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Eric Garcetti recall, Los Angeles, California (2020)
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An effort in Los Angeles, California, to recall Mayor Eric Garcetti was initiated in June 2019. Petitions were approved for circulation on October 25, 2019.[1] Petitioners needed to submit 315,724 valid signatures by February 6, 2020.[2][3] Recall organizers failed to submit enough signatures to put the recall on the ballot.[4]
Recall supporters
Resident Alexandra Datig organized the recall effort in response to homelessness in Los Angeles.[5] Datig stated that Garcetti had not done enough to address growing homelessness in the city. She wrote the following in the notice of intent to recall:
| “ | There are more than 36,000 people who are homeless in the City of Los Angeles. Numbers released by the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority via The Los Angeles Times on June 4th, 2019, show an increase of 16% in homelessness in the City of Los Angeles. According to The Los Angeles Times, there has been a 75% increase in homelessness in the past six years. According to City Controller Ron Galperin, since voters funded Measure HHH in 2017, with $1.2 billion for supportive housing, not one unit to house the homeless has been completed. This is a direct result of failed leadership at the top!
According to the Los Angeles County Department Medical Examiner-Coroner, more than 3,612 homeless men and women have died, with a total of 918 in 2018 alone. In the past year, the number of deaths among homeless women has more than doubled. The latest numbers also show an 8% spike in homeless adult youth, between the age of 18-24 (LAHSA). It is also reported by the Los Angeles Times more than 16,000 people in Los Angeles are living in his or her car. The voters and citizens of Los Angeles will not accept this type of failed, weak, lack of leadership. We hereby declare that all of the facts contained in this Statement of Reasons to recall Eric Garcetti are true.[6] |
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| —Alexandra Datig | ||
Recall opponents
Bill Carrick, a campaign consultant for Garcetti, responded to the filing of the recall effort in June. He said, "The mayor has invested time, effort, energy and focus to try and deal with what is a city crisis. To play games with a stunt-driven recall is just unfortunate."[7]
On June 11, 2019, prior to the recall effort, Garcetti issued a statement on homelessness in Los Angeles. He said he took responsibility for the issue and detailed current and future plans to address the problem.
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The office of Mayor Eric Garcetti also published a page on the mayor's office website addressing the issue of homelessness. Click here to visit that page.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in California
Recalls of local officials in California start with notices of intent to targeted officials. Each notice requires signatures from 10 city residents, the name of the targeted official, and reasoning for the recall that cannot exceed 200 words. A copy of the notice is delivered to the city clerk, who publishes the notice in at least three public places. Targeted officials have seven days following receipt of their notices to issue statements of defense. A recall petition can be circulated against each targeted official once the notice of intent is published.
Petitioners first filed a notice of intent to recall on June 28, 2019. The notice to recall was published on July 10, 2019, and Garcetti submitted his official response. The petition had not been approved for circulation before being withdrawn and replaced by a second filing on September 11, 2019.[8] The second filing of petitions was approved for circulation on October 25, 2019.[1]
The city charter in Los Angeles establishes a signature requirement equal to 15% of the registered voters in the city. Petitioners needed to submit 315,724 valid signatures by February 6, 2020.[2][3] Recall organizers failed to submit enough signatures to put the recall on the ballot.[4]
See also
- Recall campaigns in California
- Political recall efforts, 2020
- Political recall efforts, 2019
- Mayoral recalls
External links
- City of Los Angeles, California
- Office website of Mayor Eric Garcetti
- Mayor Eric Garcetti's office website on homelessness
- Official website of the committee to recall Eric Garcetti
- Official Facebook of the committee to recall Eric Garcetti
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Los Angeles City Clerk, "Status of Citizen Sponsered Initiative, Referendum, and Recall Petitions," accessed October 29, 2019
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 The Orange County Register, "Recall powers put to the test against Newsom, Garcetti," November 6, 2019
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 NBC Los Angeles, "Group Looking to Recall Garcetti Over Homelessness May Circulate Petition," November 2, 2019
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Los Angeles Times, "Mayor Garcetti safe from recall effort after campaign fails to get enough signatures," February 6, 2020
- ↑ Recall Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, "FILED Notice of Intent to Recall Mayor of Los Angeles Eric Garcetti with the Los Angeles City Clerk's Office Elections Division," accessed June 22, 2019
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ CBS Los Angeles, "Group Demands Recall Of Mayor Garcetti Over ‘Failed Leadership’ On LA Homeless Crisis," June 19, 2019
- ↑ Los Angeles City Clerk, "Status of Citizen Sponsered Initiative, Referendum, and Recall Petitions," accessed September 17, 2019
