Kathy Valentine of the Go-Go's is overjoyed as she speaks after being inducted into the California Hall of Fame on Tuesday, February 6, at the California Museum in Sacramento. To the right of Valentine are band members Belinda Carlisle, Gina Schock, bi guitarist Jane Wiedlin, and Charlotte Caffey. Former San Francisco mayor Willie L. Brown Jr. was also part of the new hall of fame class. Governor Gavin Newsom and first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom presented medals to the recipients.
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