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David Fu recall, Arcadia, California (2025)
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An effort to recall District 1 City Council Member David Fu is underway in Arcadia, California.[1]
Recall supporters
Recall organizers cited the following reasons for Fu's recall on their website:[2]
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Corrupt. Chaotic. Dangerous. Arcadia cannot afford another year of David Fu’s reckless behavior. His pattern of retaliation, secrecy, and power-grabbing has created chaos in City Hall and damaged public trust. This recall is not politics. It is a necessary action to protect our community from a councilmember who has repeatedly shown he cannot be trusted. Arcadia deserves leadership that is stable, truthful, and accountable to the people. David Fu has given us the opposite. His conduct has embarrassed the city, undermined transparency, and placed personal ambition above the public good. We are standing up to restore integrity in Arcadia. Our neighborhoods, families, and local economy deserve real leadership, not self-serving drama. Why We Are Recalling David Fu Residents, business owners, and community leaders have seen enough. David Fu’s record includes:
Arcadia expects professionalism. Fu has delivered dysfunction. Our Commitment to Arcadia We are committed to restoring stability and honesty in local government. When this recall succeeds, our community will be able to elect representation that respects residents and puts Arcadia above personal power. We want leadership that listens, communicates clearly, and works with the community instead of attacking it. Our Priorities
For too long, David Fu’s actions have undermined public trust. From attempts to strip mayoral authority, to questionable decision-making, to chaos in City Hall, Arcadia residents have seen enough. Our community deserves a leader who listens, tells the truth, and respects the people who elected them. This recall is about protecting Arcadia’s future: our neighborhoods, our safety, our families, and our local economy. We need leadership that is stable, honest, and focused on results.[3] |
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Recall opponents
Fu issued the following statement on his website opposing the recall effort:[4]
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As your councilmember, my job is to do the right thing for our community. In this case, the right thing was to protest unprofessional, dishonest behavior by the Mayor. Now, a few people want to punish me for doing the right thing. Honesty, principle, respect for law: these are the reasons why you chose me to represent you. That’s why your police and fire fighters supported my campaign, and endorsed me as their candidate. This recall is fabricated by a former councilmember who desperately wants to regain power. It’s a cynical effort to undo the results of a fair election just one year ago. Please watch the August 26, 2025 City Council meeting online, and you can see that the recall is nothing but lies and misrepresentation. The public overwhelmingly supported the censure, as did every member of the council except the Mayor. Unfortunately, a handful of our neighbors and friends have been misled to support this baseless measure. Please look at the video reference page, if you want to see for yourself why the Mayor was censured, and the overwhelming evidence which supported the censure. Please support me. Our opponents are misleading and deceitful, and it takes a lot of direct outreach to tell Arcadia the truth about this baseless attack.[3] |
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Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in California
No specific grounds are required for recall in California. The recall process starts with a notice of intention to recall. The notice must be served to the officer whose recall is being sought as well as published in a newspaper of general circulation. The notice must then be filed with the relevant election office. Once the notice has been deemed sufficient by the election office, a petition must also be filed and approved by the election office. Once the petition is approved, it can be circulated. To get a recall on the ballot, supporters must collect signatures from registered voters in the jurisdiction. The number of signatures required is between 10% and 30% of registered voters in the jurisdiction, depending on the size of the jurisdiction. Jurisdictions with 1,000 registered voters or fewer require 30%, and jurisdictions with 100,000 or more registered voters require 10%. Charter cities can also set their own signature threshold. The amount of time allowed for the circulation of recall petitions also varies by the number of registered voters in a jurisdiction, between 40 and 160 days. Jurisdictions with fewer than 1,000 registered voters allow 40 days, and jurisdictions with more than 50,000 registered voters allow 160 days.[5]
Recall context
- See also: Ballotpedia's Recall Report
Ballotpedia covers recall efforts across the country for all state and local elected offices. A recall effort is considered official if the petitioning party has filed an official form, such as a notice of intent to recall, with the relevant election agency.
The chart below shows how many officials were included in recall efforts from 2012 to 2024 as well as how many of them defeated recall elections to stay in office and how many were removed from office in recall elections.
See also
- Ballotpedia's Recall Report
- Arcadia, California
- Recall campaigns in California
- Political recall efforts, 2025
- City council recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Hey SoCal, "Residents launch effort to recall Arcadia Councilman David Fu," accessed November 20, 2025
- ↑ Recall David Fu, "Home" accessed December 4, 2025
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ No Fu Recall 2026, "About" accessed December 4, 2025
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Recall Procedures Guide 2023," accessed October 16, 2023
