Alfredo Pedroza recall, Napa County, California (2022-2023)
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| Napa County Board of Supervisors recall |
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| Officeholders |
| Alfredo Pedroza |
| Recall status |
| Did not go to a vote |
| Signature requirement |
| 3,232 valid signatures of residents of Napa County Board of Supervisors District 4 by February 9, 2023 |
| See also |
| Recall overview Political recall efforts, 2023 Recalls in California California recall laws County commission recalls Recall reports |
An effort to recall Napa County supervisor Alfredo Pedroza began in 2022. The Napa County Elections Division approved the circulation of a recall petition on October 11, 2022, giving recall supporters until February 9, 2023, to gather signatures. The petition needed 3,232 signatures by residents of Napa County Board of Supervisors District 4 for the recall to appear on the ballot.[1]
The recall effort ended after supporters did not submit signatures to the Napa County Elections Division by the February 9, 2023, deadline.[2]
Recall supporters
Supporters of the recall posted the following on their website:[3]
| “ | 1) Supervisor Alfredo Pedroza voted repeatedly to approve the infamous Walt Ranch project, a huge vineyard development project in the county’s eastern hills. That the project is highly questionable environmentally is hard to dispute, but, along with other supervisors, Pedroza voted in favor of development. For him, it’s not terrific optics given that the land is owned by the Hall family, his largest campaign donors (around $43,500).
3) He and his father-in-law bought the land from Peter Read, Pedroza’s 3rd largest donor ($23,000). They bought it for $2 million, though the appraised value was $3.5 million. Could he have done this without his political position? Supervisors are paid a bit over $8,000/mo after taxes. Somehow, he was able to refinance his personal home for $2.7M, double its worth, with Poppy Bank in October 2021, despite having refinanced $702,000 in April 2021 and $655,400 in September 2020. 4) At least as disturbing as everything noted here is the fact that, even now, he refuses to own his actions. He admits to nothing, not even to say he made some bad judgements. In fact, he told many lies to distance himself from the situation, all printed in the Napa Register. Among them, he said he had no involvement with the LLC after May of 2021, when in fact it was discovered he was signing property tax checks for the land in December 2021. The Grant Deed and other important documents were mailed to his home, not to his father-in-law. [4] |
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Recall opponents
Pedroza responded to recall supporters by issuing the following statement:[5]
| “ | Hello,
We’re your neighbors, we grew up here, and we love this community. The pride we feel making a difference in our hometown community is why we’re in public service. In Alfredo’s work as your elected Napa County Supervisor that’s meant moving Napa County forward on climate change, traffic improvements, fire prevention, and much more. But a small, vocal group has taken disagreement with Alfredo’s leadership and made their opposition to him personal. For them, division and hate have become tools to stop progress. In that process, they’re attacking our family’s reputation, and wrongly trying to recall Alfredo from office. We want you to hear directly from us that their recall is based on lies. They want to divide our community while Alfredo works to bring our community together. As a voter, it’s sometimes hard to know who to believe. We understand that, so we’ve recorded a series of interviews (see below). You’ll hear our side of the story and get your own take on who we are and why we’re dedicated to making Napa better for all of us. And of course, if you ever have questions about county services or need help, you can always reach Alfredo at 707-225-2019. Thank you so much for your time. Yours, Brenda & Alfredo Pedroza [4] |
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Path to the ballot
- See also: Laws governing recall in California
The Napa County Elections Division approved the circulation of a recall petition on October 11, 2022. Recall supporters had until February 9, 2023, to collect 3,232 valid signatures of residents of Napa County Board of Supervisors District 4 to get the recall on the ballot.[1]
See also
- Napa County, California
- Recall campaigns in California
- Political recall efforts, 2022
- Political recall efforts, 2023
- County commission recalls
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Napa Valley Register, "Proponents of Napa County Supervisor Alfredo Pedroza's recall face Feb. 9 deadline," October 24, 2022
- ↑ Napa Valley Register, "Napa County Supervisor Alfredo Pedroza won't face recall," February 9, 2023
- ↑ Recall Alfredo Pedroza, accessed January 13, 2023
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Meet the Pedrozas, accessed January 13, 2023
