On Tuesday at 6 p.m. California Governor Gavin Newsom will give what is likely the most important speech of his political career. Faced with a recall effort on the verge of triggering a vote, a vaccination drive that is riddled with failures and a state where an epidemic of homelessness is second only to the Covid-19 pandemic, Newsom will use his State of the State remarks to emphasize what he sees as a “bright future for California.”