Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Gavin Newsom wave to the crowd during a campaign rally at the IBEW-NECA training center in San Leandro on Sept. 8, 2021. Newsom faces the recall election next week. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters
Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Gavin Newsom wave to the crowd during a campaign rally at the IBEW-NECA training center in San Leandro on Sept. 8, 2021. Newsom faces the recall election next week. Photo by Anne Wernikoff, CalMatters

Californians will decide whether to keep Gov. Gavin Newsom in office with the recall election this Tuesday. CalMatters’ Emily Hoeven and CapRadio’s Scott Rodd join the podcast this week to discuss what recall supporters and opponents are saying about Newsom’s governorship. Wildfires and the state’s chronic Employment Development Department unemployment issues are two main points of dissatisfaction among recall supporters.

Listen to the “California State of Mind” episode, co-hosted by Nicole Nixon and Randol White who is filling in for Nigel Duara, on Apple podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow @yourgoldenstate, @CalMatters and @CapRadioNews on Twitter to engage with our show every week and see the top California news of the day.

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