The emergency is leftist lunacy.
With that being said, I bet Gavin is not very happy about this nor was it his idea. He knows the recall is going to happen and this is never an issue that polls well. Sure, if it were “up to him” and he was not up for recall he would support it, but this is going to hurt him.
If he steps in to stop it he alienates his base. If he allows it he alienates the mushy middle. It’s a political loser for him either way.