<figure><img width="1024" height="682" src="https://i0.wp.com/calmatters.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/032823-NEWSOM-OIL-SIGNING-MG-02-CM.jpg?fit=1024%2C682&ssl=1" class="attachment-rss-image-size size-rss-image-size wp-post-image" alt="Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks at an event in anticipation of signing a bill on his proposed profit penalty plan in Sacramento on March 28, 2023. Photo by Miguel Gutierrez Jr. , CalMatters" /></figure>Emulating previous California politicians, Gov. Gavin Newsom is singling out the oil industry as he tries to build his national political image.