The date of California’s recall election still is not set, but voters may decide the governor’s fate closer to Labor Day than November.
Laurel Rosenhall
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California politicians owe $2 million in campaign fines, don’t get punished
A CalMatters analysis shows the state has a broken system to collect unpaid penalties for late campaign reports.
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Newsom’s vow to reopen California is a high-stakes political gamble
Gov. Gavin Newsom is running two races this spring: The first is to clobber the coronavirus pandemic that has killed nearly 60,000 Californians and devastated businesses and schools with unprecedented restrictions. The second is to keep his job, which could be threatened by a recall election later this year.
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Who will be Newsom’s pick for state Attorney General? Meet the contenders
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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Newsom in campaign mode as he delivers pivotal ‘State of the State’ speech this evening
Live from Dodger Stadium, California’s governor is expected to highlight progress on coronavirus as he unofficially launches his campaign against recall.
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Newsom, lawmakers unveil plan to push some schools to reopen by April 1
The decisions to reopen, however, still rest with school officials and labor unions. Newsom hopes the funding bill will prod them into holding in-person classes. Parent activists say it’s not enough.
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As state attorney general job morphs post-Trump, who will be Newsom’s pick?
New Leaf Community Markets brand manager Lindsay Gizdich said the store is moving from Pacific Avenue in order to have…
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‘Recall Gavin Newsom’: Everything to know about who’s behind it, what’s next
What began as a far-fetched effort by Republican activists has turned into a credible campaign attempting to throw Gov. Gavin Newsom out of office.
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Day 1: New Sen. Alex Padilla wants Trump’s ‘enablers’ out of U.S. Senate
As he’s sworn in today by Vice President Kamala Harris to take her old seat, California’s newest senator says the outgoing president and some fellow senators must be held accountable for the deadly siege of the Capitol.
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California women smash ceilings in national politics — not so much in state politics
California is home to the first woman vice president-elect, Kamala Harris, and first female House speaker, Nancy Pelosi. So why does it lag on women holding power in the statehouse?