Notations From the Grid (Mid-Week Edition): Out & About in America This Week

California Gov. Gavin Newsom rebuffs recall effort and keeps office COSTA MESA, California — California Gov. Gavin Newsom has easily survived an effort to recall him, thwarting an attempt to boot the Democrat from office early. Read the full story here.   California recall yields winners and losers beyond Newsom and Elder Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom was the winner of the California gubernatorial recall, with voters choosing by a wide margin to keep him in office despite critics' jabs that he bungled the state's COVID-19 pandemic response, let homelessness run amok, and had otherwise proved to be a failed leader. Read the full story here.