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With COVID-19 declining in California, a host of other issues could determine whether voters will recall Gov. Gavin Newsom.
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The campaign to recall Gov.
Gavin Newsom from office could lose one of its strongest selling points by the time voters are asked whether to remove him this fall namely, the devastation that ensued during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Recall organizers remain confident that animosity will continue to linger over past school closures, job losses and the billions of dollars the state paid out to fraudulent unemployment claims during the pandemic, along with Newsom’s missteps, such as attending a lobbyist’s birthday party at Napa Valley’s French Laundry restaurant after asking Californians to refrain from similar gatherings.
We're not losing high-income people fleeing California taxes, columnist George Skelton writes. More affluent people have been moving here than departing because they can afford our escalating costs of living.
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But is this a trend? The symptom of internal decay? Is the Golden State turning to rust?
No one really knows, but it should seriously concern us and be honestly confronted. Sitting back and doing nothing is not the solution, whether it s on housing or the economy or equity, Jeff Bellisario, executive director of the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, was quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle. It s a signal to policymakers that we re not headed in the right direction.
A little history: In the 1940s, New York â the Empire State â held 45 House seats, the largest bloc in the nation. After losing another seat with last year s decennial census, New York will be down to 26, a substantial weakening of political muscle over the decades.