Newsom orders state workers to return to the office 4 days a week

Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Monday directing state workers to return to the office four days per week, shifting California government away from a post-pandemic model that allows roughly 95,000 government employees to clock in remotely for most of the week.

The change, which is expected to take effect July 1, comes after President Trump called many federal government workers…