Gov. Gavin Newsom's job is at stake. More than 22 million recall ballots were sent to voters. And, completed ballots are trickling in ahead of the Sept. 14 deadline to vote. So GV Wire asked local politicians where they stood on the recall — up or down — and the...
No More Masks on June 15! Thank You, Gov. Newsom.
Blessed with a state treasury that has a spare $100 billion and a pandemic that's finally receding, Gavin Newsom is surfing across California on a seemingly perfect wave. He's passing out tax rebates, emergency drought declarations, and billions to reduce homelessness and support education. On Tuesday, he told FoxLA's news...
Newsom Has No One to Blame but Himself for Recall
Even though he is scheduled to come up for re-election next year, Gov. Gavin Newsom faces a recall first. He has no one to blame but himself. The recall was going nowhere until early November. Republican donors were sitting on their wallets. Fewer than 56,000 people had signed recall petitions....
Newsom Recall Has Enough Signatures to Make the Ballot
SACRAMENTO — Organizers of the recall effort against California Gov. Gavin Newsom collected enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot. The California secretary of state’s office announced Monday that more than 1.6 million signatures had been verified, about 100,000 more than needed to force a vote on the first-term...
Bill to Reveal Names of California Recall Signers Shelved After Backlash
SACRAMENTO — A proposal to let California politicians targeted by recall efforts see who signed petitions to oust them will not move forward this year. State Sen. Josh Newman, a Democrat, said Tuesday he's pulling the bill due to pressure from supporters of a likely recall election against Gov. Gavin...
Walters : Bills Would Hamstring Future California Recalls
As signatures on petitions to force Gov. Gavin Newsom into a recall election are being tallied, the Legislature is considering bills that would, if enacted, make future recalls of California’s elected officials less likely. Two Democratic state senators, Ben Allen of Redondo Beach and Josh Newman of Fullerton, are carrying...
Resnicks Give $250K To Help Newsom, but Pro-Recall Farmers ‘Afraid’ to Donate
In the Central Valley, a drive on Highway 99 or Interstate 5 turns up signs displaying farmers' animosity toward Gavin Newsom. But that energy isn't producing big ag donations to oust the governor. A check of the Secretary of State's campaign finance site Cal-Access documents many small donations of $20 to...
Former California Cop Leads GOP Dream of Newsom Recall
FOLSOM — Orrin Heatlie was recovering from a back procedure and browsing social media in 2019 when he found a video of California Gov. Gavin Newsom instructing immigrants in the country illegally not to open their doors to law enforcement unless officers had a warrant. The 52-year-old retired county sheriff's...
Here’s the Latest on the Gavin Newsom Recall Effort
A new PPIC poll shows that if the recall election were held today, Gov. Gavin Newsom would fend off the challenge. “Forty percent would vote yes to remove Newsom if a special election to recall the governor were held today, with Republicans far more likely to vote yes,” said Mark...
CHP Officer, Suspect Shot During Tulare County Shootout
A California Highway Patrol officer and a suspect were struck by bullets Friday during a shootout in Tulare County after a vehicle pursuit, authorities said. The CHP officer was hit in the shoulder and was expected to survive her injuries, according to the Tulare County Sheriff's Office. The suspect was...