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With recall date set, Newsom put to test
Gov. Gavin Newsom will face the most pivotal day of his political career on Sept. 14, the date of the second recall election in California.
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It’s a date: Newsom recall election set for Sept. 14
After months of uncertainty, the second recall election in California history will be Sept. 14, Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis announced.
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GOP recall candidates bet big on homelessness
Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and businessman John Cox both embarked on statewide tours this week to promote their plans to reduce homelessness.
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Will tax return rule scare off Newsom recall candidates?
California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats pushed a rule requiring recall candidates to disclose five years of tax returns. What will candidates do?
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Newsom recall twist: Governor sues elections chief he appointed
The governor sues Secretary of State Shirley Weber — whom he appointed to the position just months ago — for refusing to correct his lawyers' filing mistake that could result in Newsom appearing on the recall ballot without "Democratic Party" listed next to his name.
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Data undercut Newsom’s ‘roaring back’ claim
California Gov. Gavin Newsom claims that California's economy is "roaring back" as the COVID-19 pandemic fades, but the data indicate a much-slower recovery.
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Today’s big vote leaves much undecided
Good morning, California. It’s Monday, June 28. Ongoing negotiations As it turns out, deciding how to spend $262.6 billion is an extraordinarily complicated task. So, although state lawmakers will vote today on the record-breaking budget they unveiled Friday after reaching new agreements with Gov. Gavin Newsom, many details still have to be worked out. It’s […]
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Five things to know about Newsom’s budget deal with Legislature
Gov. Newsom and legislative leaders reach a spending agreement to help residents recover from the COVID-19 economic crisis and, perhaps, help Newsom defeat a recall campaign.
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A rough day for Gavin Newsom
Good morning, California. It’s Thursday, June 24. Things go up in flames The wind wasn’t blowing in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s direction Wednesday. First came the CapRadio investigation that found the governor vastly overstated the amount of land treated with fuel breaks and prescribed burns to prevent wildfires from harming California’s most vulnerable communities. Newsom claimed in January […]
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Newsom spills on his pandemic life
Good morning, California. It’s Friday, June 18. Behind-the-scenes look Gov. Gavin Newsom is peeling back COVID-19 restrictions and handing out prizes, but as California tries to regain its balance, much of the fallout is landing at his feet. Cal/OSHA, the state’s workplace safety agency, voted Thursday to allow most fully vaccinated workers to forgo face […]