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Gov. Newsom Recall Still Needs Donors and Signatures

February 18, 2021 3:30 pmFebruary 18, 2021 3:33 pm

While the chances that Gavin Newsom will face a recall election are greater than ever, those chances are diminished whenever anyone says the signature gathering campaign has been successfully concluded. It is not done yet, and without ongoing financial and volunteer support...

Newsom Recall Campaign Hits Nearly 1.7 Million Signatures

February 18, 2021 3:21 pm

On Wednesday, the California Patriot Coalition/Recall Gavin Newsom 2020 announced that 1,689,000 signatures had been gathered for the Governor Gavin Newsom recall petition. The recall campaign’s collection pace accelerated quickly during the past week, bringing in nearly 200,000 signatures in...

RNC Donates $250,000 to Gavin Newsom Recall Effort

February 11, 2021 10:33 pmFebruary 12, 2021 1:36 pm

On Thursday, the Republican National Committee (RNC) announced that it would be giving $250,000 towards the recall effort against Governor Gavin Newsom. The quarter-million dollar investment marks the first time that the national party has given money to the recall...

Newsom Recall Campaign Announces that 1.4 Million Signatures Have Been Collected

February 4, 2021 3:01 pmFebruary 7, 2021 9:23 am

On Thursday, the campaign to recall Governor Gavin Newsom eclipsed 1.4 million signatures, setting a new weekly record of more than 100,000 signatures gathered. Since being sworn in in 2019, Governor Newsom has faced several recall attempts. Until late 2020,...

Governor Newsom’s Approval Rating Tanks in New Poll

February 2, 2021 5:47 pmFebruary 5, 2021 1:45 pm

On Tuesday, a survey conducted by the U.C Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies found that Governor Gavin Newsom’s poll numbers have taken a sharp decline in recent months, with less than half of the state now approving of his leadership....

Gov. Newsom Recall Campaign Gets Major Funding Boost in December

December 30, 2020 2:12 amJanuary 19, 2021 9:31 pm

According to a Secretary of State late contribution report filed on Tuesday, the Governor Gavin Newsom recall campaign received over $1 million in late contribution funding in mid-December, including a $500,000 donation from an Orange County-based consulting firm. Since being...

EXCLUSIVE: Feinstein Husband in Discussions for Ambassador Post

December 26, 2020 5:03 pmDecember 28, 2020 2:44 pm

The California Globe has confirmed with two sources that Richard C Blum, who is married to California’s senior US Senator, Dianne Feinstein, is in talks with the Biden transition committee about an ambassadorship. The understanding is that if such an...