Newsom sworn in as California’s 40th governor

UPDATE: 1/7/2018 12:30 p.m. Gavin Newsom is officially California’s new governor.

California Supreme Court Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye administered the oath of office Monday in a white tent outside the Capitol.

A protester disrupted, shouting that the death of police Cpl. Ronil Singh was on Newsom’s hands. Authorities say a man in the country illegally killed the officer.

The man was quickly removed, and the crowd began chanting “Gavin! Gavin!”

Newsom started his inaugural address, saying California is united and a model for the nation.

But he says the state faces challenges from the “powerful forces arrayed against us,” including politicians in Washington, the gun lobby, polluters and prescription drugmakers.

Newsom says the state must confront the gap between rich and poor, a homeless epidemic, an achievement gap in schools and chronic hunger. He calls them “moral imperatives.”

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Incoming California Gov. Gavin Newsom will portray the state as an example for the nation and set immediate battle lines with the White House in his inaugural address.

That’s according to excerpts of the speech released by his campaign.

Newsom will be sworn in Monday afternoon as California’s 40th governor.

He’ll step up his already harsh criticisms of President Donald Trump and say it’s up to California to “write America’s future.”

He says California will be “progressive, principled and always on the side of people” compared to a White House that is full of “corruption and incompetence.”

The former San Francisco mayor also says he’ll strive to give rural Californians a voice in Sacramento and show people who feel forgotten that he cares.