Second effort to recall Catherine Alvarez now underway

Downey Mayor Pro Tem Catherine Alvarez at the April 26, 2022 City Council meeting. (City of Downey photo)

DOWNEY - A second effort to recall Downey Mayor Pro Tem Catherine Alvarez is officially underway, organizers announced in a news release.

More than 4,000 residents of Downey’s District 3 signed a petition to recall Alvarez earlier this year but the recall came up 35 signatures short.

Organizers said they are confident they can get all the signatures required to trigger a recall election this time around.

“The residents of District 3 are welcoming us with excitement and eagerness to sign the new petition to remove Catherine Alvarez from public office,” the recall committee said in a statement. “Hundreds have already signed in the first week. Recall 2.0 is well underway.”

Alvarez was elected to the City Council in 2020. Critics, however, said Alvarez should have disclosed her criminal history before the election, including arrests for welfare fraud and shoplifting.

“Our city and community deserve better and we hope to be able to have the recall election in the fall of this year,” organizers said.

The recall petition can only be signed by residents of District 3, which is roughly north of Firestone Boulevard and west of Downey Avenue.

For details, visit RecallCatherineAlvarez.com.