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Today’s the big day for Gavin Newsom. At about noon, he’s set to be sworn in as the 40th governor of California, following Jerry Brown’s historic tenure.

The ceremony will cap a series of inauguration festivities the likes of which haven’t been seen for a couple of decades, The Sacramento Bee reported. (As if you needed another point of contrast between the two, Mr. Brown’s 2011 inauguration featured a choir from one of the charter schools in Oakland that he started, while Mr. Newsom’s pre-inauguration benefit concert Sunday night featured Pitbull.)

Of course, that’s all secondary to the bigger question: How will Mr. Newsom run the state? Adam Nagourney, our Los Angeles bureau chief, is back today with context.

What should we be listening for in Mr. Newsom’s speech?

Adam Nagourney: The governor-elect was relatively vague during the campaign, but he said a few things: He promised a major investment in early childhood education, and expanding parental leave. We can count on those being in the speech.