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Gavin Newsom. \u003ccite>(Courtesy PPIC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Those results are extremely consistent with previous PPIC polls going back to March of this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\"\u003c/b>It tells me that we live in a very polarized time. Many people have made up their minds and they're sticking with their decisions,\" said PPIC President Mark Baldassare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Really the difference that we see in this poll are some of the underlying attitudes particularly have changed among Democrats. And then more Democrats now feeling that [this] is not an appropriate use of the recall and feeling that things could be worse if Governor Newsom is recalled\" — which, Baldassare adds, could make Democrats \"much more likely to send back their ballots.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the second part of the ballot where voters are asked to choose a replacement candidate if Newsom is recalled, roughly half of likely voters did not express their support for a specific candidate. Twenty-five percent say they won't vote for anyone, and another 24% say they're unsure whom to support.\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Replacement candidates\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Among likely voters who do have a preference, the runaway favorite is conservative Republican talk show host Larry Elder, with 26% saying they'll vote for him. Far back in second place with 5% is former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer. Businessperson John Cox, who lost to Newsom in 2018, and Assemblymember Kevin Kiley are tied for third with 3% support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11887258\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1240px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11887258\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/PPIC-about-half-of-likely-voters-do-not-favor-any-replacement-candidates-remain-unsure.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1240\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/PPIC-about-half-of-likely-voters-do-not-favor-any-replacement-candidates-remain-unsure.jpg 1240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/PPIC-about-half-of-likely-voters-do-not-favor-any-replacement-candidates-remain-unsure-800x489.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/PPIC-about-half-of-likely-voters-do-not-favor-any-replacement-candidates-remain-unsure-1020x624.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/PPIC-about-half-of-likely-voters-do-not-favor-any-replacement-candidates-remain-unsure-160x98.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Of likely voters who said they'd decided on a replacement candidate, the far-and-away favorite is Republican talk show host Larry Elder. \u003ccite>(Courtesy PPIC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Elder has strong support among Republicans, but he is not, Baldassare said, \"someone who has what we would call Arnold Schwarzenegger's crossover appeal, where you could get a lot of support among independents, moderates, you know, Democratic moderates.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Voters were read a list of replacement candidates that did not include the most prominent Democrat running, YouTube entrepreneur Kevin Paffrath. Baldassare said that the list included the names of leading candidates \"who met our criteria both for having raised enough cash based on the early numbers that were provided on campaign funding and have significant media.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Voter engagement\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>One thing that crosses the partisan divide: An overwhelming majority of likely voters (70%) say the outcome of the election is very important, including 75% of Democrats and 67% of Republicans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And yet just 47% of likely voters say they are more enthusiastic than usual about voting in the recall, while 30% say they are less enthusiastic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11887260\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1240px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11887260\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/PPIC-an-overwhelming-majority-of-likely-voters-say-very-important.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1240\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/PPIC-an-overwhelming-majority-of-likely-voters-say-very-important.jpg 1240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/PPIC-an-overwhelming-majority-of-likely-voters-say-very-important-800x484.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/PPIC-an-overwhelming-majority-of-likely-voters-say-very-important-1020x617.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/PPIC-an-overwhelming-majority-of-likely-voters-say-very-important-160x97.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A vast majority of likely voters say the recall election is very important, according to a PPIC poll. \u003ccite>(Courtesy PPIC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If there is a warning sign for Newsom, it's that younger voters, who oppose the recall, have been more slow to return their ballots than older voters. And Latinos, who oppose the recall by 66% (no) to 27% (yes) have also been very slow to return their ballots, when compared to white voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, based on the rate at which voters are returning their ballots, turnout looks to be fairly robust, especially for a special election occurring in September.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Paul Mitchell with the nonpartisan \u003ca href=\"https://www.politicaldata.com/\">Political Data Inc.\u003c/a> which tracks ballots returned by voters, says 21% of voters have already voted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Around the state we have had many special elections that have had turnout in the high teens to mid-30% range, the kind of electorate that could have very strange outcomes,\" Mitchell said. \"But this recall special election seems to be poised to blast past those kinds of numbers.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>https://twitter.com/paulmitche11/status/1433060957207465988\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Another good sign for Newsom's chances of beating the recall is that 53% of voters approve of the job he's doing as governor. When voters recalled Gov. Gray Davis in 2003, his approval rating was in the mid-20s. Women are much more likely to approve of the job Newsom is doing than are men.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Mark Baldassare, PPIC President\"]'Gray Davis faced more challenging circumstances [in 2003] in terms of what was involved in part two of the ballot than [what] Governor Newsom does today.'[/pullquote]One clear distinction between Newsom and the Republicans running to replace him is their policies toward government mandates for mask wearing and vaccinations for entry to businesses, indoor events and workplaces.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Newsom says he supports those mandates when health officials think they are needed, whereas Elder, Faulconer and Cox say they'd reverse those statewide policies if elected.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Baldassare says due to the lack of crossover appeal for any of the potential replacement candidates and the absence of a prominent Democrat running, \"Gray Davis faced more challenging circumstances [in 2003] in terms of what was involved in part two of the ballot than [what] Governor Newsom does today.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11881587\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 892px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11881587\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/gettyimages-1328759187-fd5739ecd09b1029489c13ae04803e969b8470c4.jpg\" alt=\"A medical assistant stands over a woman and takes a swab from her nose.\" width=\"892\" height=\"669\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/gettyimages-1328759187-fd5739ecd09b1029489c13ae04803e969b8470c4.jpg 892w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/gettyimages-1328759187-fd5739ecd09b1029489c13ae04803e969b8470c4-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/07/gettyimages-1328759187-fd5739ecd09b1029489c13ae04803e969b8470c4-160x120.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 892px) 100vw, 892px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A medical assistant administers a COVID-19 test at Sameday Testing on July 14, 2021, in Los Angeles. COVID-19 cases are on the rise in most states as the highly transmissible delta variant has become the dominant strain in the U.S. \u003ccite>(Mario Tama/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Coronavirus pandemic tops concerns\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>According to the PPIC survey, when asked to name the most important issue facing California, 21% of respondents said the coronavirus pandemic, followed by 12% choosing jobs and the economy and 11% naming homelessness.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside label ='Related Coverage' tag='recall']A majority of likely voters — 61% — favor requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination to enter outdoor gatherings or indoor spaces like bars, restaurants and gyms. More than a third — 36% — said they opposed such vaccination requirements.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Just 5% named wildfires as the biggest issue facing California and very few named crime, which some Republican candidates have been using as a cudgel against Newsom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Most Californians think the state government has either done an excellent (28%) or a good (50%) job handling distribution of the COVID-19 vaccines.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The poll results are based on a survey of 1,706 California adult residents, including 1,254 interviewed on cellphones and 452 interviewed on landline telephones. Voter interviews took place Aug. 20-29. Results in the \"likely voters\" group of 1,080 Californians is accurate within +/-4.5 percentage points.\u003cbr>\n[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>Less than two weeks before the end of voting in the Sept. 14 recall election of Gov. Gavin Newsom, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.ppic.org/publication/ppic-statewide-survey-californians-and-their-government-september-2021/\">new survey finds 39% of likely voters support recalling the governor\u003c/a> while 58% oppose it. Three percent are unsure how they'll vote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The \u003ca href=\"https://www.ppic.org/\">Public Policy Institute of California\u003c/a> (PPIC) survey finds a sharp partisan divide, with 82% of Republicans supporting removing Newsom from office and 90% of Democrats opposing the recall. Independents are divided, with 44% saying they'll vote yes on the recall and 49% voting no.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11887256\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1240px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11887256\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/PPIC-partisans-are-split.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1240\" height=\"820\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/PPIC-partisans-are-split.jpg 1240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/PPIC-partisans-are-split-800x529.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/PPIC-partisans-are-split-1020x675.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/PPIC-partisans-are-split-160x106.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A new survey from the Public Policy Institute of California finds a majority of likely voters opposing the recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom. \u003ccite>(Courtesy PPIC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Those results are extremely consistent with previous PPIC polls going back to March of this year.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\"\u003c/b>It tells me that we live in a very polarized time. Many people have made up their minds and they're sticking with their decisions,\" said PPIC President Mark Baldassare.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Really the difference that we see in this poll are some of the underlying attitudes particularly have changed among Democrats. And then more Democrats now feeling that [this] is not an appropriate use of the recall and feeling that things could be worse if Governor Newsom is recalled\" — which, Baldassare adds, could make Democrats \"much more likely to send back their ballots.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>On the second part of the ballot where voters are asked to choose a replacement candidate if Newsom is recalled, roughly half of likely voters did not express their support for a specific candidate. Twenty-five percent say they won't vote for anyone, and another 24% say they're unsure whom to support.\u003cbr>\n\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Replacement candidates\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Among likely voters who do have a preference, the runaway favorite is conservative Republican talk show host Larry Elder, with 26% saying they'll vote for him. Far back in second place with 5% is former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer. Businessperson John Cox, who lost to Newsom in 2018, and Assemblymember Kevin Kiley are tied for third with 3% support.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11887258\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1240px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11887258\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/PPIC-about-half-of-likely-voters-do-not-favor-any-replacement-candidates-remain-unsure.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1240\" height=\"758\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/PPIC-about-half-of-likely-voters-do-not-favor-any-replacement-candidates-remain-unsure.jpg 1240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/PPIC-about-half-of-likely-voters-do-not-favor-any-replacement-candidates-remain-unsure-800x489.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/PPIC-about-half-of-likely-voters-do-not-favor-any-replacement-candidates-remain-unsure-1020x624.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/PPIC-about-half-of-likely-voters-do-not-favor-any-replacement-candidates-remain-unsure-160x98.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Of likely voters who said they'd decided on a replacement candidate, the far-and-away favorite is Republican talk show host Larry Elder. \u003ccite>(Courtesy PPIC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Elder has strong support among Republicans, but he is not, Baldassare said, \"someone who has what we would call Arnold Schwarzenegger's crossover appeal, where you could get a lot of support among independents, moderates, you know, Democratic moderates.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Voters were read a list of replacement candidates that did not include the most prominent Democrat running, YouTube entrepreneur Kevin Paffrath. Baldassare said that the list included the names of leading candidates \"who met our criteria both for having raised enough cash based on the early numbers that were provided on campaign funding and have significant media.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003cstrong>Voter engagement\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>One thing that crosses the partisan divide: An overwhelming majority of likely voters (70%) say the outcome of the election is very important, including 75% of Democrats and 67% of Republicans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And yet just 47% of likely voters say they are more enthusiastic than usual about voting in the recall, while 30% say they are less enthusiastic.