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Podcast: Recalling a politician? It’s a California tradition
Gov. Gavin Newsom likely faces a recall election, something California introduced to U.S. politics more than a century ago.
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Newsom releases tax return, but will recall candidates?
Gov. Gavin Newsom and First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom made $1.7 million and paid $712,000 in state and federal taxes in 2019. His campaign says state law requires recall challengers to release their returns.
Housing
What California lawmakers could do to boost homeownership for Black families
Legislators are talking a lot about equity in housing, and could help more Black families buy their own homes. But advocates say lawmakers are failing to confront racial equity in many other ways.
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Three things to know about Gavin Newsom’s spending spree
Gov. Newsom is proposing to spend California's $100 billion windfall on schools, small businesses, homelessness and more, while campaigning against the recall at the same time.
Justice
Is California’s new police deadly force law making a difference?
Cases in San Diego and San Leandro will test the stricter standards on when officers can shoot to kill. Training of officers on the new law is inconsistent.
Politics
Facing recall, Newsom uses anti-tax amendment for his own devices
Does the governor's tax rebate plan follow California's constitution? His finance director says yes, but an anti-tax activist isn't so sure.
Politics
California’s population shrank in 2020, but don’t call it an exodus
The number of Californians declined in 2020 for the first year since at least 1900. But state officials blame the pandemic and insist it's not an exodus.
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Recall backers raise more, but Newsom’s side has more cash in the bank
While the governor's opponents have burned through most of the money they've collected to date, his defenders have some $2.5 million in the bank.
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Podcast: Sen. Bob Hertzberg calls for upending bail system
Sen. Bob Hertzberg tells the "California State of Mind" podcast he's in a renewed push to end cash bail for nonviolent crimes.
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Democratic leaders rally behind Newsom to fight recall, but how enthusiastic is the grassroots?
Democratic Party leaders unite behind a message that the recall is a desperate Republican plot that is bad for California. But will progressives and Latinos turn out to vote?