Newsom lights Capitol Christmas Tree

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife have lit the Capitol Christmas Tree with the help of a 10-year-old girl with Down syndrome. Nayeli Lemus joined Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom to light the giant white fir. The California Department of Developmental Services and the San Andreas Regional Center chose Lemus, who lives in Gilroy, to represent the more than 340,000 Californians who have intellectual and developmental disabilities. The fir from the Latour State Forest near Whitmore is lit with about 10,000 LED lights and decorated with more than 500 ornaments made from children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

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