L.A. AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OPPOSES RECALL OF GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM
July 15, 2021
by L.A. Area Chamber
LOS ANGELES, CA – July 15, 2021 – Today, the Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors approved a resolution to oppose the recall of Governor Gavin Newsom. The Chamber believes that recalling the Governor will lead to a tumultuous and unnecessary interregnum where political wrangling and uncertainty will detract from the state’s economic relief efforts.
In response to the Board vote, L.A. Area Chamber President and CEO Maria S. Salinas said, “Recalls were devised to be used with evidence of grave malfeasance and risk to the general public, and during a time when Californians face a wide range of threats to post-pandemic economic recovery, including a resurgence of coronavirus variants, struggles with the state’s power grid, devastating wildfires, and a historic drought, it is irresponsible to distract our officials from the economic recovery which Californians desperately need.”
“The people of California will have the opportunity to choose whether or not the Governor should secure a second term in less than 11 months at the June 7, 2022, primary election and at the general election in 15 months,” Salinas continued. “Los Angeles business leaders call on Governor Newsom to recognize the concerns of individuals whose businesses create jobs, support families, supply industries, and grow the economy,” she concluded.