Embattled Poway City Councilmember Resigns

Embattled Poway city councilmember resigns

Tony Blain.(Photo courtesy of city of Poway) Embattled Poway City Councilmember Tony Blain announced his resignation from his seat on Wednesday. The announcement came the day after Poway residents voted to hold a recall election as Blain faces multiple felony charges. City officials said Blain’s resignation would take effect immediately. Poway Mayor Steve Vaus said in an emailed statement Wednesday that Blain’s resignation “comes on the heels of…

Tony Blain resigns from Poway City Council following recall election

POWAY, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- Tony Blain, the embattled Poway councilmember who was the subject of Tuesday's recall election, has resigned from his position. The Poway City Council was notified of Blain's resignation, effective immediately, on Wednesday. The city council will host a special meeting at 11 a.m. on Friday to discuss the process for moving forward. According to Poway's new policy, which was approved in April, the city will need to h…

Poway Councilmember Tony Blain resigns after overwhelming recall vote

Poway Councilmember Tony Blain resigned after voters overwhelmingly approved his recall. Council plans to hold special election.

Poway Councilmember Tony Blain resigns after residents vote in favor of his recall

Embattled Poway City Councilman Tony Blain resigned Wednesday, one day after residents voted overwhelmingly to hold a recall election for his seat, as Blain faces various felony charges.

Tony Blain resigns from Poway City Council

Poway Councilmember Tony Blain has resigned from Poway City Council. His resignation comes the day after early election results showed voters overwhelmingly supported recalling Blain.

Poway voters overwhelmingly support recall of Councilmember Tony Blain in early returns

The recall effort against Poway City Councilmember Tony Blain, who is facing felony charges of perjury and bribery, appeared to be successful based on early returns when polls closed on Tuesday night. The San Diego County Registrar of Voters released the first batch of results at 8 p.m. based on ballots cast in the weeks leading up to the election, through Nov. 3. They were overwhelmingly in favor of recall. Blain has been accused of vote tradin…