First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom said she supports Senate Bill 135, which would allow employees of small businesses to take up to 12 unpaid weeks off for family or medical care.
California First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom is taking on a more visible role than her predecessor, Anne Gust Brown.
The governor has not taken an official position on the legislation and has said that, as a matter of policy, he will not weigh in on bills until they reach his desk. “He has always been ahead on these issues, so we just think alike,” Siebel-Newsom said of her husband when asked how she balances her personal advocacy on family and gender equity issues with her role as first partner.“She endorses the values of the bill,” said Hannah Milgrom, adding that Siebel Newsom still needs to read the final language of the proposal later this year.
The California Chamber of Commerce has fiercely opposed efforts to expand unpaid family leave throughwhich draws attention to laws corporate interests say will hurt jobs and the economy. The list has been an effective lobbying tool: Then-Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a “job killer” bill in 2016 to provide 12
Siebel Newsom commented on the proposal as she unveiled her first major effort, a public awareness campaign around existing laws to change pay differences between men and women.
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