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FILE — In this Jan. 8, 2019 file photo Gov. Gavin Newsom discusses emergency preparedness during a visit to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection CalFire Colfax Station in Colfax, Calif. On his first full day as governor, Newsom announced executive actions to improve the state's response to wildfires and other emergencies. Newsom has vastly overstated wildfire prevention work done under his administration according to an investigation by Capital Public Radio, published Wednesday, June, 23, 2021. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File )
Report: California governor overstated fire prevention work

Jun. 23, 2021 07:48 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 15, 2021 file photo California Governor Gavin Newsom gestures after a news conference at Universal Studios in Universal City, Calif. On Thursday, June 17, 2021, Newsom released his first ads in the recall campaign against him, with one highlighting recent positive news including cash payments to Californians. (AP Photo/Ringo H.W. Chiu, File)
Cash payments take center stage in Newsom's 1st recall ad

By Kathleen Ronayne Jun. 17, 2021 07:31 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 3, 2020, file photo, voters cast their ballots at a polling place in Newport Beach, Calif. It will cost California counties an estimated $215 million to stage an expected recall election this year that could oust Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
Democrats move to cover recall costs, speed up election date

By Michael R. Blood Jun. 10, 2021 05:41 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 2, 2021, file photo, Republican gubernatorial candidate Kevin Faulconer speaks during a news conference in the San Pedro section of Los Angeles. Six weeks after California officials announced that Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom would face an almost certain recall election, the contest remains framed by uncertainty, even the date when it might take place is unclear. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
New faces enter fray as California recall slowly takes shape

By Michael R. Blood And Kathleen Ronayne Jun. 08, 2021 06:18 PM EDT

Major labor unions back California governor in likely recall

By Kathleen Ronayne Jun. 01, 2021 05:12 PM EDT
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California labor unions representing workers in manufacturing, retail, grocery stores, hospitality, health care and other businesses...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom announces a massive jackpot as the nation's most populous state looks to encourage millions of people who are still unvaccinated to get their shots at a news conference at the Esteban E. Torres High School in Los Angeles, Thursday, May 27, 2021. California is giving away the country's largest pot of vaccine prize money — $116.5 million — in an attempt to get millions more inoculated before the most populous U.S. state fully reopens next month. Newsom announced the prizes, which also include the nation's highest single vaccine prize: $1.5 million. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
California giving $116 million to people who get virus shots

By Brian Melley And Kathleen Ronayne May. 27, 2021 05:04 PM EDT

Student Sander Albertson, from Minnesota, wears a face mask outdoors with his friends at the Griffith Observatory in Los Angeles, Monday, May 17, 2021. California is keeping its rules for wearing face masks in place until the state more broadly lifts its pandemic restrictions on June 15. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
California will stay masked for another month

By Don Thompson May. 17, 2021 02:37 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2020, file photo, Caitlyn Jenner speaks at the fourth Women's March in Los Angeles. Jenner, a Republican candidate for California governor, is offering mixed messages about her voting record as she told CNN that she did not vote in the 2020 election, but Los Angeles County records show she did. A fading coronavirus crisis and an astounding windfall of tax dollars have reshuffled California's emerging recall election, allowing Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom to talk of a mask-free future and propose billions in new spending for schools and businesses as he looks to fend off Republicans who depict him as a foppish failure. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Cash windfall helps Newsom shake California recall election

By Michael R. Blood May. 15, 2021 01:06 AM EDT

Kevin Faulconer, a Republican candidate for California governor, speaks during a news conference, Wednesday, May 12, 2021, in Downey, Calif, where he announce his $15 billion tax-cut proposal. Faulconer wants to eliminate California's state income tax for individuals making up to $50,000 and households up to $100,000 as part of a proposal to make the state more affordable for families and the middle class. (AP Photo/Michael R. Blood)
GOP's Faulconer pitches tax cut plan for California

By Michael R. Blood And Kathleen Ronayne May. 12, 2021 01:13 PM EDT

A trashed wheel chair is seen on a homeless encampment on the side of the CA-101 highway in Echo Park neighborhood in Los Angeles Tuesday, May 11, 2021. California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday proposed $12 billion in new funding to get more people experiencing homelessness in the state into housing and to “functionally end family homelessness” within five years. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
California governor proposes $12B to house state's homeless

By Julie Watson And Janie Har May. 11, 2021 12:43 PM EDT

Gov. Gavin Newsom addresses the crowd during a news conference held at Unity Council career center in the Fruitvale neighborhood of Oakland, Calif., on Monday, May 10, 2021. (Jessica Christian/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)
With $76B surplus, California proposes rebates for millions

By Kathleen Ronayne May. 10, 2021 02:12 PM EDT

John Cox, Republican recall candidate for California governor, begins his statewide "Meet the Beast" bus tour on Tuesday, May 4, 2021, with Tag, a Kodiak brown bear, at Miller Regional Park in Sacramento. (Renee C. Byer/The Sacramento Bee via AP)
Next stop for Caitlyn Jenner campaign: Fox's Hannity show

By Michael R. Blood And Kathleen Ronayne May. 04, 2021 12:59 PM EDT

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. The California Democratic Party is gathering for its annual convention on the heels of a recall against Newsom reaching the signature threshold to qualify for the ballot. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, Pool, File)
California Democrats sharpen messaging against Newsom recall

By Kathleen Ronayne May. 01, 2021 02:39 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. 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 - Caitlyn Jenner attends the Comedy Central Roast of Alec Baldwin in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Sept. 7, 2019. Jenner says she will run for governor of California. Jenner says in statement posted Friday, April 23, on Twitter that she has filed initial paperwork to run. Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom is facing a likely recall election this year. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Caitlyn Jenner adds celebrity to run for California governor

By Michael R. Blood Apr. 23, 2021 10:58 AM EDT

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 Jan. 18, 2020, file photo Caitlyn Jenner speaks at the 4th Women's March in Los Angeles. Jenner has been an Olympic hero, a reality TV personality and a transgender rights activist. Jenner has been consulting privately with Republican advisers as she considers joining the field of candidates seeking to replace Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom in a likely recall election later this year. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Caitlyn Jenner considers run for California governor

By Michael R. Blood And Kathleen Ronayne Apr. 09, 2021 03:13 PM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2021, file photo, California Gov. Gavin Newsom, front left, greets resident Israel Ortiz after Newsom visited a mobile vaccination site at Ramona Gardens Recreation Center in Los Angeles. As Newsom faces a likely recall, Latino advocates say engaging their communities and providing a more robust response to the pandemic could be keys to his survival. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
In likely California recall, energizing Latino voters is key

By Kathleen Ronayne Mar. 26, 2021 03:02 PM EDT