Gloria Says City Can’t Afford a Recall Effort
A recall effort to oust Mayor Todd Gloria is underway.
The group, led by attorney Geneviéve Jones-Wright, launched its effort last week, saying Gloria is unfit to lead.
CBS 8 recently sat down with Gloria and asked him about the recall effort.
Gloria’s first response wasn’t to defend his administration. Instead, he said a recall would be unnecessarily costly for the city.
According to the City Clerk, a special recall election could cost the city about $12 million.
“That is an expense that is not in our 5-year financial outlook,” said Gloria in the interview.
He also said if a recall election was scheduled, the city would have a regularly scheduled mayoral election less than a year later.
“This is seemingly intended to be very costly to the city – create tremendous chaos right out of Donald Trump’s playbook at a time when we least need it. So let’s stay focused. Let’s keep our eye on the ball, let’s maintain the fiscal discipline,” he said.
Written by Mariana Martínez Barba and Jakob McWhinney and edited by Will Huntsberry | November 11, 2026 | The Morning Report | Voice of San Diego
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