Category: Gov. Gavin Newsom

Orange County Reopens More Businesses in Red Tier

SANTA ANA—Orange County entered the less-restrictive red tier of the state’s coronavirus regulatory system March 14, allowing for bigger crowds in retail stores and the reopening of museums, movie theaters and indoor dining at restaurants. “We expected it—it’s almost anti-climactic at this point, but it’s a step forward. It gives people the relief they’ve been…


Orange County Residents Voice Mixed Feelings About Recalling Governor 

As an effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom reaches its final stretch, Orange County residents are sharing their thoughts on the prospective ousting California’s political leader. “I’ve signed a petition myself; the guy’s got to go,” Huntington Beach resident Ralph Bostic told The Epoch Times. “He’s doing nothing for the people in California. Somebody can…


Mayor Celebrates ‘Anaheim Comeback’ as Officials Call for Further Reopenings

The tourist city of Anaheim is inching back to life thanks to loosened pandemic restrictions that will allow its theme parks to reopen next month, its mayor says. “This is the brightest day yet in this pandemic,” Mayor Harry Sidhu said during a March 11 press conference. “We now have a path forward for the…


LA School Board OKs Agreement With Teachers Union For Campus Return

LOS ANGELES—A tentative deal with the teachers union that would restart in-person instruction for Los Angeles Unified District (LAUSD) pre-school and elementary students by mid-April was approved March 11 by the district’s Board of Education. After a roughly two-hour question-and-answer session focusing on the mechanics of the agreement and anticipated structure of school days, the…


Effort to Recall Governor Newsom Receives Surge of New Signatures

With the campaign to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom nearing its final stretch, the two committees behind the effort submitted thousands of new signatures March 5. The campaign turned in 65,000 signatures to the Los Angeles County Registrar of Voters and 35,000 signatures to the Orange County Registrar of Voters, organizers said. “It’s not a question of…


Lengthy Process Ahead in Effort to Oust Newsom, Recall Official Says

The campaign to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom is approaching its deadline to submit the number of signatures required to trigger an election. But even if it does, the work won’t stop there, said a Recall Newsom official. The campaign has until March 10 to gather signatures, and until March 17 to turn the signed petitions…


Recall Newsom Campaign Says It Has Collected Enough Signatures to Trigger Vote

The campaign to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom has reached 1.8 million raw signatures, says a campaign official. About 1.83 signatures have been counted as of Feb. 25, Rescue California’s Anne Hyde Dunsmore told The Epoch Times. Although Dunsmore said 1.8 million unverified signatures should be enough to trigger the recall election, she said the campaign…


GOP Helps Finance Newsom Recall Efforts as Campaign Heats Up

The Republican National Committee is financially backing an effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom to the tune of $250,000. Of that, the California Republican Party (CAGOP) allocated $125,000 to Rescue California, which will put the money toward signature gathering, organizers said Feb. 13. The other half of the donation is expected to support the…


Campaign to Oust Newsom Reaches Raw Number of Signatures to Trigger Recall Election, says Campaign Manager 

The campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom has bypassed the number of raw signatures needed to initiate a special election, according to a campaign manager behind the effort. Rescue California—an organization spearheading an effort to put the recall election on the ballot—has received more than 1.5 million signatures, Anne Hyde Dunsmore told The Epoch Times. It expects to…


Campaign to Oust Newsom Reaches Raw Number of Signatures to Trigger Recall Election, Campaign Manager Says

The campaign to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom has bypassed the number of raw signatures needed to initiate a special election, according to a campaign manager behind the effort. Rescue California—one of the groups behind putting the recall election on the ballot—has received more than 1.5 million signatures, Anne Hyde Dunsmore told The Epoch Times. It expects to reach…