Sen. Josh Newman recall gains traction

The Buzz is the Register’s weekly political news column.
The recall of freshman state Sen. Josh Newman has gotten off to a strong start in making the ballot, with recall proponents announcing Friday, June 2, that they’d collected more than half of the 63,592 signatures needed in the first month of circulating petitions.
They have until Oct. 16 to finish the job, which would mean a November or December special recall election.
Recall proponents are upset with the Gov. Jerry Brown