By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The only time Californians voted to recall a governor, they replaced him with a Hollywood megastar. This time, could it be a 29-year-old YouTube star who ends up leading the nation’s most populous state? It’s a very long shot, but Kevin Paffrath could conceivably win simply
Continue Reading By ADAM BEAM Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A 36-year-old Republican lawmaker is a longshot in California’s upcoming recall election targeting Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. But Assemblyman Kevin Kiley is burnishing his conservative reputation and could emerge as a future leader in the downtrodden state GOP. The former teacher and prosecutor from the Sacramento
Continue ReadingBy Kyung Lah, CNN Under fire with 3 weeks to go and ballots in the mail, California Republican Larry Elder has installed Jeff Corless as his campaign manager in the recall race for governor, a spokeswoman for the campaign told CNN. Cordless replaces the campaign’s previous manager Louis Barnett, said Ying Ma, Elder’s communications director.
Continue ReadingBy Maeve Reston and Ethan Cohen, CNN California voters head to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether to recall Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. Millions of voters have already cast their ballots — all registered voters in the state were mailed one — and so far, Democrats have outpaced their registration advantage in the overwhelmingly
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The California gubernatorial recall election is just around the corner. If you’re a registered California voter, you might have received a text this week letting you know that your ballot has been mailed to you. The Registrar of Voters Office says if you haven’t received your ballot in the mail already, it should be arriving
Continue Reading By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A day after facing allegations that he emotionally mistreated a former fiancee, Republican Larry Elder scheduled two weekend rallies and showed no outward signs of altering the course of his campaign in the California recall election that could remove Democratic Gov. Gavin
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Caitlyn Jenner, who is running for Governor of the state of California, continues to tour the Coachella Valley while on the campaign trail. On Tuesday, Jenner toured the Innovation Hub (iHUB) in Palm Springs. The iHUB is known to focus on early-stage business in the fields of renewable energy, health and medicine, and digital technology.
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Caitlyn Jenner, who is running as Governor Newsom’s replacement if he is recalled, made a campaign stop in La Quinta on Monday. Jenner is one of 24 Republican candidates in the governor race. The East Valley Republican Women Federation invited Jenner to speak to local voters. The main issues she talked about were taxes, immigration, regulation and
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With the California recall election set for September, the Riverside County Registrar of Voters office is preparing for a busy next few months. News Channel 3’s Peter Daut spoke with the registrar of voters Rebecca Spencer on what voters can expect for this upcoming election and when you can expect to receive your ballots.
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La Quinta City Councilmember Steve Sanchez is set to announce his intention to run for California’s 28th State Senate District seat in 2022. Sanchez made the announcement on his Facebook page Thursday evening. “It’s been an honor to serve my country as a #USMarine for 8 years, an honor to have been overwhelmingly elected twice
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By MICHAEL R. BLOOD and KATHLEEN RONAYNE SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The official list of who’s running in California’s recall election of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom remained unsettled Sunday, with conservative talk radio host Larry Elder maintaining he should be included but state officials saying he submitted incomplete tax returns, a requirement to run. Elder’s
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The recall election for Governor Gavin Newsom is nearly two months away. As more and more candidates throw their hats in the race, you could get a chance to learn about some of them in person. A special candidate forum will be hosted by a conservative group at the Mary Pickford Theater in Cathedral City
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A judge ruled Monday that California Gov. Gavin Newsom can’t put his Democratic Party affiliation on the ballot voters see when they decide whether to remove him. Newsom’s campaign missed a deadline to submit his affiliation to California Secretary of State Shirley Weber for the Sept. 14 recall election. Newsom’s campaign
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Republican gubernatorial candidate and businessman John Cox will speak in Palm Springs tomorrow alongside an 8-foot ball of trash aimed at drawing attention to the state’s failed policies on homelessness. Cox, who is vying to unseat Gov. Gavin Newsom in a recall election on Sept. 14, is scheduled to appear at 11 a.m. Tuesday at
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LOS ANGELES (AP) – California sets Sept. 14 for recall election that threatens to oust Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom. The special election comes after a petition to recall Governor Newsom reached the required  1,495,709 signatures were required to initiate a recall election. The recall petition ended up with more than 1.7 million verified signatures. Republicans
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom is suing the state elections chief he appointed in an effort to get his party affiliation to appear next to his name on the ballot for a recall election that will determine if the first-term Democrat is forced out of office. The lawsuit against Secretary of State
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SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his wife made $1.7 million in 2019 during his first year as governor, about half a million dollars more than they earned the year before, according to tax returns his campaign released Monday. The Newsoms paid roughly $712,000 in federal and state taxes. Their income gain
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During Thursday’s Palm Desert city council meeting, councilmember Karina Quintanilla discussed what she calls a desperate need for a new human-rights commission. “After having some very impassioned conversations with residents and also with Mayor Kelly about some very unsettling experiences that were held by families of color in the city of Palm Desert,” Quintanilla said.
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With the recall election of Governor Gavin Newsom pending in the fall, top Republican candidates are touring the state stomping for votes, including former San Diego mayor Kevin Faulconer. Faulconer is being touted as the leading Republican candidate to unseat Newsom in a recall election. On Thursday, he announced his plan to cut taxes for
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Republican gubernatorial candidate and businessman John Cox is stopping in Palm Desert tomorrow, although he will be without Tag — a Kodiak bear the candidate first used in his official campaign kickoff event in Sacramento last week. The candidate’s “Meet the Beast Bus Tour” will make a stop at Castelli’s Restaurant, located at 73098 Highway
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