Fate Of 2 Santa Cruz Councilmembers In Voters' Hands

SANTA CRUZ, CA — Voters will decide whether to recall Santa Cruz City Councilmembers Drew Glover and Christopher Krohn during the March 3 primary election, city council decided during a contentious 4-3 vote Tuesday night. The Santa Cruz Sentinel reported that the council also named Vice Mayor Justin Cummings as the next mayor and Councilmember Donna Meyers as the next vice mayor beginning next month.

Recall petitions for Glover and Krohn were filed June 6, according to city records. Petitioners took issue with their efforts to keep open the Ross Camp, create permanent homeless encampments in residential areas and more.

The council voted to certify the county clerk's recall petition counts for the men, the Sentinel reported.

Voters will be asked on the ballot, in separate initiatives, whether they want to recall Glover and/or Krohn. Voters who cast "yes" ballots will have the option of naming a successor(s).

Glover, who nominated Councilmember Sandy Brown for vice mayor, cast the lone vote against Meyers for mayor. Brown declined in deference to a longstanding practice which holds the top two candidates in each election are promoted, the Sentinel reported. Cummings was unanimously chosen to become the next mayor.

Read more at the Santa Cruz Sentinel website. For more on the recall petitions and election, visit the City of Santa Cruz website.