Barring any last-minute developments, Sunday is the day the clipboards get unleashed. People hoping to recall San Diego Mayor Bob Filner can begin circulating their petitions.
Campaign organizers said the next week or so will demonstrate whether the outrage and disgust they sense in the community over Filner’s alleged sexual misconduct and other aspects of his tenure up to now will translate into people not only signing petitions, but seeking them out.
The effort faces daunting logistical hurdles — gathering more than 100,000 signatures in a few weeks — but organizers are optimistic. Unlike other recent initiatives about pension reform or genetically modified foods, this one won’t take much explaining, they believe. It’s a cause that sells itself.
In his official response, which is part of the petition, Filner said he is “committed to moving San Diego forward!” The next month or so will determine whether he and his constituents share a definition of what it means to move forward.
San Diegans are divided on whether it will be difficult to gather the necessary signatures to recall Mayor Bob Filner in the 39 days permitted by law, but overwhelmingly they are ready to sign a recall petition, according to an exclusive poll released Sunday by 10News/U-T San Diego.
Of the 600 San Diego respondents, Filner’s support is down to one in seven city residents, with 81 percent saying he should resign and just 14 percent saying he should stay.
This comes after a 16th woman came forward accusing the mayor of sexually harassing her.
Nearly three quarters of those who took part in the survey say they would sign a recall petition if put in front of them.
According the results, 15 percent of San Diegans say they would donate money to the recall effort and 20 percent say they would volunteer to help a recall campaign.
The poll numbers were released just hours after the recall effort officially kicked off overnight, and right now volunteers are continuing to collect signatures at one of the biggest races held in San Diego: theAmerica’s Finest City Half Marathon and 5K.
Read the full articles here: https://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/aug/17/bob-filner-recall-petitions/ and here https://www.10news.com/web/kgtv/news/politics/poll-mayor-bob-filners-support-down-to-1-in-7-san-diegans-81-percent-say-he-should-resign08182013
