WHAT DO THE RECALL BALLOTS SAY?
All registered voters in California were sent ballots in the mail that have two questions:
- Do you want to recall the governor?
- If the governor is recalled, who do you want to replace him?
If 50 percent of voters answer the first question with “no” then Newsom will remain in office until his term expires in January 2023.
If not, a replacement will be chosen based on the second question.
LATEST RESULT: NEWSOM AHEAD BY 32 POINTS
With 58% of precincts reporting late in the evening in California, Governor Gavin Newsom was ahead by 32 percentage points.
66% of voters have so far said he should stay in office and 34% have said he should be removed.
WHAT DOCUMENTARIES HAS JENNIFER MADE?
Jennifer Siebel is the director, writer, and producer of docu-film Miss Representation, which premiered in the documentary competition at Sundance 2011.
The film examines how the media has underrepresented women in positions of power.
She also wrote, produced, and directed The Mask You Live In, her second documentary film.
She raised $101,111 on Kickstarter to fund the production of the film which looks at American society’s definition of masculinity – with it going on to premiere at Sundance 2015.
WHAT IS NEWSOM'S CONNECTION TO THE TRUMPS?
The former couple were once regarded as a "Liberal power couple" on the west coast in the earlier noughties - though Guilfoyle did concede she was a 'a little more conservative' than her husband during a TV appearance, Slate reported.
They were both lawyers by training but after Guilfoyle supported Newsom's bid to become San Francisco Mayor in 2003 she took a job working for Fox News as a legal analyst where she presumably became even more conservative.
She was said to be close to the channel's chief Roger Ailes and was one of the women who rallied to defend him when he was accused of sexual harassment by former staffers and high profile anchors like Megyn Kelly.
In 2018, she told the Washington Post she was still "friendly" with her ex-husband but as she later described California as a "socialist wasteland" under his leadership it is not known whether the relationship has cooled further.
WHAT IS GAVIN NEWSON'S CONNECTION TO THE TRUMP FAMILY?
Gavin Newsom has an indirect connection to the Trump family via its eldest son Donald Trump Jr.
Between 2001 and 2006 Newsom was married to Kimberley Guilfoyle - the former Fox News anchor and later Trump adviser.
Guilfoyle is now in a relationship with Don Jr and is perhaps most famous for her outlandish speech at the Republican convention in support of her boyfriend's dad.
The former couple split in 2005 citing the fact they were working on opposite sides of the country - Newsom was serving as Mayor of San francisco while Guilfoyle was working in New York - and had no children.
It will perhaps seem strange given Newsom is a noted progressive who supports climate action, covid control measures and vaccines and is progressive on issues such as abortion, LGBTQ+ rights and universal health care.
WHY WAS NEWSOM BEING RECALLED?
Although many believe that the Covid-19 pandemic played a role in Newsom’s recall, that is not the case.
The recall petition was first introduced in February 2020, before the Coronavirus became a pandemic.
It actually has to do with Gov Newsom’s handling of previous issues from immigration to homelessness to property taxes.
