Politics
Who’s bankrolling the Newsom recall campaigns?
The big money for both sides in the California recall election is coming from the same wealthy enclaves, and not so much from out of state.
Caitlyn Jenner
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Follow the money: Gavin Newsom recall edition
Keep track of who is giving money in the Gavin Newsom recall campaign and where it's coming from in this dashboard, which will be updated daily.
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Total Recall: An illustrated guide to the Newsom recall
Want to quickly get up-to-speed on efforts to recall California governor Gavin Newsom? This illustrated guide will walk you through it.
Politics
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.
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Newsom, Faulconer make big promises to Californians
Go big or go home. That seems to be the modus operandi for Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Republican candidates vying to replace him in an all-but-certain recall election. Newsom on Wednesday unveiled a $20 billion proposal to “reimagine” public schools, noting that it represents “the highest level of state school funding in California history.” […]
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Getting hotter: More blackouts on the way?
Facing the triple threat of wildfire season, severe drought and a likely recall election, Gov. Gavin Newsom is undoubtedly hoping that California will be able to avoid rolling blackouts this year after last summer’s heat wave triggered the first outages in nearly two decades. But while the president of California’s electric grid operator expressed “guarded […]
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Recall circus begins
Good morning, California. It’s Wednesday, May 5. Elections and bears, oh my If, like me, you didn’t have “California political candidate campaigns with 1,000-pound Kodiak bear” on your 2021 bingo card, you were not prepared for the excesses of a gubernatorial recall election. The effort to oust Gov. Gavin Newsom from office entered a new […]
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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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Los partidarios de la destitución recaudan más, pero el lado de Newsom tiene más efectivo en el banco
Si bien los oponentes del gobernador han gastado la mayor parte del dinero que han recaudado hasta la fecha, sus defensores tienen alrededor de $2.5 millones en el banco.
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How California makes millions off child support
Good morning, California. It’s Monday, May 3. Repaying public aid $18.4 billion. That’s how much California parents owe in overdue child support payments, but a staggering $6.8 billion of that debt is due to the government, not families — the result of the Golden State keeping an unusually large portion of payments for itself. No […]