Gov.-elect Xavier Becerra has named a transition team set to help build his California administration before taking office in early January.
The team includes several former advisors and others who worked for Gov. Gavin Newsom. Longtime aide Liz Saldivar will lead the transition, while Lindsey Cobia, Kyle Layman, Arsenio Mataka, Nicole Elliott, Courtni Pugh and Kenneth Maxey II hold key roles. Becerra is set to take office in early January.