Zev Yaroslavsky

“If every successful recall is challenged by the people who are recalled, on whatever basis, it undermines the whole purpose of the recall process itself,”

Zev Yaroslavsky · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20

Yaroslavsky commented on the broader implications of recalled officials challenging their recall results.

“We are a democracy of laws, not of whim. I don’t understand how people who were recalled in April can still be serving in August. They are making decisions on a constituency that they are not legally entitled to make.”

Zev Yaroslavsky · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20

Yaroslavsky argued the recalled officials had no legal authority to continue governing.

“gumming up the works by filing lawsuits and not adhering to the law”

Zev Yaroslavsky · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20

Yaroslavsky criticized the recalled council members' legal tactics to remain in office.

“When does it end?”

Zev Yaroslavsky · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-20

Yaroslavsky questioned how long the dispute over the recall could continue.