State Sen. Tony Strickland called the address "a campaign speech" that ignored on-the-ground realities, pointing to soaring gas and electricity costs as key drivers of California's affordability crisis. Strickland said while prices are falling nationwide, Californians continue to pay the highest gas prices in the country, disproportionately hitting working families.

Assemblymember Carl DeMaio went further, accusing Newsom of presiding over "one of the world administrations in state history," citing the high cost of living, homelessness, and crime. DeMaio also criticized the governor for opposing Proposition 36 before later taking credit for it, calling Newsom "an accomplished liar" with "immense, unlimited ambition, which makes him quite dangerous."

Ending his speech on an optimistic note, Newsom says that California is building the future. "We don’t run from change, we drive it," he says. "We are proving that inclusive democracy works. We are proving that expanding human rights works. We are proving that legal immigration works. And we’re proving that a progressive tax structure works."

Newsom says that Trump is refusing the state's $33 billion disaster recovery request. "It’s time for the President of the United States to act like a President for all the United States," he says to a standing ovation.

Newsom honors the firefighters and first responders to last year's deadly wildfires in Los Angeles, which claimed 31 lives. "It was miraculous, it was heroic," Newsom says of those who fought the blazes.  Legislators stand in applause for those who fought the fires as well as survivors who are in the gallery.

Newsom says that China is "cleaning our clock" when it comes to the green economy and manufacturing, noting that 70% of the world’s electric vehicles come from China. 

Newsom boasts that homicide rates are down record levels and property crimes are down double digits. He says those with "California Derangement Syndrome" need to update their talking points.

The governor suggests the state neglected homelessness and mental health issues before he arrived to Sacramento. Newsom says he had no thought to call former Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger
for help when the former was mayor of San Francisco.

"We modernized California’s landmark conservatorship laws for the first time in more than 50 years," Newsom says. "We created CARE Court, a new legal framework to connect people with untreated psychosis to court-ordered services and housing."

However, reports have noted that CARE Court has fallen far shot of its goals.

Newsom says the CalRX program, the state's generic drug label, launched insulin at just $11 a pen last week.

Newsom also targets the cost of homes in California and blames corporate investors. "I think it's shameful that we allow private equity firms in Manhattan to become some of the biggest landlords here."

Newsom doubles down on high-speed rail investments. He cites 50 major structures being built and more than 60 miles of guideway for track-laying in the Central Valley. This will connect "some of the fastest-growing places in our state — Fresno, Madera, and Bakersfield — making commute times shorter and making life more affordable for people in the Central Valley," Newsom says. "And they deserve it."

Newsom touted the construction going on across the state. "Right now, we’re building more infrastructure projects than at any time since Governor Pat Brown," Newsom says. This work apparently includes $109 billion in investments across more than 28,000 separate projects.