{
  "id": 3158292,
  "title": "California Judge Says Recalled Officials Are Unlawfully in Office",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/25/california-judge-says-recalled-officials-are-unlawfully-in-office",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-25T01:26:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The New York Times",
    "slug": "the-new-york-times",
    "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/24/us/avenal-california-recall-city-council.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The mayor and three other council members of Avenal, Calif., had refused to leave despite a certified vote by residents to recall them. They will now step down, a city official said.",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}