Victor Gomez and Doug Emerson recall, Hollister, California (2010)

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An effort to recall Victor Gomez and Doug Emerson from their positions on the Hollister City Council in Hollister, California was announced in March 2010. At the time, Gomez was Hollister's mayor and Emerson a member of the City Council.

As of February 2011, the recall effort appears to have been abandoned and Gomez and Emerson are still seated on the city council.

Scott McPhail is behind the recall effort. McPhail is the owner of the Purple Cross RX, a marijuana dispensary ("pot shop") in Hollister.

McPhail's interest in recalling Gomez and Emerson springs from the fact that the City of Hollister has erected a number of barriers to McPhail's ability to run and operate his Purple Cross RX. One of the main obstacles revolves around whether it is consistent with Hollister's zoning laws for the Purple Cross RX to be located at 335 San Benito St., two floors above The Ink Shop tattoo parlor. That area of Hollister is commercially-zoned. McPhail's marijuana dispensary is legally organized as a non-profit and the city contends that the business cannot situate itself in a commercially-zoned area of town.

Gomez was elected to the position of mayor in 2009. He says he is not worried about the recall effort.

If the recall effort succeeds at forcing a vote, the election will be administered by San Benito County election officials.

See also

• Recall campaigns in California
• Marijuana dispensaries in California
• Mayoral recalls

External links

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Hollister

• Website of the City of Hollister

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