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11887260\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1240px\">\u003cimg class=\"size-full wp-image-11887260\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/PPIC-an-overwhelming-majority-of-likely-voters-say-very-important.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1240\" height=\"750\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/PPIC-an-overwhelming-majority-of-likely-voters-say-very-important.jpg 1240w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/PPIC-an-overwhelming-majority-of-likely-voters-say-very-important-800x484.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/PPIC-an-overwhelming-majority-of-likely-voters-say-very-important-1020x617.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/09/PPIC-an-overwhelming-majority-of-likely-voters-say-very-important-160x97.jpg 160w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1240px) 100vw, 1240px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A vast majority of likely voters say the recall election is very important, according to a PPIC poll. \u003ccite>(Courtesy PPIC)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>If there is a warning sign for Newsom, it's that younger voters, who oppose the recall, have been more slow to return their ballots than older voters. And Latinos, who oppose the recall by 66% (no) to 27% (yes) have also been very slow to return their ballots, when compared to white voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Still, based on the rate at which voters are returning their ballots, turnout looks to be fairly robust, especially for a special election occurring in September.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Paul Mitchell with the nonpartisan \u003ca href=\"https://www.politicaldata.com/\">Political Data Inc.\u003c/a> which tracks ballots returned by voters, says 21% of voters have already voted.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Around the state we have had many special elections that have had turnout in the high teens to mid-30% range, the kind of electorate that could have very strange outcomes,\" Mitchell said. \"But this recall special election seems to be poised to blast past those kinds of numbers.\"\u003c/p>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>Last week's \u003ca href=\"https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/27/us/sirhan-sirhan-parole-rfk-assassination/index.html\">surprise decision\u003c/a> by two California parole board members — recommending the release of Sirhan Sirhan, who shot and killed Sen. Robert Kennedy in Los Angeles in 1968 — underscores the power a California governor holds, as voters weigh in on whether to recall the state's current leader, Gov. 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Government is run by state employees, not the Legislature.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A monumental parole decision\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>The parole board's decision in the case of Sirhan Sirhan was immediately seized upon by Republicans candidates who have also sought to make crime rates and larger criminal justice policy a key issue in the recall.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In California, governors have the final say on major parole decisions, so it’ll be left to Newsom — or the person who replaces him — to decide Sirhan’s fate. Newsom says he’ll review the parole board’s final recommendation before deciding, but Republicans hoping to replace Newsom see a good wedge issue, and are calling on him to reverse the decision \u003cem>now\u003c/em>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You may think Sirhan Sirhan should or should not be paroled. Reasonable people can disagree about that. But oh, boy, politics are incredibly tied up with this,\" said Robert Weisberg, co-director of the Stanford Criminal Justice Center. 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A new governor could instantly reverse that, but Weisberg said it's unlikely that executions would resume immediately: He noted that any new governor would only have about a year in office before the next gubernatorial election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I suspect if a new governor lifts the moratorium, it's going to be largely symbolic, certainly in the very short term in which the newly elected governor serves,\" because, Weisberg said, defense lawyers would ramp up legal appeals to slow down the process.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>The bully pulpit\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Genest, the former Republican finance director, agrees with Weisberg that the biggest change in criminal justice policy with a new governor might be mostly symbolic. 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As you see in the federal government, climate change policies could be impacted because the governor has appointees on the California Air Resources Board,\" Williamson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And, she notes, judges aren’t the only appointments a governor makes. A new governor could fire the heads of agencies overseeing health, the environment, schools — pretty much everything.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11886431 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/GettyImages-1234716783-1020x599.jpg']There’s also the potential for less quantifiable impacts, said Daniel Zingale, who worked as a policy adviser for both Schwarzenegger and Newsom. He said state agencies could see a brain drain if staff members are demoralized by a new governor’s approach to policies like health care or pandemic response.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I think many of the current people are just hanging on out of dedication to fighting the pandemic. 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A new governor would take office at the end of October, right as the administration is normally starting to prepare a spending proposal, which must be unveiled by law in early January.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That budget proposal would be a new governor’s biggest opportunity to put a stamp on state government, said Lanhee Chen, a Republican running for state controller and a fellow at the Hoover Institution.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It is a way of sending a strong message about what the priorities of an administration are and where the administration is going to fight with a Legislature,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11885994,news_11885679]Former administration officials on both sides of the aisle agree that, if a Republican wins the recall, a stalemate over the budget with Democratic lawmakers is all but inevitable.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>That could lead to budget negotiations dragging on beyond the July 1 start of the fiscal year, said Genest, the GOP former finance director.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He argued that while a late budget isn’t ideal and could harm private companies that do business with the state, it wouldn't affect most Californians.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The state has a long history of late budgets and there's really nothing dramatic that happens with a late budget,\" he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Williamson disagreed, noting that schools must plan their spending months in advance and that if state agencies run out of appropriated money, they could be forced to lay off workers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"You know, you could have a situation where a school district says, 'Well, we don't know what the state budget situation looks like, so we are going to cut sports and arts and after-school programs,'\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Of course, a new governor and state lawmakers could put politics aside and try to find common ground. 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"content": "\u003cp>Last summer, Raúl Ureña signed up to run for city council in Calexico just days before the filing deadline. The incumbent candidate looked likely to keep the seat, but Ureña, who had just graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz, wanted to at least give voters a more progressive choice.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Months later, he soared to victory, winning 70% of the vote in the Imperial County border town, which sits across from the larger Mexican city of Mexicali, visible from Ureña's front lawn.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ureña knew that a winning campaign would have to speak to Latino neighbors who had been hit by the pandemic worse than any community in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trusting younger Latino neighbors to disseminate campaign information from social media to their parents and grandparents, \"even in a pandemic setting where we're not able to make in-person events, was really what drove our success,\" said Ureña. \"And just the content of the message: that people are suffering — it really spoke to the fact that they did want a change in leadership.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A desire for change pulsed through the Imperial County electorate in 2020, from \u003ca href=\"https://calexicochronicle.com/2020/11/04/marroquin-silva-cardenas-singh-win-election-to-el-centro-council/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">municipal\u003c/a> \u003ca href=\"https://www.thedesertreview.com/elections/new-calexico-city-councilmembers-get-sworn-in/article_ddef4628-3e0c-11eb-9e87-936ff4deebb1.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">races\u003c/a> to the top of the ticket. While Joe Biden won the historically blue county with 61% of the vote, Donald Trump cut his margin of defeat by 17 points from 2016, the largest swing of any county in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The political shifts along the southern border offer some warning signs for the state's ruling party. In California's most heavily Latino county, demographics alone could not deliver the gains Democrats have come to rely on from Latino voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the county's one constant — low voter participation — points to fossilized methods of party outreach to a largely Spanish-speaking community that is also grappling with twin health and economic crises.[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Sayrs Morris, Imperial County Republican Central Committee chair\"]'I think a lot of people just really were not engaged, but when they saw what Trump was doing and his policies were helping make our area secure and prosperous, they really wanted to come out and support him.’[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The Democratic Party doesn't really exist here in Imperial County,\" said Ureña.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If these trends spread beyond the Imperial Valley, it could spell trouble for Gov. Gavin Newsom in the state's September 14 recall election. Early polls on the recall show evidence of a depressed Democratic turnout and lukewarm support for Newsom among California Latinos — two factors that could result in the governor's removal from office, although early tabulations of ballots returned so far indicate growing Democratic engagement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Right now in Imperial County, Ureña said, \"most people don't even know what the recall is about.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>'No. 1 in all the bad things'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Imperial County stretches from the canyons east of San Diego to the Arizona border. Its economy is dominated by agriculture; the valley's priority claim to Colorado River water transformed the region into a winter vegetable powerhouse, sending lettuce and salad mix to supermarkets across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Everyday issues ailing the residents of Imperial County can make civic participation a low priority, said Raul Navarro, a political science instructor at Imperial Valley College.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Job opportunities are few and far between: The county's \u003ca href=\"https://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/data/interactive-labor-market-data-tools.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">unemployment rate\u003c/a> is 18.9%, a mark far higher than anywhere else in the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rates of diabetes, heart disease and asthma are exacerbated by local pollutants, like the chemical-laden dust blowing from the exposed bed of the Salton Sea and the exhaust of cars idling at the border port of entry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>COVID-19 has ripped through the county, resulting in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-coronavirus-cases-tracking-outbreak/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">state's highest number of deaths\u003c/a> per 100,000 residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re No. 1 in all the bad things,\" said Navarro.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And in voter turnout, Imperial County comes last. In 2020, amid record participation throughout California, only 67% of registered voters in Imperial County cast a ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those who did largely eschewed the progressive changes pursued by statewide Democrats, rejecting ballot measures to expand affirmative action, rent control, gig worker employment and bail reform.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A president focused on the border\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>But no issue resonates for voters in Imperial County more than immigration. For many living along it, Trump's constant emphasis on the border hit a chord.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We certainly saw that in terms of the money that was coming into the region to secure our border, upgrade our fencing,\" said Steven Mireles, treasurer of the Imperial County Republican Central Committee. \"And I think that that was one of the issues of many that Trump spoke towards, that really motivated voters that hadn't voted Republican or maybe even hadn't voted in many years.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11886566\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11886566 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51190_IMG_3345-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Man in button-up shirt smiling and sitting in an office\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51190_IMG_3345-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51190_IMG_3345-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51190_IMG_3345-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51190_IMG_3345-qut-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51190_IMG_3345-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steven Mireles, treasurer of the Imperial County Republican Central Committee, said Trump's focus on the border \"really motivated voters that hadn't voted Republican or maybe even hadn't voted in many years.\" (Guy Marzorati/KQED) \u003ccite>(Guy Marzorati/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In Imperial County, investments in U.S. Border Patrol agents and infrastructure means jobs and the potential for easier cross-border commutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We have a large population of law enforcement officers in Imperial County ... immigration officers, border patrol agents,\" said Sayrs Morris, the central committee's chair. \"I think a lot of people just really were not engaged, but when they saw what Trump was doing and his policies were helping make our area secure and prosperous, they really wanted to come out and support him.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump also showed up: In 2019 he visited El Centro and Calexico, touting a newly installed section of the border wall. Local organizers said the visit allowed them to build a network of Trump voters in the lead-up to the 2020 election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"People that were present to show the support for President Trump when he arrived came up, followed up, they signed up to volunteer, and we got them more engaged,\" said Daniel Flores, a local GOP activist. \"So subsequent to that, when we held the rallies for President Trump, we had great turnout.