The drive to recall Gavin Newsom will be costly to California
But the Golden State’s governor is unlikely to be removed from office
GAVIN NEWSOM, California’s governor, became a political celebrity in 2004 when, as mayor of San Francisco, he allowed gay couples to wed. Today, however, many Californians are questioning whether they have grounds to divorce Mr Newsom politically, based on his conduct and response to the pandemic.
This article appeared in the United States section of the print edition under the headline “The recall brawl”
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