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Ben Christopher CalMatters The campaign to eject Gov. Gavin Newsom got off to an early financial head start, raising gobs of money from high-profile Republican luminaries, SoCal millionaires and irate voters, according to new campaign finance reports. But like the world’s most lucratively sponsored tortoise, the anti-recall campaign is planning to take back the lead in the money race — and soon. So far, political fundraisers have set up six campaign committees to spend on either side of the still-unofficial recall election. The pro-recall side came out ahead, with $5.45 million raised, s...

  Early Earthquake Warning System Available Along West Coast Smartphones are always buzzing with app alerts but one notification could save your life. For the first time, the earthquake early warning system, ShakeAlert can send phone notifications up and down the entire west coast. We talk about what that means for surviving “the big one.” Guest:   The Future of Carbon Vacuums to Fight Climate Change Is it time to introduce giant carbon vacuums to California? As the threat of climate change looms, industrial-scale carbon removal might be up for consideration in the Golden State, thoug...

Democratic Leaders Rally Behind Newsom, But How Enthusiastic Is The Grassroots? - San Francisco, CA - Democratic Party leaders unite behind a message that the recall is a desperate Republican plot that is bad for California.

Democratic Leaders Rally Behind Newsom To Fight Recall, But How Enthusiastic Is The Grassroots? Sunday, May 2, 2021 | Sacramento, CA Magaly Colelli owner of Magaly's restaurant talks with Gov. Gavin Newsom and actors Danny Trejo in San Fernando, Calif. Thursday, April 29, 2021. Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool This was the week that the campaign to defend Gov. Gavin Newsom from a recall election that could send him to an early, involuntary retirement began in earnest. Naturally, it started on Zoom. The stated purpose of the California...

As independents, Democrats, and Republicans strive to recall Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom. Fri Apr 30, 2021 Democrats are castigating Georgia for requiring voters to present valid identification, as they are required to do when they board an aircraft or cash a check. On the other coast, where Californians of all persuasions are attempting to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom, Democrats are ramping up real voter suppression.   As Edward Ring notes in the California Globe, state Senator Josh Newman sponsored SB 663, which would “provide a mechanism for the target of a recall petition to...