https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/07/01/california-sets-sept-14-date-for-newsom-recall-election/ > By Michael R. Blood and Kathleen Ronayne | Associated Press > LOS ANGELES — California on Thursday scheduled a Sept. 14 recall election that could drive Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom from office, the result of a political uprising largely driven by angst over state coronavirus orders that shuttered schools and businesses and upended life for millions of Californians.