This year marks the 15th anniversary of the event that has shaped Fullerton’s political landscape ever since: the Fullerton Recall of 1994. Three stubborn, entrenched councilpersons chose to side with the bureaucrats over the citizenry and imposed an unnecessary utility tax on the populace. Well, the citizenry struck back. Common folks, many of who had never taken any part in municipal politics banded together and began a yearlong recall effort that eventually ousted A.B. “Buck” Catlin, Molly McClanahan, and Don Bankhead. Click here to read more.
From the Friends of Fullerton site: “.. The resulting recall, the determined effort of those recalled not to leave office, and the ultimate repeal of the utility tax ..”
And the dim-wit voters of Santa Ana have allowed their utility tax to stand – to this day.
Who is the chic with the great ta-tas?
And one of those recalled councilmembers, Bankhead, is back on the board and has continued to side with big government over the interests of the taxpayer, as witnessed by his defense of the recent plan to spike pensions retroactively for his union allies (even though he backed away from the vote and lashed out at critics at the last minute). Bankhead is the ultimate tool of the 1bureaucracy and enemy of the taxpayer and of open and accountable government. Hey, but he’s a “Republican,” so it must be OK. 🙂
Steve, in re: Bankhead. See post below about term limits in Fullerton. The one with the picture of the dinosaurs lumbering around.
Is this Steven Greenhut of the Register? I haven’t always agree with you but I’m glad you are writing here too now. I look forward to reading your comments, and maybe a few blog posts too?