El Cajon residents announce recall campaign against council member Phil Ortiz

El Cajon residents announce recall campaign against council member Phil Ortiz

A “Recall Phil Ortiz” sign leaning against the entrance to the El Cajon City Council meeting in session. (Adrian Childress) Citing a pattern of discrimination and endangering immigrants, El Cajon residents officially launched a recall campaign against council member Phil Ortiz on Tuesday. The Recall Committee of Phil Ortiz campaign made the announcement at the El Cajon City Council meeting, where dozens of people spoke in favor of recalling Orti…

Recall attempt launched again El Cajon Councilmember Ortiz

A Latino activist group and some residents of El Cajon are attempting to recall El Cajon City Councilmember Phil Ortiz, saying that he has undermined civil rights protections and supported what they call extremist policies, especially against immigrants. Mairene Branham, president of Recall Phil Ortiz Committee, was one of 24 speakers at Tuesday’s City Council meeting and presented Ortiz with a notice of intent to recall, which she said was sign…

EL COUNCILMAN PHIL ORTIZ SERVED WITH RECALL NOTICE

Phil Ortizrecall Phil OrtizEl Cajon City CouncilEl CajonNewsPoliticsOrtiz defends actions as "only about public safety" By Miriam Raftery April 23, 2025 (El Cajon) – “You betrayed the large immigrant community here,” Mairene Branham told El Cajon Councilman Phil Ortiz at yesterday’s city council meeting, where she served him with a recall notice. The recall effort was sparked by Ortiz’s vote on Feb. 11 in favor of a resolution that authorized th…