John Myers joined the Los Angeles Times as Sacramento bureau chief in 2015 after more than two decades in radio and television news, much of that as an award-winning reporter covering statehouse policy and politics. During a decade of work for San Francisco’s NPR affiliate, his unique online projects included everything from one of Sacramento’s original politics blogs to California’s first politics podcast. He served as the moderator of gubernatorial debates in 2014 and 2010 and is often cited by state and national news organizations as one of Sacramento’s top political journalists.
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California lawmakers agreed to spend at least $276 million in the most recent state budget to cover the costs of the recall, but some elections officials have estimated the final tab will be closer to $300 million.
La campaña ha terminado. Y lo que el gobernador Gavin Newsom saque de lo ocurrido -lo que haga o no aprenda de ello- afectará a millones de californianos.
The campaign is over. And what Gov. Gavin Newsom takes from what happened — what he does or doesn’t learn from it — will affect millions of Californians.
As the final hours of the historic recall election approach, here are five things to watch through election day and beyond.
Tanto los académicos como los activistas afirman que hace tiempo que deberían haberse mejorado las normas y los motivos de un concurso de destitución. Y las encuestas indican que los votantes también podrían estar preparados para los cambios.
Academics and activists alike say that improvements to the rules and reasons for a recall contest are long overdue. And polling indicates voters might be ready for changes too.
Hundreds of bills passed by the Democrat-controlled Legislature during the past week are headed to Newsom, who is in a final push to stay in office while facing a Republican-led recall election Tuesday.
Over the course of the last month, Gov. Gavin Newsom and his supporters have expanded and reconfigured the likely electorate.
The researchers want California officials to commit to a sweeping post-election review of the recall results, an examination that would involve checking the marks made on millions of ballots.