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George Skelton Its Christmas in May and California Gov. Gavin Newsom is playing Santa Claus. The tree where all his gift-wrapped packages are piled is the state vault. The vault is overflowing like never before. Santa is flying around California promising expensive presents to voters who very likely will be deciding in a fall recall election whether to keep or toss him. Support local news coverage and the people who report it by subscribing to the Napa Valley Register. Special offer...

SACRAMENTO — It’s Christmas in May and Gov. Gavin Newsom is playing Santa Claus. The tree where all his gift-wrapped packages are piled is the state vault. The vault is overflowing like never before. Santa is flying around California promising expensive presents to voters who very likely will be deciding in a fall recall election whether to keep or toss him. “It’s easier being Santa Claus than the Grim Reaper,” notes Democratic consultant Steve Maviglio, who was Gov. Gray Davis’ co...

Opposition to Newsom recall grows as Caitlyn Jenner, GOP generate little support, poll finds Phil Willon © Provided by The LA Times California Gov. Gavin Newsom gives a thumbs-up to friends at Hanzo Sushi in San Fernando on April 29 after attending a news conference in which he signed legislation that will provide a $6.2-billion tax cut to the hardest-hit small businesses in the state. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom has failed t...

Opposition to Newsom recall grows as Caitlyn Jenner, GOP generate little support, poll finds Phil Willon © Provided by The LA Times California Gov. Gavin Newsom gives a thumbs-up to friends at Hanzo Sushi in San Fernando on April 29 after attending a news conference in which he signed legislation that will provide a $6.2-billion tax cut to the hardest-hit small businesses in the state. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times) The campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom has failed t...

“Most of his decline appears to have been about the pandemic and now that we’re emerging out of that, voters are giving the governor generally better marks on the pandemic. He still doesn’t have great job performance numbers,” DiCamillo said. “If the focus then shifts away from the pandemic to the other issues facing the state, he’s gonna have some work cut out for himself.” The poll found that leading the Republicans in the race were former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and Ran...

Budget Surplus Gives Boost to Gavin Newsom Ahead of Recall California could have as much as $16.7 billion more in revenue than what was predicted in January. Some of the surplus may be sent back to taxpayers in refunds, helping the governor’s chances in the recall election. May 10, 2021 •  Gov. Gavin Newsom has a lot of problems. Money isnt one of them. This week hes expected to release a revised state budget proposal thats so flush with revenue hell be obliged by law to send some of it b...

Californias flush budget a huge advantage for Newsom + Dave Jones is back + Drought worsens Sacramento Bee 5/10/2021 Andrew Sheeler, The Sacramento Bee May 10—Good morning and welcome to the A.M. Alert! REST IN PEACE: Cruz Reynoso, the trailblazing attorney who became the first Latino justice to serve on the California Supreme Court, died Friday. Read Sacramento Bee columnist Marcos Bretóns tribute to him here. A ROSY MAY REVISE Drought and dry wildfire conditions. A pandem...

California has a huge budget surplus. Thats good news for Gavin Newsom as he fights a recall Sacramento Bee 5/10/2021 Lara Korte and Kim Bojórquez, The Sacramento Bee May 10—Drought and dry wildfire conditions. A pandemic. A recall election with a panoply of ambitious would-be adversaries. Gov. Gavin Newsom has a lot of problems. Money isnt one of them. This week hes expected to release a revised state budget proposal thats so flush with revenue hell be obliged by law to se...

Newsom could be removed from office by a margin of 51% to 49%, then replaced by someone who gets only 25% of the vote. How is that democratic?

The editorial board operates independently from the U-T newsroom but holds itself to similar ethical standards. We base our editorials and endorsements on reporting, interviews and rigorous debate, and strive for accuracy, fairness and civility in our section. Disagree? Let us know. On Monday, it became official: The campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom had submitted more than the nearly 1.5 million verified voter signatures it needed to force an election, and for only the second time in 108 ...