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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Targets of recalls in California: Gov. Newsom, SF and LA district attorneys, Sacramento mayor

    Many Californians are driven to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom, but “ recall fever ” goes beyond him. There are pushes to oust district attorneys in San Francisco and Los Angeles.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 6, 2021 • 8m Listen

    Many Californians are driven to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom, but “recall fever” goes beyond him. There are pushes to oust district attorneys in San Francisco and Los Angeles. The same is true for the mayor of Sacramento, members of the San Francisco School Board, and even Shasta County supervisors. What is going on?

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    2. 10:22Keep your vaccine card secure and off social media, says epidemiologist
    3. 18:52Targets of recalls in California: Gov. Newsom, SF and LA district attorneys, Sacramento mayorYou’re reading this
    4. 27:18Before ‘I Love Lucy,’ Gertrude Berg created one of the first sitcoms. Here are other women pioneers in TV
    5. 44:40Heinz ketchup is now in short supply. Restaurants struggle to shift from bottles to packets for takeout
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    The full episode

    3 of 5
    Role of kids in spreading COVID, tips for protecting vaccine cards
    1. 0:00Youth sports and extracurricular activities could be driving new COVID cases, as variants spread
    2. 10:22Keep your vaccine card secure and off social media, says epidemiologist
    3. 18:52Targets of recalls in California: Gov. Newsom, SF and LA district attorneys, Sacramento mayorYou’re reading this
    4. 27:18Before ‘I Love Lucy,’ Gertrude Berg created one of the first sitcoms. Here are other women pioneers in TV
    5. 44:40Heinz ketchup is now in short supply. Restaurants struggle to shift from bottles to packets for takeout
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