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The result was Trump winning 36% of the vote, after carrying just 26% of the county in 2016, far behind the 67% that Hillary Clinton garnered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The gains made by Trump in Imperial County mirrored the extreme swings toward the former president in communities along the Mexican border in Texas — and shifts in \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/07/11/1014967344/latino-voters-are-leaving-the-democratic-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Latino communities across the country\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Where the Republican Party did invest, there were some shifts and that included some minority voters,\" said Sonja Diaz, founding director of the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative. \"That does not necessitate that Latinos ... are somehow more Republican than they ever have been. But it provides this really clear and explicit recognition that in order to engage them, you have to actually invest in them.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pandemic and recession also allowed Trump to pivot from the tenor of his first campaign, which, said Diaz, \"was frankly anti-Latino.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the short term, Diaz argues that none of the voting shifts among Latinos in California were alarming. Instead, Trump had nowhere to go but up after the trouncing he took among Latino voters in 2016.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite his gains in Imperial County, Trump still sat 10 points behind where George W. Bush finished 2004, when he won 46% of the county in his reelection campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A progressive message 'doesn't click'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Still, some see legs in last year's shift of Latino voters away from the Democratic party and believe that 2016 may have been the nadir of the California Republican party's relationship with Latino voters — a plummet that began with the GOP's embrace of the anti-immigrant Proposition 187 in 1994.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Take Proposition 16, a measure on last year's ballot that would have ended the state's ban on affirmative action. Nearly every statewide Democratic official got behind the campaign, and supporters said it would open doors for Latinos in higher education and government procurement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in Imperial County, and the state as a whole, it lost by 15 points.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Voters in predominately Latino border communities \"are closer to their religious organizations and they see themselves as more conservative,\" said Luis Alvarado, a Republican consultant. \"So the progressive message doesn't click with them.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11886564\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11886564 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51191_IMG_3342-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Man in white shirt, sunglasses and blue cap in front of wall-size sign with red Xes over pictures of Kamala Harris and others \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51191_IMG_3342-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51191_IMG_3342-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51191_IMG_3342-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51191_IMG_3342-qut-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51191_IMG_3342-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Danny Ramirez, a Calexico Democrat, said on social issues, local Democrats \"are more Republican than they think.\" (Guy Marzorati/KQED) \u003ccite>(Guy Marzorati/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Danny Ramirez, a Democrat living in Calexico, said his socially conservative views have made him a reliable voter for Republican candidates. And he thinks Catholic and Evangelical fellow Latino Democrats in the region are ripe for a similar political conversion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I believe that the majority of the Imperial County is also pro-life and pro-family, but they don't vote that way because they don't know,\" he said. \"Those Democrats are more Republican than they think.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramirez isn't shy about his beliefs: At his used bus dealership along Highway 98, he displays large signs denouncing state and national Democrats for their abortion-rights positions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some locals have written him off as \"brown on the outside and white on the inside,\" Ramirez said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"People call me a coconut,\" he added, joking: \"I don't care what they call me — just don't call me late for dinner.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joel Gonzalez, who owns an RV repair business and a hobby shop in El Centro, said fears of inflated costs — whether or not they're actually related to who's president — were behind his vote for Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I get a price increase, so does the consumer,\" said Gonzalez. \"I said if Biden wins the election, we're going to see $5 fuel prices and we're 50 cents away from that happening right now.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Will momentum carry into recall?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>For voters like Rosalba Jepson, economic anxieties are carrying over into the recall election against Newsom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Get rid of him ... we work hard, he gets paid,\" said Jepson, a teacher, on her way into an El Centro supermarket. \"I had to switch from teaching in class to doing something online I had never, ever done before. You think that wasn't stressful? Nobody paid me that extra time and then he's enjoying all this.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Polls on the recall vote released this month paint a mixed picture of where Latino voters stand: An \u003ca href=\"https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/newsom-clings-to-lead-in-recall-while-crime-becomes-a-top-issue-for-ca-voters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emerson College survey\u003c/a> found 54% of Latino voters want Newsom recalled, compared with just 40% who plan to vote \"no\" and keep the governor in office. A \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-vaccinated-say-unvaccinated-add-risk-opinion-poll/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBS News poll\u003c/a> found likely Latino voters split 50% to 50% on the ballot's first question (\"'Shall GAVIN NEWSOM be recalled (removed) from the office of Governor?' Yes or no\"), although political strategists caution that unless sample sizes are statistically significant, polls of Latino voters can have wide margins of error.[aside tag=\"recall\" label=\"More recall coverage.\"]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ureña, the Calexico council member, said a focus on the roots of this current recall campaign could be an effective message to convince Latino constituents to support Newsom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The petition to remove Newsom from office, written in early 2020, charges the governor with hurting residents in myriad ways. But the first is this: \"Laws he endorsed favor foreign nationals, in our country illegally, over that of our own citizens.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's not about COVID, it's not about stealing money,\" said Ureña. \"The proponents of this measure think that Governor Newsom is helping [undocumented] immigrants too much and all of this racist rhetoric ... is coming out.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the delivery of the message is important, too, said Ureña. A progressive vision can win in Imperial County in the recall election and beyond, he said, \"but the cultural representation just needs to be there. Things need to be bilingual.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Governor Newsom has been attentive to the needs of Latinos and low-income people across the state: protecting us, sending us the stimulus checks and things of that nature,\" he said. \"It's just a matter of, again, communication, getting into our homes and genuinely visiting our communities.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Voting 'last thing' on many residents' minds\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Language access and economic anxieties contribute to the Democrats' greatest short-term hurdle in heavily Latino communities like the Imperial Valley: getting voters to register and cast ballots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Biden added fewer than 2,000 votes to Hillary Clinton's 2016 total, while Trump added 8,000. Despite the overall increase in turnout, Imperial County ranked last in the state in the share of registered voters who cast ballots, for the second consecutive general election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If you're a parent and you're not fluent with English and you have to work more than 40 hours a week, the last thing that's going to be on your mind is 'how do I register to vote?',\" said Yomar Aguilar, a member of Valle Vota, a nonpartisan group working to boost voter engagement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, while he was still in high school, Aguilar joined dozens of Valle Vota organizers who canvased neighborhoods to encourage residents to vote and created voter guides with information on statewide ballot measures and local candidates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11886565\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11886565 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51192_IMG_3348-qut-800x578.jpg\" alt=\"Young man smiling in sunglasses and red polo shirt\" width=\"800\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51192_IMG_3348-qut-800x578.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51192_IMG_3348-qut-1020x736.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51192_IMG_3348-qut-160x116.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51192_IMG_3348-qut-1536x1109.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51192_IMG_3348-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yomar Aguilar, of El Centro, worked to register and turn out voters as a high school student in 2020: \"It was no easy feat.\" (Guy Marzorati/KQED) \u003ccite>(Guy Marzorati/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The recall election, taking place earlier than expected and outside of a normal election year, has left groups like Valle Vota scrambling to catch up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We're a little bit slower this time around, but we're definitely getting some [social media] posts rolling out,\" said Aguilar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ureña sees a model for boosting turnout in the \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/coronavirus/2021/08/imperial-county-vaccination-rate/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">local distribution of COVID-19 vaccines\u003c/a>. It's a success story for the community after months of despair: 77% of Imperial County residents have \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-coronavirus-cases-tracking-outbreak/covid-19-vaccines-distribution/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">received at least one dose\u003c/a>, the fifth-highest rate in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Making sure everything's bilingual and making sure that it's in walking distance ... if we were to treat voting like vaccines, we would be very much more successful, because people do want to vote,\" Ureña said. \"It's just that there are some practical things that ... get in the way.\"\u003c/p>\n\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The Democratic Party doesn't really exist here in Imperial County,\" said Ureña.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If these trends spread beyond the Imperial Valley, it could spell trouble for Gov. Gavin Newsom in the state's September 14 recall election. Early polls on the recall show evidence of a depressed Democratic turnout and lukewarm support for Newsom among California Latinos — two factors that could result in the governor's removal from office, although early tabulations of ballots returned so far indicate growing Democratic engagement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Right now in Imperial County, Ureña said, \"most people don't even know what the recall is about.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>'No. 1 in all the bad things'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Imperial County stretches from the canyons east of San Diego to the Arizona border. Its economy is dominated by agriculture; the valley's priority claim to Colorado River water transformed the region into a winter vegetable powerhouse, sending lettuce and salad mix to supermarkets across the country.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Everyday issues ailing the residents of Imperial County can make civic participation a low priority, said Raul Navarro, a political science instructor at Imperial Valley College.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Job opportunities are few and far between: The county's \u003ca href=\"https://www.labormarketinfo.edd.ca.gov/data/interactive-labor-market-data-tools.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">unemployment rate\u003c/a> is 18.9%, a mark far higher than anywhere else in the state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Rates of diabetes, heart disease and asthma are exacerbated by local pollutants, like the chemical-laden dust blowing from the exposed bed of the Salton Sea and the exhaust of cars idling at the border port of entry.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>COVID-19 has ripped through the county, resulting in the \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-coronavirus-cases-tracking-outbreak/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">state's highest number of deaths\u003c/a> per 100,000 residents.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’re No. 1 in all the bad things,\" said Navarro.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And in voter turnout, Imperial County comes last. In 2020, amid record participation throughout California, only 67% of registered voters in Imperial County cast a ballot.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Those who did largely eschewed the progressive changes pursued by statewide Democrats, rejecting ballot measures to expand affirmative action, rent control, gig worker employment and bail reform.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A president focused on the border\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>But no issue resonates for voters in Imperial County more than immigration. For many living along it, Trump's constant emphasis on the border hit a chord.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We certainly saw that in terms of the money that was coming into the region to secure our border, upgrade our fencing,\" said Steven Mireles, treasurer of the Imperial County Republican Central Committee. \"And I think that that was one of the issues of many that Trump spoke towards, that really motivated voters that hadn't voted Republican or maybe even hadn't voted in many years.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11886566\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11886566 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51190_IMG_3345-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Man in button-up shirt smiling and sitting in an office\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51190_IMG_3345-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51190_IMG_3345-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51190_IMG_3345-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51190_IMG_3345-qut-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51190_IMG_3345-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steven Mireles, treasurer of the Imperial County Republican Central Committee, said Trump's focus on the border \"really motivated voters that hadn't voted Republican or maybe even hadn't voted in many years.