Covid-fatigued California's effort to recall Newsom may be a rallying cry for Republicans

Nearly a year after Gavin Newsom became the first American governor to issue a statewide stay-at-home order to combat the coronavirus, the California leader delivered his “state of the state” address from an empty Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

“Let’s allow ourselves to dream of brighter days ahead,” Newsom said on Tuesday.

It was a pep talk for the state – and for himself.

America’s most populous state is coming out of its most deadly phase of the pandemic, having lost more than 56,000 to Covid-19. Black and Latino communities face the brunt of the crisis. Businesses have struggled to survive lockdown restrictions. Many public schools have been closed since last March. And the state’s initially clumsy vaccine rollout has only recently picked up speed.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/mar/14/gavin-newsom-recall-effort-rallying-cry-republicans-covid-california