California public health officials on Friday loosened the rules for youth sports, allowing all outdoor sports to resume in counties where COVID-19 case rates are at or below 14 people per 100,000. The new guidance clears the way for sports like baseball, softball, gymnastics and cheerleading to resume Feb. 26...
GOP Infighting in Post-Trump Era Threatens California Recall
LOS ANGELES — California Republicans eager to recall Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom could see their chances eroded by longstanding friction between the party’s conservative and moderate wings, which only has intensified in the aftermath of Donald Trump’s presidency. The rift has been on open display in the gubernatorial candidacy of...
Newsom Sidesteps Recall Question While in Fresno
Gov. Gavin Newsom was undeterred by the small group of protesters clamoring for his removal for office during his appearance Wednesday at the Fresno Fairgrounds. Newsom, who was in Fresno to announce a vaccine site set for Reedley College, once again avoided answering a question about the recall campaign. "I'm...
Some Lessons for Newsom and Democrats From the Last Recall Effort
Gov. Gray Davis made history on Oct. 7, 2003, by becoming only the second governor in the lifetime of the U.S. to be recalled by voters. The only other was a governor of faraway North Dakota in 1921. With Gov. Gavin Newsom now under threat of recall himself, Democrats would...
Newsom Recall Gains Momentum as His Star Diminishes
Gov. Gavin Newsom has had a rough year. The next one might be even tougher as a recall effort appears to be gaining momentum, fueled partly by outrage over the first-term Democrat dining with friends at an opulent restaurant while telling state residents to spurn social gatherings and stay home....
Slatic Recall Deadline Passes With No Signatures Submitted
There will not be a recall election of Fresno Unified School District Trustee Terry Slatic. A recall effort officially launched in January failed to turn in any signatures by the Tuesday deadline, according to Fresno County Clerk Brandi Orth. The group, organized by community activist Stacy Williams, needed to turn...
Slatic ‘Forgot’ He Has Recall Looming. Petition Deadline Is in May.
Gov. Gavin Newsom changed a series of election-related laws with executive orders related to the COVID-19 emergency. But one election law left untouched might benefit a Fresno Unified trustee facing recall. The laws and deadlines dictating how recall petitions work remain unchanged. That means the active recall effort to remove...
Measure P Architect Talks About Where New Version Is Headed
Elliott Balch, one of the architects of 2018's Measure P and now working on a new parks/public safety tax, says things are on track to get it to the ballot in November. "The injection of resources for our parks, arts, and trails would be transformational, as would the fire service...
Fresno Unified Trustees to Slatic: Get Anger Management Before We Revise Censure
A majority of Fresno Unified trustees agreed Wednesday night that they see no reason to revise their censure of fellow trustee Terry Slatic, noting that he has not attended anger management and now is threatening to sue the district over the censure. And board president Keshia Thomas, who accused Slatic...
Recall Group Gives Slatic Notice to Remove Him from Office
Supporters of the recall of Fresno Unified trustee Terry Slatic formally began the process Monday. During a court hearing on a restraining order filed by a student against the trustee, the Recall Slatic group served the school board member the official Notice of Intention. Slatic downplayed the event. Listen to...