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“In two weeks, we can end this pandemic in the United States of America,” said an upbeat Governor Gavin Newsom at a news conference on Monday. That California is “roaring back” has become Newsom’s mantra as he announces programs funded by the state’s record budget surplus. Ironically, nowhere was that assertion more…

Reed Hastings, the co-CEO of Netflix, has shelled out a whopping $3 million to a fund opposed to the recall of California Governor Gavin Newsom. The contribution was reported to the California Secretary of State on Thursday afternoon, and is the largest single contribution to date to the Stop The Republican Recall…

“We’re living with a water system designed for a world that no longer exists,” said California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday. He said that the snow pack had melted so precipitously that “it didn’t actually run off into reservoirs and rivers, but it seeped into the parched earth.” The result was 500,000 acre feet of…

Caitlyn Jenner this week gave her first interview as a candidate, released her first campaign video and issued her first policy statement. So is she a serious threat to incumbent Gavin Newsom in California’s recall election? Jenner’s made a few missteps. Her first Newsom-related tweet last week was bungled. She hired…

As California’s recall election got into full swing on Tuesday, Governor Gavin Newsom obliquely addressed the release of the first campaign ad from Republican challenger Caitlyn Jenner. Asked by a reporter if he had seen the spot Newsom responded, “I haven't had a chance to look at it.” He suggested to the reporter…

UPDATE, 12:44 PM PT: John Cox campaigned with an unleashed bear in an appearance in Sacramento, as he sought more attention for his gubernatorial campaign. Per Emily Hoeven of CalMatters, Cox told reporters that “for better or worse, we need to get this message out” about the recall. “I wish that didn’t need to be the…

“This guy's been trying to save our lives since this shi — this virus started,” said actor and Trejo’s Tacos owner Danny Trejo at a news conference with California Governor Gavin Newsom. At the event, Newsom signed legislation that will provide a $6.2 billion tax cut to the hardest hit small businesses in the state…

Organizers of the campaign to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom have cleared the threshold of the number of valid signatures needed to trigger a vote later this year, but it is not yet official. Secretary of State Shirley Weber’s office said on Monday that “the requisite number of valid signatures has been…

Caitlyn Jenner has filed paperwork to run for governor of California in an expected recall election of Gavin Newsom. “This isn’t the California we know. This is Gavin Newsom’s California, where he orders us to stay home but goes out to dinner with his lobbyist friends,” Jenner said in a statement, referring to…

Caitlyn Jenner is going for the Golden State's gold medal in a possible bid to take on Gavin Newsom to be California's next governor. The 1976 Olympian and Keeping Up with the Kardashians star is in serious conversations about putting her name on the ballot to face off against the besieged incumbent in a recall…

A new poll of 900 Californians shows embattled governor Gavin Newsom narrowly beating the recall vote he seems almost certain to face this fall. Of likely voters, 52.5% say they would vote against recalling the governor. In that same category, 34.6% say they would vote in favor of the effort. Among all voters, the…

California Governor Gavin Newsom escalated his fight against the recall effort threatening to remove him from office this week. The photogenic leader of the Golden State went on a national media blitz. In about an 18-hour period, Newsom appeared on MSNBC, The View and CNN. He defended his record and attacked those…