After several years of providing legislators with a pre-recorded video link for his annual State of the State address, Gov. Gavin Newsom will deliver his final address live inside the California State Capitol today.

California Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom says the state has “gone to court” to protect Californians and argues “no one, particularly the president of the United States, stands above the law."

Last month, the state’s nonpartisan Legislative Analysts Office said it projects that the state will face an $18 billion deficit this year and a $35 billion deficit each year after that, though Newsom...