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Demonstrators shout slogans while carrying a sign calling for a recall on Gov. Gavin Newsom during a protest in Huntington Beach, Calif., on Nov. 21, 2020. | Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP Photo
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OAKLAND — California has recall fever, and no elected official is immune from the coronavirus’ political side effects.
Incensed residents in conservative Shasta County have accused their supervisors of tyranny while pulling papers to oust them from office for their Covid-19 restrictions. Liberal activists accused Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg of having “blood on his hands” for failing to open shelters before a winter storm that killed multiple homeless people, demanding Steinberg resign within 72 hours and then launching a recall.
In the heavily Democratic Bay Area, affluent parents are trading school board recall tips, taking inspiration from San Francisco voters seeking to remove officials who spent hours renaming schools while classrooms sat empty.
While the pandemic-fueled effort to dislodge Gov. Gavin Newsom has drawn the nation’s attention, it may just be the start. Ongoing rage in local communities has spurred efforts across the state to toss leaders, taking a cue […]
