Newsom expresses unease about his new, candid autobiography: 'It's all out there'

""Just being honest - it comes with a cost," said Newsom, who made the rounds at a Democratic National Committee meeting in Los Angeles on Thursday. Newsom, who already acknowledged that he is considering a 2028 bid for president, said he didn't hold back in the book. His co-writer, former Los Angeles Times reporter Mark Arax, told the governor that he wouldn't be a part of the project unless Newsom was forthcoming."

"His co-writer, former Los Angeles Times reporter Mark Arax, told the governor that he wouldn't be a part of the project unless Newsom was forthcoming. "And then you read stuff and [wonder] 'Oh, how's this going to read?'" said Newsom, who expects that conservative commentators will attack him over some passages. "This is not a politician's book, it's not a book that you would expect me" to write, he said. "It's all out there.""

Gavin Newsom expresses nervousness about public response to candid details in his forthcoming autobiography and acknowledges that honesty carries consequences. Mark Arax conditioned his participation on Newsom being forthcoming. Newsom did not hold back in the memoir and expects conservative commentators to attack some passages, calling the book atypical for a politician and saying "it's all out there." The memoir arrives as Newsom considers a 2028 presidential bid and serves as an opportunity to introduce himself to voters. The governor's DNC appearance was one of few public events since news of his former chief of staff's federal corruption arrest.

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