Written by Michael Palomba<\/p>\n
The recall Gavin Newsom campaign hit a major milestone of 1,000,000 signatures. The organizers of the Newport Beach-based effort made the announcement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n
In order to qualify for the ballot, the campaign will need about 500,000 more, but organizers are shooting for 1.8 million signatures total in case any are invalidated.<\/p>\n
\u201cOne million frustrated Californians have signed the official recall petition,\u201d said Tom Del Beccaro, chairman of the recall campaign. \u201cWe are two-thirds of the way to giving voters the opportunity to choose a new governor and a new direction for the state.\u201d<\/p>\n
You can download and sign the petition here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Following Newsom’s strict stay at home orders that crippled the economy and forced many businesses into permanent closure, the recall campaign has taken off. Newsom also created some bad publicity for himself when he was caught at the French Laundry, a lavish restaurant north of San Francisco, completely disregarding his own COVID-19 guidelines. He initially lied about following COVID-19 guidelines but photo evidence later revealed he took no precautions.<\/p>\n EXCLUSIVE: We've obtained photos of Governor Gavin Newsom at the Napa dinner party he's in hot water over. The photos call into question just how outdoors the dinner was. A witness who took photos tells us his group was so loud, the sliding doors had to be closed. 10pm on @FOXLA<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/gtOVEwa864<\/a><\/p>\n — Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) November 18, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n