Pelosi, Metallica and Bonds Named to California Hall of Fame

The latest California Hall of Fame class brings together figures from music, sports, film, food, civil rights, business and public service. Newsom and Siebel Newsom chose the honorees, marking their last time selecting inductees before the planned December ceremony at the California Museum in Sacramento. A specific ceremony date has not been announced.

Among the living honorees are former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, baseball player Barry Bonds, Metallica, singer-songwriters Joni Mitchell and Bonnie Raitt, musician Huey Lewis, filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, chef Dominique Crenn, visual artist Shepard Fairey, novelist Maxine Hong Kingston and entrepreneur Susie Tompkins Buell.

The class also includes several people being recognized posthumously: actor Robin Williams, actor Diane Ladd, civil rights advocate Felicitas Méndez, Betty Reid Soskin, who formerly served as a ranger with the National Park Service, actor Edward Asner, and Rob and Michele Reiner. The governor said the honorees represent California’s achievements and can inspire future generations.

Bonds played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball, earned seven Most Valuable Player awards and set the career home-run record with 762. Pelosi served nearly four decades in Congress and became the first female House speaker. Metallica, the San Francisco band, has sold 125 million albums worldwide.

Established in 2006, the Hall of Fame recognizes people whose work has affected California, the country and the world. The governor and first partner select its members.