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Mike Bonin recall, Los Angeles City Council, California (2017)
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An effort in Los Angeles, California, to recall City Councilman Mike Bonin was initiated in September 2017. Recall organizers submitted a notice of recall to Bonin on November 3, 2017. The recall effort ended on November 21, 2017, when the city clerk determined that the statement of reasons published locally did not include all of the reasons for recall.[1][2]
Recall supporters
Recall organizers targeted Bonin for removal due to his support for a city ordinance eliminating traffic lanes in order to reduce collisions. This ordinance was approved as part of city initiatives called Mobility Plan 2035 and Vision Zero. Opponents of eliminating traffic lanes argued that traffic patterns would shift to residential areas and contribute to more accidents in those neighborhoods.[1]
Recall opponents
Bonin offered the following response to the recall effort:
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I am confident the vast majority of my constituents approve of what we have done together. My job is to represent their interests and values, and not be distracted by right-wing radio hosts, or by my former opponents and their supporters, who have been calling since election night for a recall that would cost the taxpayers of Los Angeles millions of dollars.[1][3] |
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| —Mike Bonin (2017) | ||
Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in California
Recall organizers needed approximately 26,000 valid signatures from Bonin's council district to require a recall election.[1]
Recent news
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Los Angeles Times, "Critics frustrated by 'road diets' launch effort to recall L.A. Councilman Mike Bonin," September 15, 2017
- ↑ KPCC, "Effort to recall LA Councilman Bonin must start again after missed deadline," November 22, 2017
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
