1110: Newsom under fire from Democrats as he faces GOP-led recall campaign. @JCBliss, #PacificWatch
Image: Submitting petitions for the recall of Seattle, Washington (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle) , mayor Hiram Gill (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiram_Gill) in December 1910; Gill was removed by a recall election the following February, but voters returned him to the office in 1914 Jeff Bliss: @JCBliss, #PacificWatch, in re: Snowing on Manhattan Beach, a little southwest of LA, south of Santa Monica. We had big enough snowdrifts to build snowmen. Weird in southern California; people frolicking in the snow—for one day. Gavin Newsom and recall: need 1.5 million verified signature to get it on the ballot; we’re only 100,000 signatures short for next month. Will he be able to fend off this fight to evict him from Sacramento. A lot of Republicans, independents, and Democrats are tired of the bad economy the hypocrisy of him at the French Laundry; the appalling loss of jobs. Dems said it was from QAnon, which didn't work. Now, they’re saying, “Ô he’s good, leave him in.” Kevin Faulkner, former mayor of San Diego, may be the replacement. Disneyland: Great America park is reopening. Will others open soon? They have to—we’ve lost $8 billion so far, and there’s a big push from the public at large. Indoor dining still forbidden. People leaving for Texas: does Sacramento need money from Washington? Yes—pension funds, unfunded liabilities, worry about it daily. Seattle sees the biggest drop in office space ever; surprise after the 125 days of violent demonstrations. Eric Garcetti, LA mayor: a congratulatory birthday tweet went out, which was heaped with public ridicule. ,, Newsom under fire from Democrats over COVID-19 response as he faces GOP-led recall campaign -- There’s an unspoken rule in politics: Don’t publicly criticize your party’s leader. But more California Democratic lawmakers and allies of Gov. Gavin Newsom are beginning to break it as frustration grows nearly a year into the COVID-19 pandemic. Los Angeles Times (https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2021-01-31/newsom-covid-19-criticism-democrats-allies-possible-recall?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lanowblog+%28L.A.+Now%29)