EXPLAINER: Why is California Gov. Newsom facing a recall?

FILE - In this Nov. 21, 2020, file photo, demonstrators shout slogans while carrying a sign calling for a recall on Gov. Gavin Newsom during a protest against a stay-at-home order amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Huntington Beach, Calif. Newsom is facing the possibility that he could be removed by voters in a recall election later this year, in the midst of his four-year term. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2021, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom gestures during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Gov. Newsom is facing the possibility that he could be removed by voters in a recall election later this year, in the midst of his four-year term. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool, File)

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2021, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Gov. Newsom is facing the possibility that he could be removed by voters in a recall election later this year, in the midst of his four-year term. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool, File)