Convenience Big Store: Newsom recall election gains enough valid signatures

Newsom likely to face recall election as counties report over 1.5 million signatures – Today, California is getting another tally of the verified signatures supporting a recall election against Gov. Gavin Newsom. According to the Secretary of State's office, there are enough verified signatures as of Monday, and the verification process is still not complete yet as counties have until April 29 to verify the remaining signatures. There will now be a withdrawal period where people can retract their signatures. If the recall effort still has enough signatures by the end of the withdrawal period, the election will move into the next phase of the process. The costs of the recall election could come in at a staggering $400 million to taxpayers, according to the California Association of Clerks and Election Officials. However, officials with the recall campaign have suggested the cost to be much lower around $81 million. (Izzy Greenblatt, Giacomo Luca, ABC10)

Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine reauthorized for use. Who's using it again locally? – The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine was reauthorized for use again in the U.S. on April 23, after an 11-day pause following rare blood clots in a handful of patients. The vaccine was cleared on Monday for use again. Now that the J&J shot is once again an option, ABC10 called some of Northern California's local county health offices, as well as some of California's largest healthcare providers, to see when they will start re-administering it. Here is what they had to say. (Matthew Nuttle, ABC10)

LGBT Pride and Awareness: Celebrating International Lesbian Visibility Day – The LGBTQIA+ community, along with LGBTQIA+ supporters, celebrated International Lesbian Visibility on Monday. It is a global awareness campaign geared towards celebrating lesbians and showing solidarity with all LGBTQIA+ women and non binary people in all communities. The origin of International Lesbian Visibility Day is unclear. Since 2008, however, the LGBTQIA+ community has been recognizing Lesbian Visibility Day each year on April 26. (Kandace Redd, ABC10)

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DoorDash lowers prices DoorDash is launching lower-priced delivery options for U.S. restaurants, responding to criticism that the commissions it charges are too high for the struggling restaurant industry. (Associated Press)

SMILE

Mowing machine 11-year-old Isaac Olmsted from the Dallas, Penn. area is on the cutting edge when it comes to kindness. He has mowed dozens of lawns in the Dallas area for free for some special customers: elderly and disabled folks and veterans in need of lawn care. (Ryan Leckey, TEGNA)