Saving California Chairman Randy Economy (Photo: Evan Symon for California Globe)
‘Saving California’ Begins Recall Effort Against Gov. Gavin Newsom
‘Newsom is consumed with Donald Trump instead of being concerned with the people of California’
By Evan Symon, January 23, 2025 2:31 pm
A new recall effort against Governor Newsom began officially on Thursday in Los Angeles, with members of Saving California, the main group behind the recall, announcing and collecting signatures for their notice of intent to recall.
Several recall efforts have been mounted against Newsom since he was sworn in as Governor in 2019. The most successful attempt to date came in 2021, where organizers collected enough signatures to place the recall on the ballot. However, Newsom managed to defeat the recall in September of that year, with 7.9 million voting against the recall and 4.9 million voting for it.
While recall attempts since then fizzled out relatively early in the process, a new attempt this year rapidly gained steam in the past few weeks because of the Southern California wildfires. Mismanagement of the fires by Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass brought their actions to an international audience, with many in California turning swiftly against them. A recall effort against Newsom was already in the works for later this year, based on other issues including crime, homelessness, the cost of living, increased drug use, and high business costs. But with wildfire mismanagement now the main issue working against Newsom, Saving California moved up their timeline to this week, leading to their initial announcement on Thursday.
“Sometimes with fire comes blessings,” said Saving California Chairman Randy Economy speaking at a press conference outside the Kitson store in the Beverly-Fairfax neighborhood. “Tens of thousands have lost homes in these fires, and they want leadership. Governor Newsom is not bringing that leadership. Sometimes things are not in our hands. We were going to do this in a few weeks, but the wildfires moved up our schedule.
“The recall is a last resort. Newsom is off track. He is not focused. He is consumed with Donald Trump instead of being concerned with the people of California. Welcome to the end of your career Gavin Newsom. We’re coming after you.”
Other speakers followed, covering issues ranging from the loss of the entertainment industry in Los Angeles to wanting funding shifts in Sacramento for more fire hydrant pressure checks across the state to prevent fires that Los Angeles has seen in the past two weeks.
“We were always taught that the San Andreas fault would eventually slide California into the Ocean,” said former KCBS anchorman Bob Jimenez. “The fault is holding, but the state is sliding. This recall is a last resort. We can’t let Newsom use the office to get to a higher office.”
Art Olivier, the former Mayor of Bellflower, the 2000 Libertarian Vice Presidential nominee, and a member of the Board of Directors for Saving California, spoke as well.
“In the state of California we have thousands of fire hydrants with insufficient flow,” added Olivier. “Instead of wasting millions on projects that don’t benefit Californians that Newsom is doing, let’s spend it on things that benefit Californians. Like pressure checks for hydrants.”
Economy further laid out what the roadmap to the recall would be. He noted that 50 signatures were needed for the initial intent to recall. Once that is done, the notice is then sent to Newsom, who has 10 days to acknowledge the notice. Once that is done and the petition is okayed by the state, which should take a couple of weeks, then signature gathering can begin. Signature gathering for the recall is expected within 30 days, but Saving California is hoping for sooner. In total, around 1.2 million and 1.3 million signatures are needed to place the recall on the ballot, although hundreds of thousands more are likely going to be collected as well in case of invalid voters signing the petition, duplicate signatures, and other issues. In 2021, the Secretary of State’s office found that just below 80% of all the signatures for the recall that year were valid, or roughly 1.7 million of the 2.1 million collected.
In terms of logistics, Economy confirmed that a budget of $8 million to $12 million is needed for the recall. The group hopes to have around 20,000 volunteers across the state gathering signatures later this year, with 3,300 already being confirmed ready to go on Thursday. In addition, Economy said that the group has been in contact with senior members of the Trump administration, with Economy hoping to talk with Elon Musk soon as well. Other recall groups and members of recall efforts in California, including those that ousted San Francisco D.A. Chesa Boudin in 2022 and Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao this past November, have likewise reached out in support.
Finally, they also noted positive moves on an additional recall attempt against L.A. Mayor Bass.
“Our job isn’t to recall Mayor Bass. Yet,” Economy said. “But we have taken initial steps to recall Mayor Bass. It’s a different process to recall the Mayor of Los Angeles. It’s a work in progress. Stay tuned.”
More on the recall effort can be found at savingcalifornia.vote.
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I still think the last recall was rigged by the administration. I live in NorCal, Yolo County. We are not a “rich” county and get poorer by the day with all of his taxes on taxes on taxes. Plus, I can’t believe he is holding water, throwing it away, and stopping de-foresting. It’s disgusting. I’m in it again to get him OUT
yes please let’s get rid of that blight on society.
please tell me when and where to vote for recall in Menifee ca we are not seeing or hearing anything about it and many of us want to vite
Amen, he’s a fucking monster.
It’s infuriating that this recall effort is happening again. Not because Newsom should continue to be CA Gov, but the recall effort is expensive and time consuming. Also, until the mail-in ballot method of voting is changed, there is limited confidence in the results.
Stating the obvious: Newsom should have the decency to resign.
with these fires, we have a chance to make this recall effort “too big to rig”. inviting your NPP friends to re-register as R’s can help attract more funding from RNC and recruit stronger alternative candidates. also, If R turnout is at record highs, it will be harder to justify voter fraud (now, everyone assumes the NPP are libs and don’t sue when they lose).
