The total cost of the bust, according to the San Francisco Chronicle, was $97,000.
The unveiling, the Chronicle noted, was a low-profile event, “w]ith no fanfare, no press and only a few friends in attendance.”
Newsom was running for lieutenant governor at the time of the bust’s unveiling.
SFGate.com had reported that Newsom said he had no idea how the bust would turn out, or who would pay for it:
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/03/11/revealed-gavin-newsom-secretly-funded-monument-to-himself-inside-san-francisco-city-hall/