SACRAMENTO, California, April 18 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom announces appointments 4.18.25 SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Brian Kaplun, of San Francisco, has been appointed Deputy Secretary for Policy and Strategic Planning at the Health and Human Services Agency. Kaplun held several roles at the United States Department of Health and Human Services from 2022 to 2025, including  more PR