{
  "id": 2144886,
  "title": "This California town booted out its leaders – what happens if they refuse to leave?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/this-california-town-booted-out-its-leaders-what-happens-if-they",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-20T13:00:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian US",
    "slug": "the-guardian-us",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/20/california-avenal-council-election-recall-crisis"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Avenal has been rocked by the council’s refusal to accept the results of a recall election – and the repercussions extend far beyond the Central Valley From the outside, the city of Avenal appears to embody every bit of its motto – an “oasis in the sun”. Approaching the community, passing through the dusty yellow hillsides of the Central Valley, Avenal emerges with a sudden burst of green on the…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}