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FILE - In this April 23, 2021, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference about the newly reopened Highway 1 at Rat Creek near Big Sur, Calif. Organizers of the recall effort against Gov. Newsom collected enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot. The California secretary of state’s office announced Monday, April 26, 2021 that more than 1.6 million signatures had been verified, about 100,000 more than needed to force a vote on the first-term Democrat. (AP Photo/Nic Coury, File)
California recall has enough signatures to make ballot

By Kathleen Ronayne Apr. 27, 2021 11:37 AM EDT

FILE - In this April 23, 2021, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference about the newly reopened Highway 1 at Rat Creek near Big Sur, Calif. Organizers of the recall effort against Gov. Newsom collected enough valid signatures to qualify for the ballot. The California secretary of state’s office announced Monday, April 26, 2021 that more than 1.6 million signatures had been verified, about 100,000 more than needed to force a vote on the first-term Democrat. (AP Photo/Nic Coury, File)
California recall has enough signatures to make ballot

By Kathleen Ronayne Apr. 26, 2021 06:36 PM EDT

EXPLAINER: How California could recall its governor

By Michael R. Blood Apr. 23, 2021 06:23 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Caitlyn Jenner joined a growing list of candidates seeking to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom should voters remove him in a recall...

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2021, file photo, former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer speaks during a news conference in the San Pedro section of Los Angeles. Faulconer is one of the Republican candidates running to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, of California, in a likely recall election in fall 2021. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
As California recall looks likely, hard work begins for GOP

By Kathleen Ronayne Apr. 20, 2021 08:47 AM EDT

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

By Michael R. Blood Mar. 17, 2021 03:15 PM EDT

FILE - In this Oct. 8, 2014, file photo Republican Doug Ose speaks during a debate in Sacramento, Calif. Ose says he's entering the recall election aimed at ousting Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. He becomes the third established Republican to enter the race, joining former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and businessman John Cox. Ose served in Congress from 1999 to January 2005. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Former GOP Rep. Doug Ose enters California recall election

Michael R. Blood Mar. 16, 2021 06:45 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 26, 2021 file photo California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a press conference after visiting a COVID-19 vaccination clinic for farmworkers at the Dr. Sharon Stanley-Rea Community Center in Fresno, Calif. The annual State of the State address Newsom will deliver on Tuesday, March 9, 2021, will be one of the most important speeches of his political career. It comes about a year after his first coronavirus stay-at-home order and as he faces a potential recall election. (John Walker/The Fresno Bee via AP, Pool, File)
EXPLAINER: How can California voters recall Gov. Newsom?

By Michael R. Blood Mar. 09, 2021 11:03 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2021, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. Gov. Newsom could likely face a recall election this year. On Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021, the California Legislature passed a bill that would require all active registered voters receive a ballot in the mail for that and any other election that happens this year. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool, File)
California OK's mailed ballots for 2021 as recall looms

By Adam Beam Feb. 16, 2021 07:32 PM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2021, file photo, Governor Gavin Newsom addresses a press conference held at the launch of a mass COVID-19 vaccination site at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. California could become the next testing ground for the nation's roiled, unpredictable politics: It's possible the state known as a Democratic stronghold and beacon for progressive ideals could dump Newsom. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times via AP, Pool, File)
Nation's stormy politics could unsettle California recall

By Michael R. Blood Feb. 07, 2021 11:03 AM EST

FILE - In this April 6, 2020, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, left, accompanied by Jason Kenney, deputy director of the Real Estate Services Division of the Department of General Services, tours Sleep Train Arena while it was being transformed into a 400-bed emergency field hospital in Sacramento, Calif. About a year after the state's first coronavirus case, Newsom has gone from a governor widely hailed for his swift response to a leader facing criticism from all angles. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool, File)
Political storms swirl around California's Newsom amid virus

By Kathleen Ronayne Feb. 03, 2021 12:11 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2021, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom outlines his 2021-2022 state budget proposal during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif. A scathing state audit released Jan. 28, 2021, blames Newsom's administration for "significant missteps and inaction" that cost taxpayers at least $10.4 billion to unemployment insurance fraud. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool, File)
Unemployment fraud audit creates fresh questions for Newsom

By Kathleen Ronayne Jan. 29, 2021 01:01 AM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2019, file photo, San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer speaks during the California GOP fall convention in Indian Wells, Calif. California Democratic leaders are being criticized after attempting to link the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol with efforts to recall Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. The Republican Party of Orange County Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, launched a new round of fundraising appeals for the proposed recall. Among potential GOP candidates, Faulconer has established a committee to begin raising money. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
California Democrats see backlash after recall 'coup' claims

By Michael R. Blood Jan. 13, 2021 07:40 PM EST

FILE - In this Sept. 7, 2019, file photo, San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer speaks during the California GOP fall convention in Indian Wells, Calif. California Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing a possible recall election as the nation's most populous state struggles to emerge from the coronavirus crisis. Newsom's challenging year has already encouraged Republicans who have signaled they are likely candidates, including former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer and Newsom's 2018 rival, businessman John Cox. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
With his star dimmed, California's Newsom could face recall

By Michael R. Blood Dec. 14, 2020 12:15 AM EST

FILE - In this May 14, 2018 file photo, Dee Dee Myers, executive vice president at Warner Bros., speaks during a women's forum at the Wynn hotel and casino in Las Vegas. Myers, a former press secretary to President Bill Clinton, became a senior adviser to California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday, Dec. 11, 2020, and director of the Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
California governor taps new senior staff amid tough stretch

By Kathleen Ronayne Dec. 11, 2020 03:26 PM EST

FILE - In this Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020, file photo, Petrelli Electric Inc. crew members work to replace deteriorating power poles and transformers and upgrading wires to higher capacity in the Sunland-Tujunga area of Los Angeles. As if the pandemic and recession weren’t bad enough, millions of Californians have been facing the recurring threats of abrupt blackouts during a heat wave in the nation’s most populous state. (Hans Gutknecht/The Orange County Register via AP, File)
Q&A: California's new electricity-blackout challenge

By Michael Liedtke Aug. 19, 2020 06:10 PM EDT

Zoe Olea, 2, plays with bubbles at Echo Park in Los Angeles Monday, Aug. 17, 2020. A heat wave brought triple-digit temperatures and raised wildfire danger and fears of coronavirus spread, a significant concern in a state with more than 621,000 confirmed cases. Public health officers urged people to follow masks and social distancing orders if they head outdoors. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
California power grid operator cancels rolling blackouts

By Janie Har And Adam Beam Aug. 17, 2020 01:48 PM EDT

FILE — In the April 14, 2020 file, Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses an outline for what it will take to lift coronavirus restrictions during a news conference at the Governor's Office of Emergency Services in Rancho Cordova, Calif. Newsom announced an 80-member Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery on Friday, April 17, 2020, to help revive California's economy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)
Business, labor, politics have role in California task force

By Kathleen Ronayne Apr. 17, 2020 07:40 PM EDT