The effort to oust Sonoma County prosecutor Jill Ravitch failed. But it underscores the need for reform.
It’s too easy in California to force a costly and wasteful special election like Tuesday’s vote.
“It broke my heart that my brother was pulled into it,” Ravitch said. “He had nothing to do with this.” It all seems terribly unfair. But beyond the personal toll on one individual there is a larger concern about what just took place in the exquisite Wine Country. “The recall has been weaponized,” McCuan said, “and the danger is casting good people out of office. Or scaring them from running in the first place.”One remedy would be upping the low signature threshold required to force a special election.
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