Nationwide, radical conservatives have weaponized the Democratic Recall process to spread hate and intolerance as they did towards Governor Newsom.
Calexico is no exception to this trend.
By a narrow 80 signature margin, a group of hateful ex-politicos qualified a recall election against the City's First Transgender Mayor Raúl Ureña and her Progressive, Working-Class Ally Councilmember Gilberto Manzanarez. Please help us defeat the hateful recall and preserve hope for Rural LGBTQ+ community and Working Class People across the California-Mexico Border Region.
Ms. Ureña is a committed and connected Regional Leader with bold plans for the region’s prosperity both in her service as Mayor and as Transportation Commissioner for her City.
“Raúl is not only the mayor of Calexico, she is a strong regional leader in our community. Since her first election, many more young and progressive people have been elected across Imperial County, which was once a strong conservative voter base. That old guard is coming after her. Our city, Coachella, shares assembly, senate and congressional districts with Imperial County.”
-Neftali Galarza, Mayor Pro Tem, City of Coachella.
During their terms, Mayor Ureña and Councilmember Manzanarez have:
*FINANCED the largest Transportation Center in the entire Imperial Valley to be built in 2024 ($17.8 million dollars)
*SECURED the missing $18 million dollars to get the New River Project started
*REHABILITATED BOTH CALEXICO FIRE STATIONS
*COMPLETED Fire Station #1 on Fifth Street with a combined $2.4 million dollars by successfully applying redevelopment and ARPA monies to the project
*SECURED more than $700,000 in state funds to restore Fire Station #2 on the west side of Calexico.
*CLOSED THE YEAR with a Budget Surplus of $500,000 (Half a million dollars)
*INCREASED the City’s reserve account by more than 15 days in one year. Exceeding the state required minimum for the first time since 2015.
*INVESTED more than $1 million dollars in FIXING PARKS including Cordoba, Rodriguez, Nos, Heber and Crummett parks.
*SUPPORTED essential workers receive vaccines and bonuses for their heroic service during the pandemic.
*HIRED a municipal engineer for the first time in 8 years and increased employee numbers by 10%.
*APPROVED HISTORIC SALARY RAISES to municipal employees including a 20% raise for firefighters, 15% for water operators and 5% for laborers without damaging the City's budget.
*THEY EXPEDITED the stalled construction of Highway 98 in Calexico by executive order.
*SECURED $10,000 for each affected business on Highway 98.
*COLABORATED with Caltrans to launch the waiting time system for the Calexico-Mexicali ports.
*FOUGHT to open the border for commercial tourism with Supervisor Escobar during the pandemic.
*SECURED $2 MILLION from the state to alleviate the migrant crisis in Calexico.
*FIXED Camarena Library and the roofs of all Municipal Buildings.
*CONVENED a new Binational Traffic Committee to SOLVE Calexico Border Traffic
-New BORDER WAIT TIME SYSTEM. Citizens
will be able to check border wait times going to Mexicali on BOTH Ports of Entry.
-New BORDER TRAFFIC PLAN will fix Calexico West exit route to Mexicali
-SUPPORTED the Successful Microtransit $2 taxi system for Calexico.
SAY NO TO THE RECALL. VOTE NO.
Contributions will benefit Committee to Stop the Recall of Councilmembers Ureña and Manzanarez FPPC #1464184