McGoldrick Recall A Bad IdeaRandy Shawbyline‚ May. 30‚ 2007A group of Richmond District residents and merchants will hold a campaign kickoff today for the recall of Supervisor Jake McGoldrick. While anger at McGoldrick’s mistreatment of speakers at public hearings, his rambling discourse that delays committee hearings, and his conduct toward the Trinity Plaza project is understandable, the recall is a very bad idea. If successful, it would enable Mayor Newsom to pick a replacement, who would then have a major edge in winning the seat in the November 2008 election. Recalling McGoldrick with only a year left in his term would distort next year’s District One race, depriving voters of their right to elect a new supervisor who was not given incumbency status by the Mayor. |