Compton mayor, councilwoman facing recall
Compton Mayor Aja Brown and Councilwoman Michelle Chambers are facing a recall by the city’s residents. The efforts are spearheaded by the senior citizens who the mayor described as “holding back progress” in the city.
2UrbanGirls contacted the office of City Clerk Alita Godwin and found she suppresses public information by having requested information, locked in her office, during normal business hours.
Chief Deputy City Clerk Vernell McDaniel was reached by phone on August 27 to ascertain the status of recall petitions for Mayor Aja Brown and Councilwoman Michelle Chambers.
“The information is available but is in the city clerk’s office and we don’t have access to her office,” said McDaniel.
When asked why the staff doesn’t have access to the requested information she proceeded to explain as an elected official Godwin shows up when she wants and they can make it available when she returns.
“I don’t keep her calendar so I don’t know when she will be here,” explained McDaniel.
Aja Brown was elected in 2013 and campaigned on a “new vision” for Compton.
That vision included scrutiny of her families nonprofit benefitting from the city’s state of the city address. Scathing audits, city employees embezzling funds, misrepresentations of a sales tax increase to fix city streets, a public battle with the Sheriff’s department, her office refusing to address safety concerns over buckled sidewalks, millions of dollars in legal fees related to trying to fire the former Human Resources director, and the laying off of over 50 employees due to a looming $9.8 million revenue deficit for the upcoming 2020-2021 fiscal year.
The grounds for Brown’s recall center around her failure to improve the financial conditions of the city, lack of consistent street repair and a revolving door of city managers which has led to the lack of progress in the aforementioned areas.
Michelle Chambers was elected in 2019 and has dodged allegations of her living in the city of Inglewood, and not Compton, since declaring her candidacy.
The grounds for Chambers recall centers around her involvement in the former city manager’s early resignation, attempts to remove a former councilwoman’s name from the city’s aquatic center at Gonzalez Park, attempts to disrupt the employment of the Director of Volunteers of America where he has made several appearances, at council meetings on this matter, asking her to stop calling his job in an effort to have him terminated, and the manner in which her campaign worker, turned council liaison, has interacted with members of the public, particularly the city’s seniors, on social media platforms.
“We need 9,518 votes to recall Brown and 2,579 to recall Chambers,” said Lynn Boone a long-time resident who is spearheading the efforts.
If you wish to sign either petition, please contact Ms. Boone by phone at 310-650-4301 or email lynnboone11@yahoo.com.
AND I DON’T KNOW WHO THE CONTROL FREAKS ARE OF COMPTON CA.
BUT THIS RF HARASSMENT, HISSING MIND CONTROL, GANG STALKING NEED TO STOP LIKE RIGHT NOW. THERE
IS A TOWER THAT SIT IN THE PARKING LOT OF 1300 and 1400 S. ATLANTIC Ave COMPTON CA. That’s FRYING SENIOR AND OTHERS THE CRAP IS PAINFUL. THE TOWER IS GIVING OFF EMISSIONS AND THEIR IS OVER 11 OR MORE SATELLITE POINTED AT THIS BUILDING AT 15810 S FRAILEY AVE COMPTON CA 90221.
All I can say it’s about time that the citizens of Compton is taking back their city. And stopping all the thievery that has been going on and since I have live here. All the ILLEGAL things that the city can make money too help the city out. Should be Taxed, and everybody knows where all this FURNITURE IS COMING FROM AND TRASH, STOP PLAY WITH THE CITZENS INTELLIGENT.
Thank you Lynn Boone. I’m glad this is happening, these two are terrible.
We need leaders! Leaders that’s are going to sacrifice, challenge themselves, and make a difference in our city to clean up. The court yard is infested with homeless & drugs Activities & it’s not happening after hours! It’s happening during the day. I email City Council Emma Sharriff on how we can make a difference in the court yard. The court yard should be gated & closed after hours to avoid this type of behavior. The court yard should be sectioned out & turned into a farmers market on the weekend. Not only will it build revenue, it will also allow our community to come together. The court yard would a beautiful place where other city vendor can also see how beautiful our city has turned out. Our community deserves better.
Court Yard?? Where is the Court Yard? Please explain so that all of your readers know what you are talking about. Where is it located?
I think they’re referring to the plaza in front of the court house, behind city hall
No cap Michelle C. looks straight like Beetlejuice.
Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice!
And replace them with who? I believe we can just vote then out when elections come around and then assess who’s going to be the alternative.
It’s a damn shame that when African Americans get a position in cities they forget where the hell they came from. All they want to do is steal, cheat, manipulate us into thinking they are doing what’s best for us and ain’t doing a damn thing but lining their pockets with our money. Get the hell out of Compton…
My my! Here we thought Michelle Chambers would be a refreshing candidate after outsing that crooked Zurita… she’s turned out to be a huge disappointment. She too is sleeping with the enemy! Aja Brown. She is a disgrace and they both need to go! They are running Compton to the ground! Unbelievable how you hope 2 women, black women at that have! Both have no regard for this City OR the residents. I watched in horror as they both chastised Shariff during the last council meeting! For all to see!! Who does that? Publicly no doubt. They give Compton a bad name and we residents need to mobilize, not re-elect crooked Aja in upcoming election and recall Chambers!
Thank Lynn Boone for hanging on there and fighting and/or struggling with Alita Godwin and her attempts to impede the recall process to try and train her son for her position, because she thought the council would vote for Charter changes that would have her son appointed to her position!
We are tired of the crooks oppressing the people and forcing them to live in 3rd world conditions
I’ve never seen my city so dirty and unkept like I have in the past 4 years . Even the municipal area is filthy. Streets are in desperate need of repair… we have potholes on main streets the size of moon craters. We need a new Mayor who actually gives a damn about the city . As residents we pay an obscene rate in taxes… we don’t see it represented in the city.
Well It’s about time!! Get the city manager Craig out of office too before these idiots bankrupt the city.
Yes
Claiming that senior citizens are to blame for lack of progress shows how inexperienced Aja Brown truly is. She is blaming others for her failure to perform and has done nothing to improve the quality of life in our city in the 8 years she has held office. She really does not deserve another term in office, nor does she deserve to be the mayor of Compton. Her only accomplishment has been to create greater hardship for Compton residents by sponsoring some of the highest sales taxes in California in a city among the lowest in median and per capita income. Let her go and she can take the minion Michelle Chambers with her. As for the City Clerk, she has overstayed her welcome, so take her too.