Foes of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass have formed a fundraising committee to pursue a recall campaign against her, according to paperwork filed with the city’s Ethics Commission on Monday. The paperwork was originally filed with the state last week.
The filing, submitted nearly two months after a wildfire destroyed swaths of L.A.’s Pacific Palisades neighborhood, will allow Bass’ opponents to raise money to put a recall on the ballot.
More information about the effort emerged Tuesday morning, when the group released a video on social media and publicly launched a campaign website. Silicon Valley philanthropist and former Robert F. Kennedy Jr. running mate Nicole Shanahan is listed as the recall effort’s primary funder.