California residents will vote September 14 on whether to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom, whose handling of the COVID-19 pandemic sparked fierce criticism from small businesses and the public. Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis called the election July 1, days after legislation was signed by Newsom to bypass a 30-day financial review of the recall. Eliminating that stage of the process allowed the recall timeline to accelerate; the election otherwise might have been called for October or November. Although the reasoning for an early election was not immediately known, recall supporters said they were skeptical about the date selected. “We’re just starting to see the tip of the iceberg,” Rescue California Campaign Manager Anne Dunsmore told The Epoch Times. “What’s striking about the new date is the risk that he’s taking. He must know that he’s in a lot of trouble.” Dunsmore said she suspects the early recall date is due to rising gas prices, drought conditions, and the approaching fire season. “We already know that …