\" (Guy Marzorati/KQED) \u003ccite>(Guy Marzorati/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In Imperial County, investments in U.S. Border Patrol agents and infrastructure means jobs and the potential for easier cross-border commutes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We have a large population of law enforcement officers in Imperial County ... immigration officers, border patrol agents,\" said Sayrs Morris, the central committee's chair. \"I think a lot of people just really were not engaged, but when they saw what Trump was doing and his policies were helping make our area secure and prosperous, they really wanted to come out and support him.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump also showed up: In 2019 he visited El Centro and Calexico, touting a newly installed section of the border wall. Local organizers said the visit allowed them to build a network of Trump voters in the lead-up to the 2020 election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"People that were present to show the support for President Trump when he arrived came up, followed up, they signed up to volunteer, and we got them more engaged,\" said Daniel Flores, a local GOP activist. \"So subsequent to that, when we held the rallies for President Trump, we had great turnout.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The result was Trump winning 36% of the vote, after carrying just 26% of the county in 2016, far behind the 67% that Hillary Clinton garnered.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The gains made by Trump in Imperial County mirrored the extreme swings toward the former president in communities along the Mexican border in Texas — and shifts in \u003ca href=\"https://www.npr.org/2021/07/11/1014967344/latino-voters-are-leaving-the-democratic-party\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Latino communities across the country\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Where the Republican Party did invest, there were some shifts and that included some minority voters,\" said Sonja Diaz, founding director of the UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Initiative. \"That does not necessitate that Latinos ... are somehow more Republican than they ever have been. But it provides this really clear and explicit recognition that in order to engage them, you have to actually invest in them.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The pandemic and recession also allowed Trump to pivot from the tenor of his first campaign, which, said Diaz, \"was frankly anti-Latino.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the short term, Diaz argues that none of the voting shifts among Latinos in California were alarming. Instead, Trump had nowhere to go but up after the trouncing he took among Latino voters in 2016.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Despite his gains in Imperial County, Trump still sat 10 points behind where George W. Bush finished 2004, when he won 46% of the county in his reelection campaign.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>A progressive message 'doesn't click'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Still, some see legs in last year's shift of Latino voters away from the Democratic party and believe that 2016 may have been the nadir of the California Republican party's relationship with Latino voters — a plummet that began with the GOP's embrace of the anti-immigrant Proposition 187 in 1994.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Take Proposition 16, a measure on last year's ballot that would have ended the state's ban on affirmative action. Nearly every statewide Democratic official got behind the campaign, and supporters said it would open doors for Latinos in higher education and government procurement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in Imperial County, and the state as a whole, it lost by 15 points.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Voters in predominately Latino border communities \"are closer to their religious organizations and they see themselves as more conservative,\" said Luis Alvarado, a Republican consultant. \"So the progressive message doesn't click with them.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11886564\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11886564 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51191_IMG_3342-qut-800x600.jpg\" alt=\"Man in white shirt, sunglasses and blue cap in front of wall-size sign with red Xes over pictures of Kamala Harris and others \" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51191_IMG_3342-qut-800x600.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51191_IMG_3342-qut-1020x765.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51191_IMG_3342-qut-160x120.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51191_IMG_3342-qut-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51191_IMG_3342-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Danny Ramirez, a Calexico Democrat, said on social issues, local Democrats \"are more Republican than they think.\" (Guy Marzorati/KQED) \u003ccite>(Guy Marzorati/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Danny Ramirez, a Democrat living in Calexico, said his socially conservative views have made him a reliable voter for Republican candidates. And he thinks Catholic and Evangelical fellow Latino Democrats in the region are ripe for a similar political conversion.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I believe that the majority of the Imperial County is also pro-life and pro-family, but they don't vote that way because they don't know,\" he said. \"Those Democrats are more Republican than they think.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ramirez isn't shy about his beliefs: At his used bus dealership along Highway 98, he displays large signs denouncing state and national Democrats for their abortion-rights positions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Some locals have written him off as \"brown on the outside and white on the inside,\" Ramirez said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"People call me a coconut,\" he added, joking: \"I don't care what they call me — just don't call me late for dinner.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Joel Gonzalez, who owns an RV repair business and a hobby shop in El Centro, said fears of inflated costs — whether or not they're actually related to who's president — were behind his vote for Trump.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I get a price increase, so does the consumer,\" said Gonzalez. \"I said if Biden wins the election, we're going to see $5 fuel prices and we're 50 cents away from that happening right now.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Will momentum carry into recall?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>For voters like Rosalba Jepson, economic anxieties are carrying over into the recall election against Newsom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Get rid of him ... we work hard, he gets paid,\" said Jepson, a teacher, on her way into an El Centro supermarket. \"I had to switch from teaching in class to doing something online I had never, ever done before. You think that wasn't stressful? Nobody paid me that extra time and then he's enjoying all this.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Polls on the recall vote released this month paint a mixed picture of where Latino voters stand: An \u003ca href=\"https://emersonpolling.reportablenews.com/pr/newsom-clings-to-lead-in-recall-while-crime-becomes-a-top-issue-for-ca-voters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Emerson College survey\u003c/a> found 54% of Latino voters want Newsom recalled, compared with just 40% who plan to vote \"no\" and keep the governor in office. A \u003ca href=\"https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-vaccinated-say-unvaccinated-add-risk-opinion-poll/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CBS News poll\u003c/a> found likely Latino voters split 50% to 50% on the ballot's first question (\"'Shall GAVIN NEWSOM be recalled (removed) from the office of Governor?' 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ureña, the Calexico council member, said a focus on the roots of this current recall campaign could be an effective message to convince Latino constituents to support Newsom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The petition to remove Newsom from office, written in early 2020, charges the governor with hurting residents in myriad ways. But the first is this: \"Laws he endorsed favor foreign nationals, in our country illegally, over that of our own citizens.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's not about COVID, it's not about stealing money,\" said Ureña. \"The proponents of this measure think that Governor Newsom is helping [undocumented] immigrants too much and all of this racist rhetoric ... is coming out.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And the delivery of the message is important, too, said Ureña. A progressive vision can win in Imperial County in the recall election and beyond, he said, \"but the cultural representation just needs to be there. Things need to be bilingual.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Governor Newsom has been attentive to the needs of Latinos and low-income people across the state: protecting us, sending us the stimulus checks and things of that nature,\" he said. \"It's just a matter of, again, communication, getting into our homes and genuinely visiting our communities.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Voting 'last thing' on many residents' minds\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Language access and economic anxieties contribute to the Democrats' greatest short-term hurdle in heavily Latino communities like the Imperial Valley: getting voters to register and cast ballots.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Biden added fewer than 2,000 votes to Hillary Clinton's 2016 total, while Trump added 8,000. Despite the overall increase in turnout, Imperial County ranked last in the state in the share of registered voters who cast ballots, for the second consecutive general election.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"If you're a parent and you're not fluent with English and you have to work more than 40 hours a week, the last thing that's going to be on your mind is 'how do I register to vote?',\" said Yomar Aguilar, a member of Valle Vota, a nonpartisan group working to boost voter engagement.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Last year, while he was still in high school, Aguilar joined dozens of Valle Vota organizers who canvased neighborhoods to encourage residents to vote and created voter guides with information on statewide ballot measures and local candidates.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11886565\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 800px\">\u003cimg class=\"wp-image-11886565 size-medium\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51192_IMG_3348-qut-800x578.jpg\" alt=\"Young man smiling in sunglasses and red polo shirt\" width=\"800\" height=\"578\" srcset=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51192_IMG_3348-qut-800x578.jpg 800w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51192_IMG_3348-qut-1020x736.jpg 1020w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51192_IMG_3348-qut-160x116.jpg 160w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51192_IMG_3348-qut-1536x1109.jpg 1536w, https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2021/08/RS51192_IMG_3348-qut.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yomar Aguilar, of El Centro, worked to register and turn out voters as a high school student in 2020: \"It was no easy feat.\" (Guy Marzorati/KQED) \u003ccite>(Guy Marzorati/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>The recall election, taking place earlier than expected and outside of a normal election year, has left groups like Valle Vota scrambling to catch up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"We're a little bit slower this time around, but we're definitely getting some [social media] posts rolling out,\" said Aguilar.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ureña sees a model for boosting turnout in the \u003ca href=\"https://calmatters.org/health/coronavirus/2021/08/imperial-county-vaccination-rate/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">local distribution of COVID-19 vaccines\u003c/a>. It's a success story for the community after months of despair: 77% of Imperial County residents have \u003ca href=\"https://www.latimes.com/projects/california-coronavirus-cases-tracking-outbreak/covid-19-vaccines-distribution/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">received at least one dose\u003c/a>, the fifth-highest rate in California.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11887042/eleccion-revocatoria-contra-newsom-encuentre-su-lugar-de-votacion-anticipada-o-su-lugar-de-entrega-de-boletas\">\u003cem>Leer en español\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#ask\">Ask us: What do you want to know about voting in the Newsom recall election?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>California voters are currently faced with a recall election to decide whether Gavin Newsom will be replaced as governor of this state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All registered voters should already have received a ballot in the mail. And while Election Day is Tuesday, Sept. 14, you also have several options to cast your ballot early.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11885679/how-to-fill-out-your-recall-ballot-and-how-to-correct-a-mistake#missingballot\">\u003cstrong>Haven’t received your ballot yet? What to do\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>A reminder: If a majority of voters in this recall election says “yes” to recalling Newsom, he will be removed from office, and whichever replacement candidate gets the most votes will become governor of California for the rest of Newsom’s term, ending in January 2023.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re wondering where to drop off your completed mail-in ballot in the Bay Area, where you can vote early in person or how to find your polling place for Election Day, read on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re concerned you might have made a mistake when filling out your ballot, read \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11885679/how-to-fill-out-your-recall-ballot-and-how-to-correct-a-mistake\">our guide to addressing common errors on your ballot \u003cem>before\u003c/em> you mail it \u003c/a>— and find out how to get a fresh ballot or vote in person if you’ve really messed up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Skip straight to: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#find\">How to find my early voting site or ballot drop-off location\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#county\">How to find my polling place for Election Day\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>Can I mail my ballot through the Postal Service?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Yes, you can mail your completed ballot via the U.S. Postal Service at any regular collection box. The envelope is postage paid, so it doesn’t require a stamp, and it’ll be counted as long as it’s postmarked by Election Day (Sept. 14) and arrives at the registrar’s office by Sept. 21. Depending on where your nearest Postal Service collection box is located, this could be the most convenient option for you — especially if you don’t have the use of a car.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re planning to mail your ballot on Election Day, be \u003cem>very\u003c/em> sure that you don’t miss the last collection time for that specific mailbox, or that you’re not dropping it off at a post office that’s already closed. Doing this will mean your ballot is not postmarked on Election Day, and that your ballot won’t be counted when it reaches your county’s election office.