Kings County Takes Legal Action Against Avenal, City Denies Recall Vote

Kings County takes legal action against Avenal, city denies recall vote

The Kings County District Attorney's Office has issued a warning to the city of Avenal, barring certain officials from spending public funds following a special election that recalled four members of the city council.

Kings Co. DA orders Avenal to stop spending money after recall

Kings County District Attorney Sarah Hacker has issued a cease and desist letter to the City of Avenal to stop spending public funds.  That’s because the Avenal City Council does not have a quorum after the mayor and three councilmembers were recalled.  The backstory: Last month, Kings County reported the election results for the Avenal recall, showing that voters have removed Mayor Alvaro Preciado, Mayor Pro Tem Leticia Gamez, Councilmember Pab…