San Jose native Tonya McKenzie is the first African American woman to run for Redondo Beach City Council for the Fourth District, and if victorious, she will be the first black woman to hold the city council position. With District 4 being the least voting block (residents are voting the least), McKenzie believes that conversation, collaboration, and commonality can turn that around.
California Secretary of state Shirley N. Weber has certified the votes from the Sept. 14, 2021, California Gubernatorial Recall Election. The election marked the second time since 1913 that a recall petition made it to the polls in California.
The results for the question on the ballot asking whether Gov. Gavin Newsom should be recalled were: 4,894,473 yes votes and 7,944,092 nos.
Gov. Gavin Newsom trampled his Republican competitors to emerge victorious in the gubernatorial recall election, which means that he’ll serve the remainder of his term.
Let’s not sleep on this one
With the California recall election fast approaching Sept.14, here are five important things you should know about it.