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Can I drop off my ballot in a drop box or at a voting location?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Once you’ve completed your mail-in ballot, you can drop it off by hand at an official drop box or a voting location instead of mailing it via a U.S. Postal Service collection box. \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#find\">Find your nearest drop box or voting location\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"#find\">.\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few reasons you might prefer to hand-deliver your completed ballot:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Peace of mind\u003c/strong>: There’s a satisfaction that comes with knowing your ballot should now travel straight to your county elections office, rather than having to go through the Postal Service collection and sorting process for delivery.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Timing\u003c/strong>: If Election Day is drawing near, using a drop box or a voting location to drop off your ballot directly is the best way to be sure it’ll reach your county elections office in time to be counted.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Assistance\u003c/strong>: If you drop off your ballot at a voting location during opening hours, and you have a few lingering questions about your ballot or the process, chances are good that you’ll find someone there to help answer your questions in person.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Regardless of how you deliver it, you can \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">sign up to track your ballot’s progress with the “Where’s My Ballot?” online tool\u003c/a>, and be reassured that it’s on its way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11841859\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11841859 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Hand holding ballot drops it in red cardboard ballot box\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco resident drops off a mail-in ballot at a voting center near City Hall on Oct. 6, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>I want to vote in person. When is early voting available in the Bay Area?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Now! As of Aug. 16, in-person voting is available at every county registrar’s office in the Bay Area. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\">Find your county registrar’s office and opening hours.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More early voting locations will open across the Bay Area starting Sept. 4. \u003ca href=\"#find\">Find where to vote early in your county.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember: If you’d like to cast a ballot in person, it’s a good idea to bring the blank ballot you were mailed along with you. This is because some counties are able to cancel your mail-in ballot remotely, to ensure nobody can vote twice, but other counties will require you to vote provisionally if you don’t bring your blank mail-in ballot along.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Provisional votes are subject to extra checks — that you’re actually registered to vote in California, or that you didn’t already complete and mail your ballot — and this extra layer of confirmation takes time. It means that your vote will eventually be counted, though it might not be tallied \u003cem>on\u003c/em> Election Day itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deadline to \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/\">register online to vote in the recall \u003c/a>is Aug. 30. But if you miss that deadline, don’t worry: You can still register afterward at one of these early voting locations via what’s called \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg\">same-day voter registration\u003c/a> (also known as conditional voter registration). You can fill out and submit your ballot then and there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to voter registration, many voting locations also offer replacement ballots, accessible voting machines and language assistance for voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11844740\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11844740\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45568_007_KQED_SanFrancisco_VotingCenter_10302020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45568_007_KQED_SanFrancisco_VotingCenter_10302020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45568_007_KQED_SanFrancisco_VotingCenter_10302020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45568_007_KQED_SanFrancisco_VotingCenter_10302020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45568_007_KQED_SanFrancisco_VotingCenter_10302020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45568_007_KQED_SanFrancisco_VotingCenter_10302020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ophelia Williams and her brother Leopold Parker do a final check of their mail-in ballots before turning them in at the San Francisco Voting Center near City Hall on Oct. 30, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"find\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>How can I find my early voting site or ballot drop-off?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Visit the \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">State of California lookup tool\u003c/a>, where you will …\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Enter your county — adding your city or ZIP code will give more localized results, but it’s optional.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Check the “Early Voting” and/or “Drop Off Location” boxes.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Hit “Search” to see all of the early voting and drop-off locations in that area.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>If you’re choosing to vote early in your county, remember that voting hours may differ by location, which may not be open every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"county\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>Where can I vote in person on Election Day?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you live in San Francisco, Contra Costa, Marin, Solano or Sonoma counties, you can only vote at your assigned polling place (or \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\">your county registrar’s office\u003c/a>, which is open now for voting).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you live in Alameda, Napa, Santa Clara or San Mateo counties, you can vote at any voting location, including your county registrar’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place\">find your polling place through the state’s lookup tool\u003c/a>, although please note that this information will only become available closer to Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re hoping to vote in person, be sure to check your mail-in ballot well before Election Day to see where you can vote, and whether you’ve been assigned a specific polling place. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11887042/eleccion-revocatoria-contra-newsom-encuentre-su-lugar-de-votacion-anticipada-o-su-lugar-de-entrega-de-boletas\">\u003cem>Leer en español\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#ask\">Ask us: What do you want to know about voting in the Newsom recall election?\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>California voters are currently faced with a recall election to decide whether Gavin Newsom will be replaced as governor of this state.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All registered voters should already have received a ballot in the mail. And while Election Day is Tuesday, Sept. 14, you also have several options to cast your ballot early.\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11885679/how-to-fill-out-your-recall-ballot-and-how-to-correct-a-mistake#missingballot\">\u003cstrong>Haven’t received your ballot yet? What to do\u003c/strong>\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>A reminder: If a majority of voters in this recall election says “yes” to recalling Newsom, he will be removed from office, and whichever replacement candidate gets the most votes will become governor of California for the rest of Newsom’s term, ending in January 2023.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re wondering where to drop off your completed mail-in ballot in the Bay Area, where you can vote early in person or how to find your polling place for Election Day, read on.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And if you’re concerned you might have made a mistake when filling out your ballot, read \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11885679/how-to-fill-out-your-recall-ballot-and-how-to-correct-a-mistake\">our guide to addressing common errors on your ballot \u003cem>before\u003c/em> you mail it \u003c/a>— and find out how to get a fresh ballot or vote in person if you’ve really messed up.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>Skip straight to: \u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#find\">How to find my early voting site or ballot drop-off location\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#county\">How to find my polling place for Election Day\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003ch3>Can I mail my ballot through the Postal Service?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Yes, you can mail your completed ballot via the U.S. Postal Service at any regular collection box. The envelope is postage paid, so it doesn’t require a stamp, and it’ll be counted as long as it’s postmarked by Election Day (Sept. 14) and arrives at the registrar’s office by Sept. 21. Depending on where your nearest Postal Service collection box is located, this could be the most convenient option for you — especially if you don’t have the use of a car.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re planning to mail your ballot on Election Day, be \u003cem>very\u003c/em> sure that you don’t miss the last collection time for that specific mailbox, or that you’re not dropping it off at a post office that’s already closed. Doing this will mean your ballot is not postmarked on Election Day, and that your ballot won’t be counted when it reaches your county’s election office.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Can I drop off my ballot in a drop box or at a voting location?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Once you’ve completed your mail-in ballot, you can drop it off by hand at an official drop box or a voting location instead of mailing it via a U.S. Postal Service collection box. \u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#find\">Find your nearest drop box or voting location\u003c/a>\u003ca href=\"#find\">.\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>A few reasons you might prefer to hand-deliver your completed ballot:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Peace of mind\u003c/strong>: There’s a satisfaction that comes with knowing your ballot should now travel straight to your county elections office, rather than having to go through the Postal Service collection and sorting process for delivery.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Timing\u003c/strong>: If Election Day is drawing near, using a drop box or a voting location to drop off your ballot directly is the best way to be sure it’ll reach your county elections office in time to be counted.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003cstrong>Assistance\u003c/strong>: If you drop off your ballot at a voting location during opening hours, and you have a few lingering questions about your ballot or the process, chances are good that you’ll find someone there to help answer your questions in person.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Regardless of how you deliver it, you can \u003ca href=\"https://california.ballottrax.net/voter/\">sign up to track your ballot’s progress with the “Where’s My Ballot?” online tool\u003c/a>, and be reassured that it’s on its way.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11841859\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11841859 size-full\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"Hand holding ballot drops it in red cardboard ballot box\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45273_002_KQED_ElectionStockPhotos_JoshYule_10062020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A San Francisco resident drops off a mail-in ballot at a voting center near City Hall on Oct. 6, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>I want to vote in person. When is early voting available in the Bay Area?\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Now! As of Aug. 16, in-person voting is available at every county registrar’s office in the Bay Area. \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\">Find your county registrar’s office and opening hours.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>More early voting locations will open across the Bay Area starting Sept. 4. \u003ca href=\"#find\">Find where to vote early in your county.\u003c/a>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Remember: If you’d like to cast a ballot in person, it’s a good idea to bring the blank ballot you were mailed along with you. This is because some counties are able to cancel your mail-in ballot remotely, to ensure nobody can vote twice, but other counties will require you to vote provisionally if you don’t bring your blank mail-in ballot along.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Provisional votes are subject to extra checks — that you’re actually registered to vote in California, or that you didn’t already complete and mail your ballot — and this extra layer of confirmation takes time. It means that your vote will eventually be counted, though it might not be tallied \u003cem>on\u003c/em> Election Day itself.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The deadline to \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/\">register online to vote in the recall \u003c/a>is Aug. 30. But if you miss that deadline, don’t worry: You can still register afterward at one of these early voting locations via what’s called \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration/same-day-reg\">same-day voter registration\u003c/a> (also known as conditional voter registration). You can fill out and submit your ballot then and there.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In addition to voter registration, many voting locations also offer replacement ballots, accessible voting machines and language assistance for voters.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_11844740\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" style=\"max-width: 1920px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-11844740\" src=\"https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45568_007_KQED_SanFrancisco_VotingCenter_10302020-qut.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45568_007_KQED_SanFrancisco_VotingCenter_10302020-qut.jpg 1920w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45568_007_KQED_SanFrancisco_VotingCenter_10302020-qut-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45568_007_KQED_SanFrancisco_VotingCenter_10302020-qut-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45568_007_KQED_SanFrancisco_VotingCenter_10302020-qut-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2020/10/RS45568_007_KQED_SanFrancisco_VotingCenter_10302020-qut-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ophelia Williams and her brother Leopold Parker do a final check of their mail-in ballots before turning them in at the San Francisco Voting Center near City Hall on Oct. 30, 2020. \u003ccite>(Beth LaBerge/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"find\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>How can I find my early voting site or ballot drop-off?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Visit the \u003ca href=\"https://caearlyvoting.sos.ca.gov/\">State of California lookup tool\u003c/a>, where you will …\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>Enter your county — adding your city or ZIP code will give more localized results, but it’s optional.