This was an enormous misstep by Newsom, for which he offered a less than entirely convincing apology. The affluent liberal from San Francisco having an expensive dinner with a lobbyist and other friends while flouting Covid rules. This was a scandal tailor made for Newsom’s opponents. To make matters worse, the dinner was a birthday celebration for a lobbyist. This occurred while California was under a partial lockdown and gatherings of a dozen people like this were forbidden, even if held outdoors. On November 6, 2020, Newsom attended a dinner at the French Laundry, one of California’s most famous and best restaurants. It was the third category that gave initial energy to the recall effort.
The case for recalling Newsom, a liberal Democrat, is centered on his alleged failures on Covid-19, the general state of California and Newsom’s personal foibles. Lincoln Mitchell Courtesy Lincoln Mitchell
