Gavin Newsom Too Busy with Family to Run for Governor, But Not for Lt. Governor 2.17K Maureen O'Connor 03/12/10 02:16AM Filed to: Politics Politics Gavin Newsom San Francisco California Governor California lieutenant governor California politics Bet he wishes he used a different excuse to pull out of the governor race, now. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom will announce today that he's running for lieutenant governor, an election he'll be a frontrunner in. [SFGate via Lucky]