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Check the “Early Voting” and/or “Drop Off Location” boxes.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Hit “Search” to see all of the early voting and drop-off locations in that area.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>If you’re choosing to vote early in your county, remember that voting hours may differ by location, which may not be open every day.\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>\u003ca id=\"county\">\u003c/a>\u003cstrong>Where can I vote in person on Election Day?\u003c/strong>\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>If you live in San Francisco, Contra Costa, Marin, Solano or Sonoma counties, you can only vote at your assigned polling place (or \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\">your county registrar’s office\u003c/a>, which is open now for voting).\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you live in Alameda, Napa, Santa Clara or San Mateo counties, you can vote at any voting location, including your county registrar’s office.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>You can \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/polling-place\">find your polling place through the state’s lookup tool\u003c/a>, although please note that this information will only become available closer to Election Day.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If you’re hoping to vote in person, be sure to check your mail-in ballot well before Election Day to see where you can vote, and whether you’ve been assigned a specific polling place. And again, remember: Even if you live in a county that assigns you a particular polling place, you can still vote any time starting now through Election Day at \u003ca href=\"https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voting-resources/county-elections-offices\">your county registrar’s office\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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"content": "\u003cp>California Republicans were \u003ca href=\"https://abcnews.go.com/Archives/video/oct-2003-schwarzenegger-wins-election-9107297\">ecstatic in 2003\u003c/a> when voters ousted Democratic Gov. Gray Davis and replaced him with a Republican movie star: Arnold Schwarzenegger.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Since his reelection in 2006, no Republican has won statewide office in California, a slump the state GOP hopes to break in next month's gubernatorial recall election.[pullquote align=\"right\" size=\"medium\" citation=\"Sam Blakeslee, former state assemblyman\"]'A lot of Republicans were aghast and deeply confused because they literally thought they had voted for and had one type of governor at the top of the ticket and woke up the next day and found out he was someone altogether different.'[/pullquote]Yet a review of Schwarzenegger's two-term record is decidedly mixed when it comes to both Republican power and priorities. Since his recall win in 2003, the GOP's share of the electorate has shrunk from 35% to 24%, and Democrats now control a supermajority of the state Legislature. Meanwhile, some of Schwarzenegger's signature policy achievements — including on climate change and political reform — remain unpopular with many Republicans.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But at the beginning, says former Schwarzenegger communications director Rob Stutzman, even those who hadn't voted for the movie star were excited.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cb>\"\u003c/b>I wouldn't say the Republican party completely coalesced around him [during the recall campaign],\" Stutzman said. \"But Schwarzenegger captured the imagination — even beyond Republicans — of the potential of him. And once he was governor, the party did consolidate around him for quite a while.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It wasn't just Davis’s unpopularity or Schwarzenegger’s Hollywood status that propelled the actor and former pro bodybuilder to victory in 2003. Schwarzenegger capitalized on his position as an outsider — promising to blow up boxes and upend business as usual in Sacramento. He pledged to repeal the so-called car tax and balance the state’s budget, but not raise other taxes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Looking back, though, political insiders say the excitement was palpable among the broader political community when Schwarzenegger first arrived in Sacramento.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"It's kind of hard to imagine the enthusiasm that everyone felt having someone like Gov. 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But one year later, his effort to go around the state Legislature with another series of ballot measures was crushed by organized labor, which unleashed a ferocious opposition campaign. Voters resoundingly rejected Schwarzenegger's package that, among other things, would have curbed state spending and weakened public employee unions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After losing that ballot fight, Schwarzenegger brought more powerful, experienced Democrats into his administration — \u003ca href=\"https://capitolweekly.net/schwarzenegger-picks-key-davis-aide-susan-kennedy-as-new-chief-of-staff-sparking-anger-among-some-republicans/\">including a new chief of staff\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Well, that was the point when a lot of Republicans broke with Schwarzenegger,\" said Blakeslee, who noted that the former governor didn't just have Democratic advisers — he actually listened to them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Arnold embraced their perspective,\" he said. \"And a lot of Republicans were aghast and deeply confused because they literally thought they had voted for and had one type of governor at the top of the ticket and woke up the next day and found out he was someone altogether different.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Budget fights with both parties in the state Legislature would color Schwarzenegger’s entire tenure —but another former Republican Assembly leader during that time, Connie Conway, said she saw his willingness to listen to all sides as one of his major strengths.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Conway credits Schwarzenegger for raising up the voices of minority Republicans during budget negotiations.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I always appreciated the fact that I feel that Gov. 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I'd feel less shame, less regret, less erosion of myself if it were.'[/pullquote]Reinhardt's victim impact statement, which she read aloud in Napa County Superior Court last week, came after a long list of prominent, politically connected San Franciscans — including the head of a domestic violence shelter and a former city police chief — had continued to back Ballard in a separate but related family court proceeding.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But Reinhardt, who filed for divorce shortly after the Napa incident and who agreed to the plea deal — which calls for Ballard to stay away from their two young children for six years — says he is too dangerous to be near them.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"For those who know me, you know that being up here today is one of the most frightening things I have ever done,\" Reinhardt told the court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I lost my way in our relationship and allowed Nate to do unspeakable things to me,\" she said. \"I know that Nate, who earns a substantial living as a public relations expert, is a master spin doctor and would have the court, the public, and probation believe this was a one-time event. I'd feel less shame, less regret, less erosion of myself if it were.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She had a purpose in finally speaking out.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I am here for our safety and for our protection from Nathan Ballard,\" Reinhardt said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Her version of events is dramatically different from Ballard's.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ballard — the former press secretary for Newsom while he was mayor, a former San Francisco deputy city attorney and a former city police union spokesperson — has for months told his side of the story, featuring apologies and explanations that a long-running struggle with alcohol use disorder swayed his behavior. He even, at one point, claimed he fell asleep on his child, countering his wife's accusation that he grabbed a pillow and used his entire body's weight to smother their daughter's face.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The allegations made against me by Mara are mostly false, and the remainder are grossly exaggerated,\" Ballard told KQED on Tuesday, in a written statement. \"I never harmed my daughter, and I never would have agreed to any settlement that required me to say that I did.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I refuse to be sidelined by regrets,\" Ballard added. \"We all fall down sometimes. It is getting back up that matters most.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His talk garnered goodwill from allies — including former San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr, former San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell and the executive director of domestic violence help organization La Casa de las Madres, Kathy Black — who sang his praises in a legal fashion, \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21048384-nathan-ballard-mitigation-letters-march-1-redacted?responsive=1&title=1\">filing attestations to his good character in court\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They repeatedly told the court they could not imagine him doing the things his wife claims.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All throughout, Reinhardt, 37, mostly kept her point of view between herself and law enforcement authorities. Reinhardt is a Pilates instructor — and, by her own admission, doesn't have the same skill with words as Ballard, who has made a living spinning stories to his clients' advantage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reinhardt broke her silence by recounting her version of events in the public statement she read aloud in court last Thursday. KQED obtained a transcript of her account, which was submitted to the court but is not a publicly available document. KQED verified the transcription's veracity with Reinhardt's attorney, Amanda Bevins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the 2,600-word statement, Reinhardt alleged Ballard isolated her from friends and family for years and had physically harmed their children before, to the point where they cower in fear when they see any black Tesla on the street, the same car he drives. Their daughter still wakes in the night confused and crying, and often says she cannot breathe at bedtime, Reinhardt said, indicating ongoing trauma from the pillow-smothering incident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The statement also alleges Ballard, who has made a career representing businesses like the NFL and the Golden State Warriors, made an anti-Black racist comment in the course of trying to control the clients he'd allow Reinhardt to take.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reinhardt declined to comment to KQED, instead opting to let her testimony stand for itself. The names of their children, ages 3 and 5, have been redacted by KQED from her testimony and will not be used, for their protection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"#statement\">Read Reinhardt's full victim impact statement.\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Mara Reinhardt recorded herself re-reading her victim impact statement, and shared that recording with KQED. KQED has bleeped out the moments where Reinhardt mentions her children's names. \u003cstrong>Warning: This recording contains graphic descriptions of alleged violent domestic abuse and disturbing language.\u003c/strong> Listen:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"https://omny.fm/shows/kqed-segmented-audio/mara-reinhardt-reads-her-victim-impact-statement/embed?style=artwork\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Mara Reinhardt Reads Her Victim Impact Statement\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#resources\">Skip to: Resources for survivors of domestic violence\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Not the first time\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Ballard's defense against Reinhardt's accusations boils down to this: He says the pillow-smothering incident was isolated, due to his alcohol use disorder and exacerbated by the death of his father, and that he is now in a recovery program to heal himself. He denies he assaulted his daughter. He submitted letters from various recovery program staff and logs of his time in such programs, and swore he would one day be a new man.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In public and to the Napa County court, Ballard has repeatedly denied his wife's version of events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I will say I am not proud of the way I conducted myself that evening. Mara and I both drank too much,\" Ballard told the court in filings. \"That said, I adamantly deny hurting [my daughter] that evening or at any previous time.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I am actively engaged in a daily program of recovery,\" he told KQED on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in her statement, Reinhardt said the Oct. 17, 2020, incident was a clear attack, and that it wasn't the first time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His dark moods were not \"an aberration, as he would have everyone believe,\" she said. His attacks, \"had nothing to do with his father or with alcohol.\" Reinhardt said Ballard would behave this way even when sober.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This is who he is,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Mara Reinhardt\"]'He told me I was a disgusting c*** and that training [pro athletes] would ruin his image. That people would think his wife is disgusting. He said that Black people are thugs and that they will rape me.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ballard allegedly cut Reinhardt off from friends and family. She said he \"isolated\" her, showing up unannounced when she was with friends or her sister and would \"stay until I left.\" At public events he would not allow her to go beyond his sight. Even when she went to the bathroom he would follow her and wait outside the door, she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reinhardt said Ballard also isolated her in regard to her career and their finances, having all financial correspondence sent to his office so she could not see it. She said he also dictated the clients she coached and forbade her to train professional athletes.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"He told me I was a disgusting cunt and that training them would ruin his image,\" she wrote. \"That people would think his wife is disgusting. He said that Black people are thugs and that they will rape me.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Part of Ballard's career in public life involves attending parties with politicos, making face time with the wealthy and powerful. His website lists the Golden State Warriors, a \u003ca href=\"https://www.levisstadium.com/2016/02/super-bowl-50-becomes-most-watched-program-in-tv-history/\">Super Bowl 50 event hosted by the late Mayor Ed Lee\u003c/a>, and former Sen. John Kerry as past clients. He served on a board for \u003ca href=\"https://therepproject.org/\">The Representation Project\u003c/a>, started by Jennifer Siebel Newsom. As recently as last week he was \u003ca href=\"https://www.registercitizen.com/news/article/Some-California-prison-workers-ordered-to-get-16401824.php\">quoted in a news story\u003c/a> on behalf of one of his clients, the California Correctional Peace Officer's Association, the union that represents state prison officers.