There was no waiting during the noon hour to vote on the recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom at the Ted C. Wills Community Center in central Fresno on Tuesday. While voters GV Wire spoke with had varying views on the recall, they agreed on one thing — voting was easy....
Walters: Newsom Budget Surplus Gets Reality Check
Gavin Newsom loves superlatives, even when they are unwarranted, and a strong surge in state revenues gave him the opportunity last week to indulge his peculiarity. Repeatedly, the governor boasted about a $75 billion budget surplus that in combination with wad of federal pandemic aid would finance a “$100 billion...
Walters: Newsom Seeks Attention With New Budget
Gavin Newsom is, to use an old-fashioned term, a show-off, someone who constantly seeks attention with extravagant depictions of what he’s done or wants to do. Sometimes it works out —as it did when he was mayor of San Francisco and he defied state law to issue marriage licenses to...
Walters: Newsom’s Relief Plan Might Thwart Recall
The $100 billion “California Comeback Plan” that Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled Monday makes perfect political sense. Newsom faces a recall election next fall and while the odds favor his retention, he knows that California’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 recession has been sluggish and personal financial angst played a role...
Fresno County Says 77% of Newsom Recall Signatures are Valid
Fresno County has verified nearly 59,000 signatures on the recall petition of Gov. Gavin Newsom. James Kus, the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters, said that is a verification rate of 77.4% of 76,193 signatures received. "We are currently completing a secondary review of all invalid signatures and anticipate all activities to...
Governor Candidate John Cox Pitches Recall, Himself During Fresno Stop
John Cox thinks things will be different the second time around in his quest to become governor of California. He definitely plans to run, whether in 2022 or later this year if a recall petition qualifies for the ballot. In 2018, he said, he was an unknown. He lost to...
Partisan Hypocrisy Allows Recalled Legislator to Stay A Bit Longer
The voters of Southern California spoke during last week’s primary: They no longer wanted state Sen. Josh Newman to represent them in Sacramento. So, why is he still around? Don’t hold your breath for a straight answer. One can’t help but notice the inconsistencies when it comes to swearing in...