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Controversial San Francisco Renaming Plan Put On Hold

February 22, 2021 2:46 pm

On Sunday, San Francisco School Board President Gabriela Lopez announced that the controversial Board plan to rename 44 schools would be put on hold until classes fully resume. In late January, the board voted 5-1 to rename public schools in...

Gov. Newsom Recall Still Needs Donors and Signatures

February 18, 2021 3:30 pmFebruary 18, 2021 3:33 pm

While the chances that Gavin Newsom will face a recall election are greater than ever, those chances are diminished whenever anyone says the signature gathering campaign has been successfully concluded. It is not done yet, and without ongoing financial and volunteer support...

Newsom Recall Campaign Hits Nearly 1.7 Million Signatures

February 18, 2021 3:21 pm

On Wednesday, the California Patriot Coalition/Recall Gavin Newsom 2020 announced that 1,689,000 signatures had been gathered for the Governor Gavin Newsom recall petition. The recall campaign’s collection pace accelerated quickly during the past week, bringing in nearly 200,000 signatures in...

OPINION: CA Republicans Need to Step Up and Back John Moorlach

February 17, 2021 3:24 pmFebruary 18, 2021 5:50 am

The approaching recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom includes two votes on election day: on the recall, and on this replacement should the recall proceed. There is no primary. But there is an election before the recall in which the...

RNC Donates $250,000 to Gavin Newsom Recall Effort

February 11, 2021 10:33 pmFebruary 12, 2021 1:36 pm

On Thursday, the Republican National Committee (RNC) announced that it would be giving $250,000 towards the recall effort against Governor Gavin Newsom. The quarter-million dollar investment marks the first time that the national party has given money to the recall...

Former SD Mayor Kevin Faulconer Formally Confirms Candidacy For Governor

February 1, 2021 9:04 pmFebruary 2, 2021 1:19 pm

On Monday, former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer formally confirmed that he will be running for Governor in 2022, or in event of a recall, 2021. Faulconer, who was on the San Diego City Council from 2006 to 2014, and...

Billionaire VC Chamath Palihapitiya Announces Gubernatorial Run

January 27, 2021 5:30 pmJanuary 28, 2021 7:34 am

Social Capital CEO, Golden State Warriors board member Chamath Palihapitiya is banking on a successful recall of Governor Newsom. With a possible or even probable recall of Gavin Newsom happening this year, there are rumored replacement candidates, and a few...