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Republicans Launch Another Recall Attempt Against California Gov. Newsom
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Republicans Launch Another Recall Attempt Against California Gov. Newsom

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Another effort to recall California Gov. “Gavin Newsom has abandoned the state to advance his presidential ambitions, leaving behind a $73 billion budget deficit and a public safety, immigration and education crisis,” Anne Dunsmore, the campaign’s director, told Politico. The Democratic Governors Association said Monday it’s backing Newsom, with executive director Meghan Meehan-Draper echoing the governor on …

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Gov. Gavin Newsom will face little-known challengers for a second term
2 years, 9 months ago

Gov. Gavin Newsom will face little-known challengers for a second term

LA Times  

None of the top Republican who ran to replace Gov. Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer, once considered the Republican Party’s best hope to defeat Newsom, announced Thursday night that he would forgo entry into California’s 2022 gubernatorial race, blaming the spectacle of last year’s Republican-led recall campaign. “I want to run for governor to change this, but the lingering …

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With 2022 campaign on the horizon, Gov. Gavin Newsom has the public stage to himself
3 years ago

With 2022 campaign on the horizon, Gov. Gavin Newsom has the public stage to himself

LA Times  

After a Republican-led effort to recall him plummeted to defeat in September, Gov. Though a few of the Republicans who tried unsuccessfully to unseat Newsom in the recall said they would consider challenging the governor’s reelection, those opposition campaigns remain dormant for now. 47 has been conveniently used, in my humble perspective, as an excuse for things that don’t necessarily …

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EXPLAINER: How California could recall Gov. Gavin Newsom
3 years, 3 months ago

EXPLAINER: How California could recall Gov. Gavin Newsom

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — The California recall election that could remove first-term Democratic Gov. Newsom has been defending his record on the virus and warning that Republican front-runner Larry Elder, a conservative talk radio host, would undermine California’s progressive values. The complicated part: In a state with nearly 40 million people, there are many grievances, including California’s wallet-sapping taxes, rising food …

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Can Larry Elder build ‘movement’ from California recall?
3 years, 3 months ago

Can Larry Elder build ‘movement’ from California recall?

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — In two months, Larry Elder went from conservative talk radio host to leader of the Republican field in the California recall election that could remove Democratic Gov. Republican consultant John Peschong said “I think he’s building a movement.” Peschong, who advised rival GOP candidate Doug Ose before the former congressman withdrew for health reasons, said Elder’s campaign …

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California's mountains are more dangerous than ever. Stay out of them
3 years, 3 months ago

California's mountains are more dangerous than ever. Stay out of them

LA Times  

I’m Paul Thornton, and it is Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021. Nearly 50,000 people live amid kindling in the San Bernardino Mountain’s pine forests and chaparral; other long-established communities dot the San Gabriel and San Jacinto mountains, and residents of foothill communities in the not-so-exurban areas of Los Angeles are routinely made ready to leave at a moment’s notice. L.A. Times …

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Attacked by recall backers, Newsom defends record on crime and takes action on retail theft
3 years, 5 months ago

Attacked by recall backers, Newsom defends record on crime and takes action on retail theft

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom announcing his moratorium on the death penalty during a news conference in Sacramento in 2019. Newsom vowed to continue California’s comprehensive efforts to reduce crime, focused in part on substantially increased funding for mental health care, drug treatment and after-school programs. “We’re not going back to the way things were in the ’80s and ’90s, at least not …

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Essential Politics: Picking a date for the Newsom recall
3 years, 5 months ago

Essential Politics: Picking a date for the Newsom recall

LA Times  

This is the June 28, 2021, edition of the Essential Politics newsletter. I reached out to two people who’ve thought a lot about the idea of systemic reform in California, the coauthors of the 2010 book “California Crackup: How Reform Broke the Golden State and How We Can Fix It.” Joe Mathews is a former Times political writer and biographer …

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Opposition to Newsom recall grows as Caitlyn Jenner, GOP generate little support, poll finds
3 years, 7 months ago

Opposition to Newsom recall grows as Caitlyn Jenner, GOP generate little support, poll finds

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom gives a thumbs-up to friends at Hanzo Sushi in San Fernando on April 29 after attending a news conference in which he signed legislation that will provide a $6.2-billion tax cut to the hardest-hit small businesses in the state. Gavin Newsom has failed to gain momentum in recent months as significantly more California voters favor keeping him in …

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Newsom’s plan to reopen California may be less risky than it seems
3 years, 8 months ago

Newsom’s plan to reopen California may be less risky than it seems

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom takes questions from the media at the Baldwin Hills Crenshaw Plaza in Los Angeles on April 1. “But our expectation is, if we’re vigilant, if we don’t spike the ball, if we don’t announce mission accomplished and continue to do the good work that we’ve done, that by June 15 we’ll be beyond that blueprint and we’ll be …

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Newsom recall effort moves closer toward making the ballot, submitting 1.1 million signatures
3 years, 10 months ago

Newsom recall effort moves closer toward making the ballot, submitting 1.1 million signatures

LA Times  

Almost 1.1 million signatures have been submitted in support of a recall election against Gov. Gavin Newsom, state elections officials reported Friday, though supporters said a sizable number of voter petitions have yet to be reviewed as the effort approaches next month’s official deadline. “We aren’t stopping.” The groups seeking to remove Newsom from office, with Heatlie’s organization coordinating the …

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Newsom approval plummeting with a third of voters support recall amid COVID-19 criticism, poll finds
3 years, 10 months ago

Newsom approval plummeting with a third of voters support recall amid COVID-19 criticism, poll finds

LA Times  

Gavin Newsom’s job approval rating among California voters has plummeted, driven largely by dissatisfaction over the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and adding fuel to a Republican-led recall campaign, according to a new poll by the UC Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies. More than a third of the state’s registered voters said they would vote to oust Newsom from …

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