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Illustration: Eniola Odetunde/AxiosA campaign to recall California Gov. Gavin Newson (D) is splitting some of Silicon Valley's biggest venture capitalists. Driving the news: Famed investor and San Francisco political player Ron Conway, along with 74 other tech and business leaders, have signed urging Californians to oppose the recall of the governor. What they're saying: "I took the lead along with other tech leaders to rally opposition to a recall because a distracting recall election is the last thing our state needs right now. Governor Newsom has made tough decisions to lead us through the pandemic, and we're finally starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. The vast majority of people in the tech community agree: replacing Governor Newsom with a Trump Republican, which is what this recall effort is really all about, would reverse our progress against COVID and would be bad for California."— Ron Conway The big picture: Some of the from investors and techies moving to cities like Austin and Miami are actually a rejection of California's Democratic-driven policies and politics.What's next: Organizers for the recall campaign say for verification by the March 17 deadline, though the state is not expected to release a final tally until late April. Escalating the GOP's push against Big Tech, Trump allies are targeting Biden nominees&nbsp;who worked for — or even advised — Apple, Amazon, Google or Facebook.Driving the news: The Center for American Restoration, a think tank formed by Trump-era Office of Management and Budget director Russ Vought, wrote a to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and Republican senators Friday urging them to reject nominees with Big Tech ties.Myanmar security forces on Saturday killed at least 90 people in anti-coup protests, several news agencies reported. Why it matters: It's the bloodiest day of protests since the overthrew the country's democratically elected government and comes as Myanmar’s military celebrates the annual Armed Forces Day holiday with a parade in the country's capital, Naypyidaw.Health: —&nbsp;Hospitals are still finds.Vaccines: U.S. sets administered in one day — —&nbsp;The game.States: Minnesota over 16 on March 30.Business: Amazon .World: Chinese officials .

Illustration: Eniola Odetunde/AxiosA campaign to recall California Gov. Gavin Newson (D) is splitting some of Silicon Valley's biggest venture capitalists. Driving the news: Famed investor and San Francisco political player Ron Conway, along with 74 other tech and business leaders, have signed urging Californians to oppose the recall of the governor. What they're saying: "I took the lead along with other tech leaders to rally opposition to a recall because a distracting recall election is the last thing our state needs right now. Governor Newsom has made tough decisions to lead us through...

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