms, the Pelosis, the Browns, and the Gettys — four San Francisco families intertwined by blood, marriage, money, culture, and politics.


and became House speaker. Another Pelosi son married William


Newsom’s daughter, Barbara. Until they divorced, that made Nancy Pelosi something like an aunt by marriage to Gavin Newsom (Nancy Pelosi’s brother-in- law was Gavin Newsom’s uncle). Pat Brown’s bid for a third term


failed, but his son, Jerry, reclaimed the governorship in 1974. He appointed Gavin’s father to a judgeship in 1975 and three years later to the state Court of Appeal. Justice Newsom had been an attorney


for oil magnate J. Paul Getty, most famously delivering $3 million to Italian kidnappers of Getty’s grandson in 1973. After he retired from the bench in


1995, he became administrator of Gordon Getty’s own trust, telling one interviewer, “I make my living working for Gordon Getty.” The trust provided seed money for the PlumpJack chain of restaurants and wine shops that Newsom’s son, Gavin, and Gordon Getty’s son, Billy, developed, the first being in a Squaw Valley hotel. — CalMatters.org


WILLIAM NEWSOM SR. Gavin’s grandfather. Helped elect future Gov. Pat Brown as San Francisco DA.


J. PAUL GETTY Billionaire oil magnate employed Bill Newsom as his attorney.


GORDON GETTY A composer, he roomed with Bill Newsom in college. Appointed him to manage his multibillion-dollar family trust.


Gettys


JOHN PAUL GETTY III Released by Italian kidnappers after Gavin’s father delivered $3 million ransom.


GOV. PAT BROWN Awarded Olympics ski concession to William Newsom and John Pelosi.


Browns


JOHN PELOSI Partner of Gavin’s grandfather in lucrative Olympics ski development.


Pelosis


REP. NANCY PELOSI Married John Pelosi’s son, Paul.


BILL NEWSOM Gavin’s father. Worked for Getty Oil’s Italian operations, taking his son on luxurious European jaunts as an “adopted” child of the Getty clan.


Newsoms


GOV. JERRY BROWN Appointed Gavin’s father to Court of Appeal.


RON PELOSI Married Gavin’s aunt, Barbara.


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