Californians are organizing a recall effort against Gov. Gavin Newsom as raging wildfires continue to devastate parts of the state.
The fires, which have spread through the greater Los Angeles area, have killed at least 24 people and destroyed over 12,000 structures as of Tuesday. Local police have also made arrests of several individuals allegedly attempting to spark separate fires.
Randy Economy, a former senior advisor to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., announced Sunday he was relaunching his 2021 recall effort against Gov. Newsom. He called on residents who are growing “increasingly disillusioned” with the governor’s leadership to join the initiative.
“Governor Gavin Newsom’s governance has been marked by a series of catastrophic failures, particularly his mismanagement of the recent wildfires, which have led to unprecedented displacement and destruction,” Houman David Hemmati, executive board member of Saving California, wrote in the announcement. “Wildfires are a common and well-known issue in California. The fact that Governor Newsom has not been able to come up with any plan or prep after six years as governor and eight years as lieutenant governor shows that he is completely unprepared and lacks the compassion and will to lead California any longer.”
The coalition says it plans to serve Gov. Newsom with recall papers within two weeks.
