Overview

• Petitions to recall Mayor Lisel Blash and Vice Mayor Stephanie Hellman each gathered over 1,550 verified signatures, surpassing the 25% threshold of 1,479 voters.
• The Marin County Department of Elections completed its verification and Town Manager Heather Abrams has scheduled the formal certification for the council’s August 6 meeting.
• State law then requires the council to call a special election within 14 days, with voting to occur 88 to 125 days after that call.
• Recall supporters accuse officials of stalling the certification to delay the election and cite concerns over a Contratti Park homeless encampment and housing policy disputes.
• Blash and Hellman counter that the recall is driven by misinformation and argue that removing them will not alter state-imposed housing mandates or resolve ongoing legal challenges.