Vaccine Rollout, Recall Threaten California Governor’s Ambitions

California Gov. Gavin Newsom likes to say he’s “meeting the moment” when tackling the state’s problems. With a rocky Covid-19 vaccine rollout and potential recall election, the first-term Democrat will need to seize the moment before he delivers his next State of the State address.

“The most important thing is to give people hope that we can get through this pandemic,” said former Gov. Gray Davis (D), who voters recalled in 2003. “We haven’t dealt with something like this for 100 years, there’s no one who has the playbook, there’s no precedent. So everyone from scientists to medical researchers, to ...