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Marching down 17th Street, protesters took to Newport Beach on Sunday to call for the reopening of businesses as COVID-19 cases in Orange County and across the state continue to surge upward.
Orange County Board of Supervisor Don Wagner, Newport Beach Mayor Pro Tem Kevin Muldoon and Newport Beach Councilman Noah Blom attended the protest as speakers at Bob Henry Park. Blom said business owners also protested the latest regional stay-at-home order.
“The latest orders from the governor are too restrictive,” Muldoon said in an interview Monday. “Small businesses are more than willing to follow guidelines to remain safely open, but these orders will unfortunately put many people out of business.”
Recall Gov. Newsom Campaign Gains Traction in California
A campaign seeking to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom is picking up pace in Orange County, California, and statewide. In the past few weeks, prominent Republicans in the county have endorsed the recall campaign, citing concerns about increased lockdown measures hurting the livelihoods of Californians.
The petition to start the recall process, run by the political action committee Rescue California, was granted an extension by a judge on Nov. 6, giving it until March 17, 2021, to gather the minimum 1,495,709 signatures needed. It currently has over 700,000.
The Lincoln Club of Orange County, a pro-business political organization, endorsed the campaign on Dec. 8. Seth Morrison, executive director of the Lincoln Club, told The Epoch Times, “We feel confident that the recall team has the tools necessary to be successful, and we are seeing more and more people step up to get involved. The governor should be very nervous.”
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