Gov. Gavin Newsom

In 2018, Gavin Newsom, then the lieutenant governor of California, was elected in a landslide as governor of the nation’s most populous state with nearly 70 percent of the vote. Two years and a few months later, it appears increasingly likely that voters will be asked whether he should be ousted from office.

A plodding, months-long review kicks off Wednesday to confirm what appears inevitable: California Gov. Gavin Newsom will face a recall election that could oust the Democrat before his first term ends.

Outrage grew after Newsom was caught having dinner at the high-end French Laundry restaurant north of San Francisco, contrary to his own health advice.

Newsom said his efforts are focused on defeating the virus and making sure everyone has a chance at the vaccine. Jonathan Gonzalez reports March 10, 2021.

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Los Angeles Unified Superintendent Austin Beutner said Monday he believes the district is close to striking a deal with its teachers’ union over efforts to restart in-person classes, a move the union wants delayed until school staff are vaccinated and county COVID-19 case rates fall.

The battle lines were drawn by United Teacher Los Angeles as they voted overwhelmingly to resist the return to school sites. Darsha Philips reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on March 5, 2021.

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a $6.6 billion legislative package Friday that offers incentives for schools to resume in-person instruction for students up to second grade by April 1 and provides funds to help recoup learning lost during the COVID-19 pandemic, possibly by extending the school year.

This April should look very different than the last for California’s nearly 40 million residents, with a new plan from the governor that will speed up reopening a year after he imposed the nation’s first statewide coronavirus shutdown.

The governor also announced a plan to return to in-person learning. Patrick Healy reported on NBC4 News on Monday, March 1, 2021.

Gov. Gavin Newsom visited mobile vaccine sites in Inglewood and Boyle Heights Sunday to highlight the state’s efforts to vaccinate hard-to-reach communities against the coronavirus.

California has administered more than 7 million vaccines. Kim Tobin reported on NBC4 News on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021.

California’s new system of delivering, tracking and scheduling coronavirus vaccines is being rolled out in select counties, a first step in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s plan to smooth out what has been a confusing and disjointed rollout hampered by limited national supply.

The first two cases of a South African variant of COVID-19 were confirmed in California Wednesday — but not in the Southland — with Gov. Gavin Newsom saying one case each was detected in the Bay Area counties of Alameda and Santa Clara.

A California COVID-19 testing lab is under investigation for allegations of mismanagement and incompetence. Patrick Healy reports for the NBC4 News on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021.

Appointments at Dodger Stadium go unused as people confused about first dose appointments. Hetty Chang reported on NBC4 News on Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021.

An effort to reopen California schools is foundering, stoking frustrations across America’s most populous state from parents eager to get their children back in classrooms and a governor who wants them there.

While classrooms across California remain empty and many students struggle with online learning and social isolation, politicians and union leaders are battling over how and when to reopen schools. Kim Baldonado reports for NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Jan. 29, 2021.

Law enforcement officials are investigating escalating threats of death and violence against California Gov. Gavin Newsom, his family and the wineries, shops and other businesses he founded.