Unions Defeated in Santa Ana Council Recall Attempt

Published on November 16, 2023

Commentary Yes, the public employee unions can be defeated. Their lock-grip on power in California is weakening. Kudos to Santa Ana Councilwoman Jessie Lopez for proving that this week. She turned back a recall attempt by the powerful Santa Ana Police Officers Association (POA), 55.3 percent to 44.7 percent, according to preliminary results by the Orange County Registrar of Voters. It was the latest apparent vendetta against a councilmember by a POA president, who in August severed ties to City Hall in the midst of pension and other controversies. The POA and other supporters successfully recalled Councilwoman Ceci Iglesias in 2020. But she is a conservative Republican who opposed a massive pay increase given to officers in 2019....

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