Orrin Heatlie – California Globe

Legislative Election Committees Meet Over Possible Recall Rule Changes

December 7, 2021 4:06 pm

A joint meeting of the Assembly and Senate elections committees was held in Sacramento on Monday, with state lawmakers looking into possible changes to California’s recall rules. California’s recall process has been under scrutiny in recent years from both lawmakers...

What are the Recall Candidates Saying About the State of California Public Education?

August 9, 2021 2:20 amAugust 12, 2021 2:21 pm

Even before the pandemic, California’s public schools were not something to write home about. But what COVID, and the related mandates and closures and distance learning and union intransigence did to it, seems to have obliterated whatever shred of credibility...

Reality Recall 2021: Steve Chavez Lodge Jumps in California’s Recall Election

June 29, 2021 2:51 pmJuly 1, 2021 7:11 am

The Globe has just learned that California’s upcoming Recall Election will have yet another candidate on the ballot: Steve Chavez Lodge. Campaign spokesman Randy Economy said Steve Chavez Lodge officially announced Tuesday that he is running to be Governor of...

How to Squander the Grassroots

June 21, 2021 2:18 amJune 24, 2021 6:38 am

From the beginning, political insiders questioned the wisdom of supporting a Governor Newsom recall campaign. But when Orrin Heatlie was picking up the pieces after the first recall effort, he recognized something that eluded most experts: From scratch, with absolutely...

Department of Finance Estimates 2021 Recall to Cost California At Least $215 Million

June 11, 2021 2:31 amJune 11, 2021 7:55 am

A new projection by the state Department of Finance released on Thursday estimated that the 2021 California Governor recall election will cost the state at least $215 million this year, about half of previous estimates. Following the 30-days to remove...

Assemblyman Kevin Kiley May Enter California Recall Election

June 8, 2021 2:42 pm

The California Assemblyman who wrote the book, “Recall Newsom: The Case Against America’s Most Corrupt Governor” is reportedly considering entering the recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom. Assemblyman Kevin Kiley (R-Granite Bay) published the book earlier this year, and has...

CA’s Northern Rural Counties’ 135k Recall Signers Are Not ‘Highest Support for Newsom Recall’ as Claimed

May 8, 2021 10:55 amMay 9, 2021 8:31 am

The California Secretary of State’s office released a final recall petition report on Wednesday, showing that a total of 1,719,943 valid signatures were verified out of 2,161,349 signatures submitted two months ago – just under an 80% validation rate, the...