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>It was at San Francisco's frequent galas, balls and various shindigs that he made the connections that kept his name on the lips of the state's power players.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reinhardt was told by Ballard she would need to attend these events regularly or \"suffer the consequences,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I would have to go and sing his praises only to come home [and] have him be angry and abusive,\" she said. \"He would try to make me [have] sex and if I refused, I was scared he would punish me or my kids. I would lock myself in their room to hide from Nate.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Life with Ballard was unpredictable, she told the court. She lived in fear of Nate's moods and \"wrath.\" He would also make comments about their daughter that Reinhardt described as \"disgusting and creepy.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The men are going to love her,\" Reinhardt recounted Ballard saying.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She left their home countless times fearing for her safety, and the safety of her children. She became numb to him, she said, and stayed in their marriage for fear of what he would do to their children if she ever were to leave. When their now 5-year-old daughter was 6 months old, Reinhardt said Ballard told her that if she left him, \"he would kill me and kill [our daughter].\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"From that moment, I felt trapped,\" she wrote.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[aside postID=news_11807639 hero='https://ww2.kqed.org/app/uploads/sites/10/2020/03/004_KQED_DomesticAbuse_StagedPhoto_03232020_9827-1038x576.jpg']\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>'Narcissistic, sociopathic fury'\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Until Ballard's sentencing last week, Reinhardt had never publicly spoken about the alleged assault of Oct. 17, 2020, nor of Ballard's public defense of his actions.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reinhardt and her children were staying at the Carneros Resort and Spa in Napa, and Ballard arrived a bit later the same day. \"He showed up with a look in his eye that I had seen many times before,\" Reinhardt said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>She expected his behavior to escalate.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reinhardt spent the afternoon and evening trying to calm Ballard down. He called her \"a cunt, a bitch, a whore as his words and body language became more vile, aggressive, erratic, and scary,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But, Reinhardt said, \"this was not an argument that got out of hand.\" Instead, it was one of his familiar and unprovoked rages.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ballard has previously said he fell asleep on top of his daughter, a claim he supports with a comment his daughter made to a Napa County detective that she thought she heard him snoring. Reinhardt countered that this story emerged only because she actively tried to shield her daughter from the truth by telling her that the attack was an instance of Ballard becoming sick with COVID, and that they stayed locked in a bedroom to \"keep away from his germs.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"This is what I told her to protect her and explain a big scary thing,\" she said. \"It's not because it was anywhere close to what she truly knew had happened.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Instead, Reinhardt said, what happened was this: Ballard, shouting and in a rage, shoved Reinhardt into a glass door.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"There is no doubt in my mind that in the final charge towards me, as he had his hands in the air aimed at my neck, that Nate would have killed me that night,\" she said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>He wasn't finished. Next, Ballard, whom Reinhardt described as a strong, 200-plus-pound man, \"fortified by a narcissistic, sociopathic fury and an unprovoked, blind irrational rage I knew all too well,\" attacked their daughter, shouting and hurling profanities, calling their daughter a \"cunt and a bitch.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reinhardt saw her daughter lying in bed, her arms flailing, as Ballard held a large pillow on top of her. He leaned on the pillow with his full weight, Reinhardt said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"What I didn't know was whether I would be able to pull him off of [my daughter] before she stopped breathing,\" Reinhardt said. \"He could have killed her and had I not been there, there is no doubt in my mind that he would have.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reinhardt said she used all of her strength to push Ballard off their daughter. They escaped to another bedroom where the other child, then 3 years old, was sleeping, and locked the door.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>While the arrival of police brought an end to that particular nightmare, the public relations barrage would soon begin.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[pullquote size=\"medium\" align=\"right\" citation=\"Nate Ballard\"]'If Mara had taken the stand and made these allegations under oath, we would have destroyed her credibility with mountains of documentary evidence and contradictory statements. But destroying Mara’s credibility would have done little to restore my reputation, so I chose to settle the case and move on.'[/pullquote]\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>SF politicos stand up for Ballard\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://web.archive.org/web/20190514173239/https://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/inside-men\">A profile of Ballard in \"San Francisco\" magazine's \"Power Issue\"\u003c/a> from December 2016 described him as a \"preeminent media whisperer\" who represents a \"veritable Yellow Pages of powerful clients.\" He's frequently quoted by the press as an insider with intimate knowledge of Gov. Gavin Newsom, whom he represented when Newsom was mayor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet his actions in October took a toll. In court documents, Ballard claims his $10 million public relations agency \"collapsed overnight.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His clients? They \"fled,\" he told the court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But his agency's collapse didn't stop him from tapping some of those friends in high places to help him. More than 40 friends (and some family) wrote mitigation letters in his defense, asking the family court for leniency. That proceeding was separate from the ongoing Napa County criminal court case, but was related as it dealt with the custody of their children, and was legally intertwined.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"On a personal level, I would say I know him very well and Nate has shown me that he is a good and decent human being,\" \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21048384-nathan-ballard-mitigation-letters-march-1-redacted?responsive=1&title=1\">wrote Kathy Black\u003c/a>, the more-than-20-year executive director of La Casa de las Madres, a domestic violence support group in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.lacasa.org/\">The organization\u003c/a> provides a 24-hour hotline to domestic abuse survivors, domestic abuse prevention education, and long-term support services. The organization's stated mission is to \"stand for a safer San Francisco.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In her defense of Ballard, Black wrote that \"over that [sic] last two decades, Nate has become a trusted friend, strategist, and ally to La Casa,\" adding, \"While I cannot speak to this case and its very serious allegations, I just do not believe that it is in Nate's nature to hurt anyone — period.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr also wrote in defense of Ballard, saying, \"In our many conversations about life, relationships, and family, what couldn't be any clearer is his love for his kids. He is a devoted father.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ballard has previously represented the police officers' union as a spokesperson, defending Suhr's police force in the public sphere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Suhr added, \"I will not comment on Nate's current criminal case in your county as I know nothing more about it other that [sic] what I've read in the papers. I can and will say I don't believe for a minute that it is in Nate to ever hurt anyone; and it is inconceivable to me that he could ever hurt a child.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Nate,\" Suhr wrote, \"is a good man.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ballard's mitigation letters include other movers and shakers:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11140354/s-f-police-union-announces-breakdown-in-use-of-force-negotiations\">Martin Halloran\u003c/a>, past president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Former San Francisco Mayor \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Mark-Farrell-says-brief-tenure-as-SF-mayor-will-12541019.php\">Mark Farrell\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.davisenterprise.com/news/local/sunday-best/breaking-barriers-for-prieto-its-all-about-hard-work/\">Ramona Prieto\u003c/a>, retired California Highway Patrol deputy commissioner\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Former San Francisco Supervisor \u003ca href=\"https://sfbos.org/former-supervisor-michela-alioto-pier-district-2\">Michela Alioto-Pier\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-garvey-76033956/\">Erin Garvey\u003c/a>, senior director of operations communications at PG&E\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sf-fire.org/people/tom-oconnor\">Tom O'Connor\u003c/a>, past president of San Francisco Fire Fighters Local 798\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://therepproject.org/our-board/joanna-rees/\">Joanna Rees\u003c/a>, managing partner at market creation company West and board member of The Representation Project\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Reinhardt's attorney, Amanda Bevins, was a partner in a Danville law firm for 18 years and said she often represented wealthy and well-connected clients. Still, she told KQED, the level of support Ballard garnered from influential people, considering the allegations against him, was \"unusual.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The letters stink of cronyism and everything that is wrong with the 'rich white boy' politics of San Francisco,\" Bevins said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In announcing the verdict against Ballard, Napa County Deputy District Attorney Kecia Lind said it's common for high-profile abusers to use their prestige in the community to their advantage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The abuser uses their prominence to intimidate and further control their victims,\" Lind said. \"[T]hreatening to use their power to continue the abuse and assassination of character of the victims are features used to deflect personal responsibility and accountability for their wrongdoing. The Napa County District Attorney’s Office amplifies the voices of survivors, and this brave survivor refuses to be cowed by continued bullying or minimization of criminal behavior.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ballard told KQED on Tuesday he could have \"destroyed\" Reinhardt's credibility if he had not chosen to settle the case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If Mara had taken the stand and made these allegations under oath, we would have destroyed her credibility with mountains of documentary evidence and contradictory statements,\" Ballard wrote. \"But destroying Mara’s credibility would have done little to restore my reputation, so I chose to settle the case and move on.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seeing prominent people in power defend her former husband strikes fear in Reinhardt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Nate always makes sure that everyone knows that he is highly connected to powerful people: The Governor, The Vice President, various Congressmen and Women, Senators, Mayors, SF Police Chief, District Attorneys, many more people of influence in both the political and private world,\" Reinhardt said in her statement. \"He was written up as one of the 10 most powerful people in San Francisco. He never let me forget it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Notably, in order for Reinhardt to secure an agreement from Ballard to not see their children for six years, she agreed to withdraw a domestic violence restraining order she had filed after the assault, and to take the unusual step of sealing the declaration attached to the order's petition. Without the information from that declaration being in the public sphere, Ballard has more ability to control the narrative — a tactic Reinhardt says she knows all too well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agreement to withdraw the restraining order and seal Reinhardt's declaration was \"totally motivated\" by Ballard's own desire to protect his image, Bevins alleges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Long after we leave here today,\" Reinhardt said, \"I know that Nate will spend his life trying to spin yet another story, to destroy me, the children, and most likely anyone associated with this case.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In two years, the family law court may consider allowing Ballard to have contact with his two young children again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca id=\"statement\">\u003c/a>Read Mara Reinhardt's full victim impact statement, which she read aloud in Napa County Superior Court on Aug. 19:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"https://embed.documentcloud.org/documents/21048306-victim-impact-statement-redacted/?embed=1&responsive=1&title=1\" title=\"victim-impact-statement-redacted (Hosted by DocumentCloud)\" width=\"800\" height=\"905\" style=\"border: 1px solid #aaa; width: 100%; height: 800px; height: calc(100vh - 100px);\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-forms allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Resources for survivors of domestic violence\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Have you been or are you being harmed by domestic violence? Find help via these resources, in the Bay Area and beyond:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://centerfordomesticpeace.org/\">Center for Domestic Peace\u003c/a>: Call their 24/7 English-Spanish hotline at (415) 924-6616. Shelter requests are handled via this number, as are appointments for legal advocacy services.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.roclinic.org/\">Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic\u003c/a>: CROC provides free legal services to domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking survivors: (415) 969-6711.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://fvlc.org/\">Family Violence Law Center\u003c/a>: Call (800) 947-8301 for legal services as well as 24-hour crisis intervention and support.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.lacasa.org/\">La Casa de las Madres\u003c/a>: For support, resources and safety planning, call their 24/7 hotline at (877) 503-1850. You can also contact them via text at (415) 200-3575.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.thehotline.org/\">The National Domestic Violence Hotline\u003c/a>: Call (800) 799-7233, or (800) 799-7233 for TTY, or if you’re unable to speak safely, go online or text LOVEIS to 22522.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.standffov.org/\">STAND! For Families Free of Violence, Contra Costa County\u003c/a>: STAND's toll-free crisis line remains active 24 hours a day at (888) 215-5555.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.womaninc.org/\">WOMAN, Inc. (Women Organized to Make Abuse Nonexistent)\u003c/a>: Offers 24/7 support line services, remote counseling via Zoom, Google Hangouts and phone calls in English and Spanish at (877) 384-3578.