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The recall election will present voters with two questions. September 14, 2021. The first will ask whether Newsom should be recalled from the office of governor. The second will ask who should succeed Newsom if he is recalled. A majority vote is required on the first question for the governor to be recalled. The candidate with the MOST votes on the second question would win the election, no majority required.

California Gov. Gavin Newsom praised his state's efforts to rein in the coronavirus pandemic Monday as he lifted California's regional stay-at-home orders, insisting that the decision was based on science and data The lifting of the regional orders means that outdoor dining may resume, and hair and hair salons are permitted to reopen with very limited indoor capacity -- though many other indoor business activities will still be restricted as the state reverts to its color-coded tier-based system for assessing the threat by county. The vast majority of California counties are still within the most restrictive purple tier, and counties...

Despite Southern California's intensive care unit (ICU) capacity reported to be at zero percent as of Saturday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom is expected to lift the state's regional stay-at-home order. California's regional stay-at-home order went into effect in early December last year. It is triggered when the ICU capacity drops below 15 percent in any given region among the five being tracked by state health officials. "Once triggered, these orders will remain in effect for at least 3 weeks. After that period, they will be lifted when a region's projected ICU capacity meets or exceeds 15 percent. This will be...