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An effort to recall three Shasta County supervisors has been “terminated” and proponents will now have to start over if they want to continue.
In a letter to one of the attorneys working for the anti-recall group Shasta Forward, Cathy Darling Allen, county clerk and registrar of voters, said the recall supporters did not include the signatures of the proponents, which is required under the elections code.
“As such, the current recall efforts against the Supervisors are terminated,” Darling Allen stated in the letter to attorney George M. Yin of Kaufman Legal Group in Los Angeles.
The letter was attached to a news release Shasta Forward sent out Monday night announcing Darling’s decision.
Charter Amendment B: Shall the City Charter be amended to allow the City to establish a municipal financial institution or bank?
In November of 2018, 56% of the voters rejected Charter Amendment B despite the endorsement of Mayor Eric Garcetti and twelve members of the City Council. But the voters made the right choice because according to the Los Angeles Times,
“Charter Amendment B is one of the most ill-conceived, half-baked ballot measures to come out of City Hall in years, and that’s saying something.”
Nevertheless, the proponents of the Bank of Los Angeles (including Councilmembers Bonin, Raman, Rodriguez, and de Leon) are once again proposing to establish a municipally owned bank. And this time they are claiming that voter approval is not necessary according to a memorandum prepared by the Kaufman Legal Group, the consigliere for many of our local politicians. Of course, this runs contrary to a promise by former City Council President Herb Wesson and
Kaufman Legal Group Elevates George Yin to Shareholder
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LOS ANGELES, Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ In recognition of his proficiency in federal, state and local election, campaign and government law, Kaufman Legal Group today announced that it has elevated George Yin to Shareholder. George is distinguished and admired in the political and legal communities as a leader in the field, said Stephen J. Kaufman, Managing Shareholder of Kaufman Legal Group. His elevation to Shareholder signifies the firm s total confidence in George as a senior professional working with and responding to the needs of our clients.