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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It is getting back up that matters most.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His talk garnered goodwill from allies — including former San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr, former San Francisco Mayor Mark Farrell and the executive director of domestic violence help organization La Casa de las Madres, Kathy Black — who sang his praises in a legal fashion, \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21048384-nathan-ballard-mitigation-letters-march-1-redacted?responsive=1&title=1\">filing attestations to his good character in court\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>They repeatedly told the court they could not imagine him doing the things his wife claims.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>All throughout, Reinhardt, 37, mostly kept her point of view between herself and law enforcement authorities. Reinhardt is a Pilates instructor — and, by her own admission, doesn't have the same skill with words as Ballard, who has made a living spinning stories to his clients' advantage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reinhardt broke her silence by recounting her version of events in the public statement she read aloud in court last Thursday. KQED obtained a transcript of her account, which was submitted to the court but is not a publicly available document. KQED verified the transcription's veracity with Reinhardt's attorney, Amanda Bevins.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the 2,600-word statement, Reinhardt alleged Ballard isolated her from friends and family for years and had physically harmed their children before, to the point where they cower in fear when they see any black Tesla on the street, the same car he drives. Their daughter still wakes in the night confused and crying, and often says she cannot breathe at bedtime, Reinhardt said, indicating ongoing trauma from the pillow-smothering incident.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The statement also alleges Ballard, who has made a career representing businesses like the NFL and the Golden State Warriors, made an anti-Black racist comment in the course of trying to control the clients he'd allow Reinhardt to take.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Reinhardt declined to comment to KQED, instead opting to let her testimony stand for itself. The names of their children, ages 3 and 5, have been redacted by KQED from her testimony and will not be used, for their protection.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca href=\"#statement\">Read Reinhardt's full victim impact statement.\u003c/a>\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Mara Reinhardt recorded herself re-reading her victim impact statement, and shared that recording with KQED. KQED has bleeped out the moments where Reinhardt mentions her children's names. \u003cstrong>Warning: This recording contains graphic descriptions of alleged violent domestic abuse and disturbing language.\u003c/strong> Listen:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"https://omny.fm/shows/kqed-segmented-audio/mara-reinhardt-reads-her-victim-impact-statement/embed?style=artwork\" width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"0\" title=\"Mara Reinhardt Reads Her Victim Impact Statement\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cstrong>\u003ca href=\"#resources\">Skip to: Resources for survivors of domestic violence\u003c/a>\u003c/strong>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Not the first time\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>Ballard's defense against Reinhardt's accusations boils down to this: He says the pillow-smothering incident was isolated, due to his alcohol use disorder and exacerbated by the death of his father, and that he is now in a recovery program to heal himself. He denies he assaulted his daughter. He submitted letters from various recovery program staff and logs of his time in such programs, and swore he would one day be a new man.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In public and to the Napa County court, Ballard has repeatedly denied his wife's version of events.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I will say I am not proud of the way I conducted myself that evening. Mara and I both drank too much,\" Ballard told the court in filings. \"That said, I adamantly deny hurting [my daughter] that evening or at any previous time.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"I am actively engaged in a daily program of recovery,\" he told KQED on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But in her statement, Reinhardt said the Oct. 17, 2020, incident was a clear attack, and that it wasn't the first time.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His dark moods were not \"an aberration, as he would have everyone believe,\" she said. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>SF politicos stand up for Ballard\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"http://web.archive.org/web/20190514173239/https://www.modernluxury.com/san-francisco/story/inside-men\">A profile of Ballard in \"San Francisco\" magazine's \"Power Issue\"\u003c/a> from December 2016 described him as a \"preeminent media whisperer\" who represents a \"veritable Yellow Pages of powerful clients.\" He's frequently quoted by the press as an insider with intimate knowledge of Gov. Gavin Newsom, whom he represented when Newsom was mayor.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Yet his actions in October took a toll. In court documents, Ballard claims his $10 million public relations agency \"collapsed overnight.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>His clients? They \"fled,\" he told the court.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But his agency's collapse didn't stop him from tapping some of those friends in high places to help him. More than 40 friends (and some family) wrote mitigation letters in his defense, asking the family court for leniency. That proceeding was separate from the ongoing Napa County criminal court case, but was related as it dealt with the custody of their children, and was legally intertwined.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"On a personal level, I would say I know him very well and Nate has shown me that he is a good and decent human being,\" \u003ca href=\"https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/21048384-nathan-ballard-mitigation-letters-march-1-redacted?responsive=1&title=1\">wrote Kathy Black\u003c/a>, the more-than-20-year executive director of La Casa de las Madres, a domestic violence support group in San Francisco.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003ca href=\"https://www.lacasa.org/\">The organization\u003c/a> provides a 24-hour hotline to domestic abuse survivors, domestic abuse prevention education, and long-term support services. The organization's stated mission is to \"stand for a safer San Francisco.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In her defense of Ballard, Black wrote that \"over that [sic] last two decades, Nate has become a trusted friend, strategist, and ally to La Casa,\" adding, \"While I cannot speak to this case and its very serious allegations, I just do not believe that it is in Nate's nature to hurt anyone — period.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Former San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr also wrote in defense of Ballard, saying, \"In our many conversations about life, relationships, and family, what couldn't be any clearer is his love for his kids. He is a devoted father.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ballard has previously represented the police officers' union as a spokesperson, defending Suhr's police force in the public sphere.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Suhr added, \"I will not comment on Nate's current criminal case in your county as I know nothing more about it other that [sic] what I've read in the papers. I can and will say I don't believe for a minute that it is in Nate to ever hurt anyone; and it is inconceivable to me that he could ever hurt a child.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Nate,\" Suhr wrote, \"is a good man.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ballard's mitigation letters include other movers and shakers:\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/11140354/s-f-police-union-announces-breakdown-in-use-of-force-negotiations\">Martin Halloran\u003c/a>, past president of the San Francisco Police Officers Association\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Former San Francisco Mayor \u003ca href=\"https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Mark-Farrell-says-brief-tenure-as-SF-mayor-will-12541019.php\">Mark Farrell\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.davisenterprise.com/news/local/sunday-best/breaking-barriers-for-prieto-its-all-about-hard-work/\">Ramona Prieto\u003c/a>, retired California Highway Patrol deputy commissioner\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>Former San Francisco Supervisor \u003ca href=\"https://sfbos.org/former-supervisor-michela-alioto-pier-district-2\">Michela Alioto-Pier\u003c/a>\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.linkedin.com/in/erin-garvey-76033956/\">Erin Garvey\u003c/a>, senior director of operations communications at PG&E\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://sf-fire.org/people/tom-oconnor\">Tom O'Connor\u003c/a>, past president of San Francisco Fire Fighters Local 798\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://therepproject.org/our-board/joanna-rees/\">Joanna Rees\u003c/a>, managing partner at market creation company West and board member of The Representation Project\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>Reinhardt's attorney, Amanda Bevins, was a partner in a Danville law firm for 18 years and said she often represented wealthy and well-connected clients. Still, she told KQED, the level of support Ballard garnered from influential people, considering the allegations against him, was \"unusual.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"The letters stink of cronyism and everything that is wrong with the 'rich white boy' politics of San Francisco,\" Bevins said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In announcing the verdict against Ballard, Napa County Deputy District Attorney Kecia Lind said it's common for high-profile abusers to use their prestige in the community to their advantage.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“The abuser uses their prominence to intimidate and further control their victims,\" Lind said. \"[T]hreatening to use their power to continue the abuse and assassination of character of the victims are features used to deflect personal responsibility and accountability for their wrongdoing. The Napa County District Attorney’s Office amplifies the voices of survivors, and this brave survivor refuses to be cowed by continued bullying or minimization of criminal behavior.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Ballard told KQED on Tuesday he could have \"destroyed\" Reinhardt's credibility if he had not chosen to settle the case.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If Mara had taken the stand and made these allegations under oath, we would have destroyed her credibility with mountains of documentary evidence and contradictory statements,\" Ballard wrote. \"But destroying Mara’s credibility would have done little to restore my reputation, so I chose to settle the case and move on.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Seeing prominent people in power defend her former husband strikes fear in Reinhardt.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Nate always makes sure that everyone knows that he is highly connected to powerful people: The Governor, The Vice President, various Congressmen and Women, Senators, Mayors, SF Police Chief, District Attorneys, many more people of influence in both the political and private world,\" Reinhardt said in her statement. \"He was written up as one of the 10 most powerful people in San Francisco. He never let me forget it.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Notably, in order for Reinhardt to secure an agreement from Ballard to not see their children for six years, she agreed to withdraw a domestic violence restraining order she had filed after the assault, and to take the unusual step of sealing the declaration attached to the order's petition. Without the information from that declaration being in the public sphere, Ballard has more ability to control the narrative — a tactic Reinhardt says she knows all too well.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The agreement to withdraw the restraining order and seal Reinhardt's declaration was \"totally motivated\" by Ballard's own desire to protect his image, Bevins alleges.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\"Long after we leave here today,\" Reinhardt said, \"I know that Nate will spend his life trying to spin yet another story, to destroy me, the children, and most likely anyone associated with this case.\"\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In two years, the family law court may consider allowing Ballard to have contact with his two young children again.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>\u003ca id=\"statement\">\u003c/a>Read Mara Reinhardt's full victim impact statement, which she read aloud in Napa County Superior Court on Aug. 19:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c!-- iframe plugin v.4.3 wordpress.org/plugins/iframe/ -->\u003cbr>\n\u003ciframe src=\"https://embed.documentcloud.org/documents/21048306-victim-impact-statement-redacted/?embed=1&responsive=1&title=1\" title=\"victim-impact-statement-redacted (Hosted by DocumentCloud)\" width=\"800\" height=\"905\" style=\"border: 1px solid #aaa; width: 100%; height: 800px; height: calc(100vh - 100px);\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-forms allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\" scrolling=\"yes\" class=\"iframe-class\" frameborder=\"0\">\u003c/iframe>\u003c/p>\n\u003ch3>Resources for survivors of domestic violence\u003c/h3>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>Have you been or are you being harmed by domestic violence? Find help via these resources, in the Bay Area and beyond:\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cul>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://centerfordomesticpeace.org/\">Center for Domestic Peace\u003c/a>: Call their 24/7 English-Spanish hotline at (415) 924-6616. Shelter requests are handled via this number, as are appointments for legal advocacy services.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.roclinic.org/\">Cooperative Restraining Order Clinic\u003c/a>: CROC provides free legal services to domestic violence, sexual assault and stalking survivors: (415) 969-6711.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://fvlc.org/\">Family Violence Law Center\u003c/a>: Call (800) 947-8301 for legal services as well as 24-hour crisis intervention and support.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.lacasa.org/\">La Casa de las Madres\u003c/a>: For support, resources and safety planning, call their 24/7 hotline at (877) 503-1850. You can also contact them via text at (415) 200-3575.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"https://www.thehotline.org/\">The National Domestic Violence Hotline\u003c/a>: Call (800) 799-7233, or (800) 799-7233 for TTY, or if you’re unable to speak safely, go online or text LOVEIS to 22522.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.standffov.org/\">STAND! For Families Free of Violence, Contra Costa County\u003c/a>: STAND's toll-free crisis line remains active 24 hours a day at (888) 215-5555.\u003c/li>\n\u003cli>\u003ca href=\"http://www.womaninc.org/\">WOMAN, Inc. (Women Organized to Make Abuse Nonexistent)\u003c/a>: Offers 24/7 support line services, remote counseling via Zoom, Google Hangouts and phone calls in English and Spanish at (877) 384-3578.\u003c/li>\n\u003c/ul>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\u003c/div>",
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