The numbers appear to be in order to force a recall vote on California Governor Gavin Newsom. The supporters of the recall campaign already have more than enough signatures, but the number of valid signatures is yet to be determined.
The last recall vote, in 2003, turned out Gray Davis and replaced him with Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The players and reasons are different this time, and have been covered extensively at CalMatters by Ben Christopher and Emily Hoeven. They drop by to talk about the factors in the recall effort.