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How Gavin Newsom Landed in a California Jam
The campaign to recall the state’s governor shows that even a one-party stronghold like California can be rocked by the nation’s political polarization.
Gov. Gavin Newsom of California has been a target of recall attempts almost from the moment of his election.Credit.Patrick T. Fallon/Agence France-Presse Getty Images
April 27, 2021Updated 6:23 p.m. ET
SACRAMENTO For all the controversies and Covid-19 crises that now have Gov. Gavin Newsom of California facing a historic recall election, it was a pair of prosaic events on Nov. 6 a court hearing and a dinner that led to the current political instability that will grip the state for months to come.
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Orrin Heatlie, the main organizer for the Recall of California Gov. Newsom campaign, records a radio program at KABC.Damian Dovarganes / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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Orrin Heatlie, the main organizer for the Recall of California Gov. Newsom campaign, poses with a banner before recording a radio program at the KABC radio station studio in Culver City (Los Angeles County) on March 27, 2021.Damian Dovarganes / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
SACRAMENTO Orrin Heatlie, the primary leader of the effort to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom, was banned from Facebook last year after the company concluded that he had violated its community standards.
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Lawmakers say they’ll take no action this year on a bill requiring nursing home owners and operators to get state approval before they acquire, operate or manage a nursing home.
An effort to fix problems with the oversight of California’s nursing homes has stalled, sparking fears that the bill is doomed and prompting elder care advocates to warn that even a delay jeopardizes residents’ safety.
“I’m incredibly frustrated,” said Democratic Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi of Los Angeles, author of Assembly Bill 1502. “The pandemic has clearly exposed the horrible conditions of so many of our nursing homes.
Posted By Jocelyn Wiener on Fri, Apr 16, 2021 at 12:33 PM An effort to fix problems with the oversight of California’s nursing homes has stalled, sparking fears that the bill is doomed and prompting elder care advocates to warn that even a delay jeopardizes residents’ safety. “I’m incredibly frustrated,” said Democratic Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi of Los Angeles, author of Assembly Bill 1502. “The pandemic has clearly exposed the horrible conditions of so many of our nursing homes. “People are dying as we wait….We cannot sit around with a broken state oversight system while our most vulnerable residents continue to live in these nursing homes.”