This is terrific! I used to hate Newsom and was furious when Villaraigosa lost the primary, but if this goes through, it'll be the best thing for California in decades. Running some realistic numbers, here is how things might turn out on the ground:
California Population by Year
2018: 39,557,045
2019: 39,720,000 (+162,955 people YOY)
2020: 39,930,000 (+210,000 people YOY)
2021: 40,200,000 (+270,000 people YOY)
2022: 40,620,000 (+420,000 people YOY)
2023: 41,200,000 (+580,000 people YOY)
2024: 41,870,000 (+670,000 people YOY)
2025: 42,580,000 (+710,000 people YOY)
2026: 43,310,000 (+730,000 people YOY)
2027: 43,050,000 (+740,000 people YOY)
2028: 44,800,000 (+750,000 people YOY)
2029: 45,560,000 (+760,000 people YOY)
2030: 46,330,000 (+770,000 people YOY)
2018-2030 (+6,772,955 people)
Metropolitan Southern California Populations, 2030
Los Angeles County: 12,110,000 people (+1,906,493 people)
San Diego County: 3,680,000 people (+342,315 people)
Orange County: 3,630,000 people (+409,600 people)
Riverside County: 3,250,000 people (+746,734 people)
San Bernardino County: 2,490,000 people (+441,811 people)
Ventura County: 950,000 people (+95,777 people)
Total: 26,010,000 people (+3,783,515 people)
Metropolitan Bay Area Populations, 2030
Santa Clara County: 2,310,000 people (+351,847 people)
Alameda County: 1,990,000 people (+301,810 people)
Contra Costa County: 1,460,000 people (+292,561 people)
San Francisco County: 1,160,000 people (+270,208 people)
San Mateo County: 970,000 people (+193,221 people)
San Joaquin County: 890,000 people (+144,576 people)
Sonoma County: 550,000 people (+45,783 people)
Solano County: 540,000 people (+94,542 people)
Santa Cruz County: 310,000 people (+33,103 people)
Marin County: 300,000 people (+39,045 people)
Napa County: 150,000 people (+9,027 people)
San Benito County: 70,000 people (+7,690 people)
Total: 10,710,000 people, (+1,872,211 people)
Rest of California Populations, 2030
9,580,000 people (+1,004,274 people)