The unending recall tantrum

Re “Effort to oust Gascón hitting reset,” Sept. 17

The knee-jerk reaction by conservatives to initiate recalls against duly elected progressive officials not only shows they are sore losers, but it also highlights a lack of any viable strategy to improve conditions. Many of us discussed recalling both Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, after he pulled off a bait-and-switch campaign, and L.A. City Councilman John Lee, when he was implicated in a federal corruption investigation shortly after etching out a razor-thin electoral victory against Democrat Loraine Lundquist.

Both Villanueva and Lee are worthy of reconsideration by voters, but we decided even though both could easily be voted out of office, it would be an incredibly costly process for taxpayers.

Voters soundly rejected the attempt to recall Gov. Gavin Newsom, and they would do the same for L.A. County Dist. Atty. George Gascón — because he is doing precisely what he promised during a campaign that he won fair and square.

Jason Armond Los Angeles Times PROPONENTS OF recalling George Gascón said their first effort fell short, but they are working on a new campaign against the L.A. County district attorney.