He should but he doesn’t have the decency to resign. Like all narcissists, he’ll double down on his failure.
please tell me when and where to vote for recall in Menifee ca we are not seeing or hearing anything about it and many of us want to vite
I want to be involved in saving California. Let me know ASAP WE MUST GET RID OG OF
NUSCOM AND BASS🇺🇸🇺🇸
This is my number 760-887-1506
Noisome is a WEF stooge. If you do not know what the agenda of the WEF is you should educate yourself. If you already know their agenda then you know that Everything that is happening in the state currently and for the last 20-30 years is a direct result of the WEF agenda.
please remove the governor from the office
Part of the recall effort needs to include a very strong Republican candidate for governor. That’s can’t be an afterthought.
I am for it. It should have happened 2 years ago!
I do not think the people of this state can afford another year of his narcissistic tendencies.
Remember instead of holding an emergency legislative session to deal with the So Cal fires he continued to hold an emergency meeting to “Trump Proof” the state! Spending more money for pure partisan politics!
The argument this will cost the state more money is a non starter for me. Too many people are suffering under his awful reign.
The sooner he goes the better!
He should just resign and save us all time, trouble and money.
I don’t like the way that he handles our money how we bought a $9.1 million home but does not know where the money went for the homeless people lost everything in a fire because he wanted to save a fish he’s out of touch and out of his mind
The time is ripe to recall Hair-gel Hitler Newsom the WEF globalist stooge, dingbat LA mayor Karen Bass and many other members of the criminal Democrat mafia that have destroyed the once great state of California? The revolt by voters should be large enough to overcome pervasive Democrat voter fraud?
Democrats cheat and that is how all of this crap continues. Do you really believe voting counts?
We have to fix the elections. Voter ID and no mail-in ballots. Then we win!
I am in complete agreement with “Protect Freedom” ! We need a very strong Republican candidate for govenor who is not an afterthought!!
The link was not in the article, so here it is (https://savingcalifornia.vote/). We need to support this in every way we can. a lot of people won’t see the point, because Hair Gel terms out in 2026, but this is still very important, even if it fails (and it probably will – Sacramento worked hard to rig the last one, they’ll do it again). Any resources we can force Hair Gel to expend to keep his last two years in office, are resources he won’t have to prosecute his new war against the Trump administration. Over the last twenty years, starting well before Trump, the Blob has used every underhanded, dirty trick they could think of to keep power and continue to suppress our rights and destroy our lives, and Sacramento is just an extension of the Blob in D.C. It’s time to kick ass and take names. They changed the rules, not us. Game on.
John, do you live in OK?
Fight, fight, fight!
What a waste of time and state money. If they get the signatures, there will have to be an election. The recall will fail — because, well the GOP hasn’t won a statewide election for ANYTHING since 2006. What is the definition of insanity again? Oh, yeah. Doing the same thing over and over again.
All you ignorant Republican dweebs just don’t understand that THE SCIENCE IS SETTLED, that even after decades of having to bring your own vasoline for every new outrage we, your SMARTER IN EVERY WAY BETTERS, bring to you, BECAUSE ITS FOR YOUR OWN GOOD! Want to leave California? No matter, for in the future THERE WILL BE FEWER BUT BETTER CALIFORNIANS!!! You will all live under the bridge AND YOU WILL ALL BE HAPPY! How dare you question the Gospel according to Marx, you unbelieving REACTIONARIES. OFF TO SIBERIA WITH ALL OF YOU, you racist, denier, running dog, capitalist CURS!!!!
WOW, aren’t you special, you old BRAIN DEAD CALIFORNIA COOT! As far as leaving California, NO, I don’t have to. Whatever you or anyone else states this is My Home, born and raised! The powers to be will change as in the past. Greaseball Grusum Newscum will go away. As far as I’m concerned he’s responsible for the lives and properties lost this past California catastrophe. Newscum has lived in California for years and knows about the Santa Ana Winds = FIRES. He neglected to heed advice from professionals. Newscum’s narcissism, thieving, lying and incompetence will be the end of him.
I really would like to know how to sign the petition to have Governor Gavin Newsom recalled as well Karen Bass I really would like to sign the petition please send me one electronic through this Email or something else. I’m sick and tired of Gavin Newsom not doing his job at all. we need a new Governor that would do his job right. sincerely yours Mr David John Hays
Newsom cheated! I worked that recall and everyone I came in contact with wanted him gone. I must have met over 200 people just in my area and only 3 opposed
It would be nice if we could also at the same time vote on the elimination of ballot harvesting, return paper ballots and mandatory voter ID. The Democrats and this governor actually enacted a law making it illegal to even ask for voter ID. There can be no good reason for that.
We cannot afford to have Gavin Newsom
He needs to be prosecuted and investigated for all the corruption he and the Democrats have done they destroyed our beautiful state of California. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH! GAVIN NEWSOM NEEDS to BE RECALLED!
Make voter ID required be a federal law in California and RECALL Gavin Newsom.
yup …away with this clown…..I don’t know who did worse Biden with the country…or Newsome with California
Where can I sign ?