Tag: recall election

Colorado Recall Supporter Says She Seeks Ouster of School Board, Alleging Illegal Acts

The leader of a heated Colorado school board recall campaign has defended her group’s conduct, denying the campaign has union ties and standing firm in claims that the recall is in response to allegedly illegal acts by the Woodland Park School Board. Erin O’Connell told The Epoch Times an alternative version of the events on…


Leader in School Board Recall Bid Facing False Complaint Charges

With a looming recall election swirling around the culture wars in a small Colorado town, authorities confirmed their arrest of a recall leader on false complaint charges. The Woodland Park Police Department confirmed in a press release late last week their arrest of Samantha Peck, one of the leaders of a recall campaign aimed at…


The Latest Updates on Corruption in California: Garbage, redistricting and gas taxation

“The phenomenon of corruption is like the garbage. It has to be removed daily.” So stated Ignacio Pichardo Pagaza, Comptroller of Mexico, on April 17, 1987, in the New York Times. Board of Education Because of their persistent disregard of the vox populi, three San Francisco Board of Education commissioners were recalled a few weeks…


California County Elects New Supervisor After Grassroots-Led Recall

REDDING, Calif.—Shasta County swore in a new supervisor on March 1 following a lengthy recall effort that unseated former District 2 Supervisor Leonard Moty, who locals claim did not represent their voices on county issues. Recall Shasta—a group of parents, business owners, doctors, nurses, and teachers—told The Epoch Times they saw a need for restoring…


What the Mainstream Media Won’t Report About the San Francisco Election

Commentary This week, San Francisco celebrates the decisive victory of the school board recall, which we predicted in our Feb. 8 column published in The Epoch Times. Many commentators, activists, and establishment politicians believed this election could not possibly be so clear-cut in a city like San Francisco, or had dismissed the recall as a…


Why I Support the San Francisco School Board Recall

Commentary I support the recall of three members of the Board of Education in San Francisco in an election that is taking place on February 15, 2022. Because some liberal Democrats have attempted to criticize anyone taking this position, specifically by alleging that it’s a Republican-led effort and part of a movement by conservatives to attack…


Only in San Francisco: A Unique School Board Recall

Commentary The recall of San Francisco school board commissioners Collins, Lopez, and Moliga crosses the finish line on February 15th with, we predict, an important and decisive victory. Average voters—Democrats, Republicans, Independents, and especially parents—are waking up and becoming motivated by the fact that they really do have the power to determine and influence who…


Hawthorne Man Charged in Stolen Recall Ballots Case

LOS ANGELES—A Hawthorne man allegedly found with more than 300 stolen recall election ballots in his parked car is facing federal bank fraud and identity theft charges, it was announced Jan. 4. Eduardo Mena, 34, was indicted by a Los Angeles federal grand jury in September on charges of bank fraud, aggravated identity theft, possession of stolen mail, and…


Huntington Beach City Council Recall Reaches 25 Percent of Signatures Needed

A new petition that seeks to recall five Huntington Beach City Councilmembers reached approximately 25 percent of the signatures recommended to initiate a recall election, said organizers from Save Surf City, the group behind the recall. Cari Swan, one of the organizers behind the recall, said that while exact signatures are still being counted, it…


Orange County Election Observer Raises Questions Over ‘Undeliverable’ Ballots

A citizen election observer has raised concerns over what she estimates could be as many as 100,000 “undeliverable ballots” returned to Orange County’s main vote center during the gubernatorial recall election. The observer, who asked to go by the pseudonym Tracy Verdi, told the Epoch Times she estimates that “tens of thousands” and “maybe 100,000”…