CA: Santa Ana's Controversial Recall Election Moves Forward
The recall election of Santa Ana Councilmember Jessie Lopez is moving forward despite 11th hour concerns raised by the OC Registrar of Voters, who found the wrong map was used in the recall process.
The Santa Ana police union is the principal financial backer of the recall campaign, spending hundreds of thousands on campaigning, but efforts to unseat Lopez are also supported by landlord and realtors associations opposed to her pro-rent control stance.
Police union-backed council members Phil Bacerra, David Penaloza and Mayor Valerie Amezcua on Monday refused to call off the special recall election, despite dozens of public speakers who called the recall undemocratic and illegal.
The result was a deadlocked vote at that night’s special meeting, convened in response to the validity issues raised last Thursday by the county’s top elections official.
https://voiceofoc.org/2023/10/santa-anas-controversial-recall-election-moves-forward/