California Gov. Gavin Newsom faces a recall election this week. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Gray Davis, who was removed as governor of California through a recall election in 2003.

California Gov. Gray Davis concedes defeat in Los Angeles after the recall election in October 2003. (Los Angeles Times) By Nicholas Goldberg Columnist . Sept. 15, 2021 3 AM PT .

The most head-scratching political puzzle in California has only one solution: Gray Davis. Perhaps paradoxically, Davis, the former governor who voters recalled in 2003, may be the most important ...

California officials set Oct. 7 as the date for a special ballot to decide whether to unseat Governor Gray Davis. After a report from Spencer Michels, Gwen Ifill discusses the impending recall ...

NPR's Ina Jaffe profiles California Gov. Gray Davis, the first statewide elected official ever to face a recall vote. Davis was re-elected last year by a five-point margin, but since then ...

Former California Gov. Gray Davis knew Dianne Feinstein almost as long as he's been in politics. From competitors vying for a US Senate seat, to colleagues working to make Californians lives ...

Former California governors Gray Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown pose for photograph after Gov. Gavin Newsom was sworn-in as California’s 40th governor during the inauguration at ...

Former California governors Gray Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown pose for photograph after Gov. Gavin Newsom was sworn-in as California’s 40th governor during the inauguration at ...

Former California governors Gray Davis, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jerry Brown pose for photograph after Gov. Gavin Newsom was sworn-in as California’s 40th governor during the inauguration at ...